Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 7 hours ago
Alberto, Brian, Brad, and Jeff discuss why it’s important to track your training, who should track their training, and what details to track based on your experience level. What issues can happen when someone is too focused on beating the logbook? Do the coaches ever have an athlete track volume load or is that a thing of the past? What are the coaches’ thoughts on decreasing load to work on technique? How can increasing load too quickly result in a reduced stimulus? How can reducing loads during prep potentially lead to more muscle retention? What recommendation do the coaches have for those who don’t like tracking their training? The answers to these questions and many more are covered in this episode.
Timestamps:
0:00- Introduction
1:25- Did the coaches track their training when they first started lifting?
19:51- Who should track? When should they track? Why should they track?
33:50- Things *not* worth tracking
42:10- Film yourself lifting and study your technique
57:24- How long to stay with a certain load before increasing
1:02:30- Misunderstanding what progressive overload really is
1:09:43- Increasing load too quickly can result in a reduced stimulus
SELECTED LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE:
The 3DMJ Vault- 3dmjvault.com/bundles/vip
Bodybuilding Program Design (Vault Course)- 3dmjvault.com/courses/bodybuilding-program-design
How I Rest Between Sets For Maximum Performance | Pragmatic Bodybuilding w/ Jeff Alberts- youtube.com/watch?v=M9hYzI_c6Rk
Thanks for watching The 3D Muscle Journey Podcast 💪
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Alberto, Brian, Brad, and Jeff discuss why it’s important to track your training, who should track their training, and what details to track based on your experience level. What issues can happen when someone is too focused on beating the logbook? Do the coaches ever have an athlete track volume load or is that a thing of the past? What are the coaches’ thoughts on decreasing load to work on technique? How can increasing load too quickly result in a reduced stimulus? How can reducing loads during prep potentially lead to more muscle retention? What recommendation do the coaches have for those who don’t like tracking their training? The answers to these questions and many more are covered in this episode.
Timestamps:
0:00- Introduction
1:25- Did the coaches track their training when they first started lifting?
19:51- Who should track? When should they track? Why should they track?
33:50- Things *not* worth tracking
42:10- Film yourself lifting and study your technique
57:24- How long to stay with a certain load before increasing
1:02:30- Misunderstanding what progressive overload really is
1:09:43- Increasing load too quickly can result in a reduced stimulus
SELECTED LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE:
The 3DMJ Vault- 3dmjvault.com/bundles/vip
Bodybuilding Program Design (Vault Course)- 3dmjvault.com/courses/bodybuilding-program-design
How I Rest Between Sets For Maximum Performance | Pragmatic Bodybuilding w/ Jeff Alberts- youtube.com/watch?v=M9hYzI_c6Rk
Thanks for watching The 3D Muscle Journey Podcast 💪
SUBSCRIBE ON SPOTIFY: open.spotify.com/show/4E61iRCD1qSZUTRactySTj?si=kiONmQJqSaC3EWUncGgfsg
SUBSCRIBE ON APPLE PODCASTS: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/3d-muscle-journey-podcast/id1115048476
**3DMJ COACHING: 3dmusclejourney.com/coaching
**3DMJ VIDEO COURSES: 3dmjvault.com
**APPAREL & MERCH: redbubble.com/people/team3dmj/shop
**FULL WEBSITE & BLOG: 3dmusclejourney.com
**3DMJ SOCIAL MEDIA:
Instagram: instagram.com/team3dmj
Twitter: twitter.com/3dmusclejourney
TikTok: tiktok.com/@team3dmj
