TRAINING RECORD - ACTUAL SET ROW
Date and session ID:
Exercise version and equipment:
Set category / set number:
Actual completed repetitions:
External load and unit, if used:
Load convention: one implement / pair / other:
Repetition convention: one side / both moving together:
Relevant rest, assistance or technique note:
Unknown field and what remains known:
Question or concern for appropriate guidance:

TRAINING SUMMARY - KEEP THE QUANTITIES SEPARATE
Period and the question this summary answers:
Exercise version and compatible row IDs:
Included set category / excluded category:
Known set count and actual repetition total:
Optional external-load repetition total and unit:
Activity minutes and the activity being timed:
Moving / elapsed / rest timing convention:
Missing values or changed equipment:
What the recorded comparison can establish:
What it cannot establish / next useful note:

FICTIONAL MAIN ROWS
12 reps at 6 kg: 72 kg-rep
10 reps at 6 kg: 60 kg-rep
8 reps at 5 kg: 40 kg-rep
Total: 30 actual reps; optional 172 kg-rep under the stated load convention.
Preparation category, if separately included: 5 reps at 3 kg = 15 kg-rep; do not silently add it to the main category.

SIX RECORD CHECKS
Case 1
Three recorded sets contain 12, 10 and 8 repetitions. Is the actual count 3 × 12 = 36?
No. The recorded repetition total is 12 + 10 + 8 = 30.
Multiplying a nominal 12 by three replaces the two smaller actual counts. Use the completed row values when sets differ.

Case 2
The loads and repetitions are 6 kg × 12, 6 kg × 10 and 5 kg × 8. What does the optional total equal?
72 + 60 + 40 = 172 kg-rep, for those stated rows and convention.
Calculate each row before adding. The total is a labelled external-load repetition quantity; it does not measure energy, safety or a training outcome.

Case 3
Two 6 kg implements move together for eight recorded cycles. The log uses the combined 12 kg load. Should it multiply by 16?
No. Under that convention, 12 × 8 = 96 kg-rep.
The combined load already includes both implements. Counting each side again as 16 while retaining that combined load would count the sides twice.

Case 4
A journal contains 30 strength repetitions and 25 cycling minutes. Is “55 total volume” a usable combined score?
No. Keep the two quantities and their units separate.
Repetitions and minutes answer different questions. A single addition does not define a common training quantity or establish equivalent effort.

Case 5
Cycling took 35 elapsed minutes, including 25 moving minutes. Does adding both give 60 activity minutes?
No. The 25 moving minutes are already within the 35 elapsed minutes.
State the timing convention instead of counting the same period twice. The log can preserve both values as separate descriptions.

Case 6
The repetitions are known, but one external load is missing. Should the load be entered as zero so the calculation finishes?
No. Keep the known repetitions and the unknown load visible.
A missing measurement is not a recorded zero. Any subtotal must name the rows it covers and the gap; do not invent a load or use the summary as exercise clearance.

SOURCES
https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/strength-exercises/
https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/physical-activity-guidelines-for-adults-aged-19-to-64/
https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/how-to-improve-strength-flexibility/

Original bookkeeping examples and blank records. No personal exercise prescription, tested program, professional review or training outcome claimed.