Personal Records Sheet

Who this is for

All your personal bests on one page. Record the best you have done for each lift, distance, swim, row or bodyweight move, with when and where you set it and what it beat.

Anyone who trains across more than one activity and wants their bests in one place rather than scattered across apps, notebooks and memory.

What this helps you track

• Your current best for each exercise or activity
• What it is measured in: time, weight, distance or reps
• The date and place each best was set
• The previous best it replaced
• Your own categories alongside strength, endurance and bodyweight

How to use it

1. Write your name and the date you started the sheet.
2. Under each heading, list the activities you want to track and how each is measured.
3. Fill in your current best, when and where you set it, and any older best you remember.
4. When you beat a record, move the old figure to Previous and write the new one in.
5. Use the last table for your own category, such as climbing grades or sport-specific tests.
6. Keep the browser version for quick updates; it saves in your own browser.

Formats

• Printable PDF (A4 and US Letter)
• Fillable PDF with form fields
• Fill in online, saved in your browser

The printable is laid out inside a box that fits both A4 and US Letter, so the two files are identical and neither one is scaled. The fillable PDF has real form fields. The online version keeps what you enter in your own browser and builds the completed PDF on your device.

How to print

Download the A4 or US Letter file to match the paper in your printer, open it in a PDF reader and print at 100% — not "fit to page", which shrinks the writing space. Both files leave a 14 mm margin, which clears the unprintable edge on home printers. To print the online version with your entries in it, use the Print this sheet button, which prints only the sheet and none of the page around it. More on printing.

Questions

What counts as a personal best?

Whatever you decide to measure, done under conditions you would repeat: a timed distance, a heaviest lift for a set number of reps, most reps in a set. Note the conditions so the next attempt is fair.

Should a lift be recorded by weight or by reps?

Either, as long as the measure column says which, such as 1 rep at a weight or reps at a fixed weight. The sheet does not convert between them or estimate maximums.

Why keep the previous best?

It shows how far each record moved. Some people keep a separate line per year instead, which shows the season's best as well as the all-time one.

Can I use it for a child or a club member?

Yes, one sheet per person. For timed club events there is also a sheet for athletics events and personal bests.