In all honesty mate being lazy with regards to tracking and beating numbers..
Dont get me wrong i will push as heavy as possible on that day but not always will i look to the previous session for a target.
I was doing it, but if something fucks it (i.e life shit etc) i lose focus and start to just take it session as it comes if that makes sense.
I think it all depends on what else is going on day to day tbh
Some days you just will not have it in you to beat last sessions lifts...
Say the kids kept me up all night or I'd been very physically active that day and was tired
By the time I hit the gym these out side factors have had a massive influence on how I will perform in the gym
This is one of the flaws I find in DC and any log book type training
We are not machines, we have lives out side of training and some times you just ain't gonna be able to beat the log... but if you stick to it 100%... well the log says X amount of weigh for a minimum of Y amount of reps...
Too black n white and chasing numbers when not 100% Will lead to an injury.
This is where instinctive changes or adaptations to the session need to be made.
I typically use straight sets, when I hit a wall and can't beat last sessions lifts I add in the rp and this takes me past what I did last session... So it's progress none the less
I may also change the rep range completely and throw in a 20 plus rep widow maker and completely turn shit shot on its head lol
Any way
The point is even with a log book you still need to be instinctive imo
Can't just follow the log and go in for the numbers when body or even mind isn t up to it...
Sorry mate meant to reply earlier