What do you consider a "good" workout?

RespectTheKitty · March 2016

What are your criteria to consider a workout a "good" workout? For me, I feel like I have to really push myself to feel like I got the most out of my workout. If I'm not sweating like crazy and my muscles don't feel tired, I consider it merely an okay workout.
Just curious how you guys rank your workouts.

StealthHealth · March 2016

One where I lift more that I did last work out.

SonyaCele · March 2016

To me a good workout is getting through everything on my program for that day. i dont have to be sore or tired or sweaty, i just have to get through all the movements for the day and give it my 100% effort.

nordlead2005 · March 2016

Any workout where I did my best to do what I planned to do. On Saturday I did my routine and was gunning for 3x5x287.5lb squat and only got 5x4x4. It was still a good workout.

How much I'm sweating has little to do with it as I workout in my garage and if I broke a sweat in 5F weather it would be amazing.

snowflake954 · March 2016

I can feel it when I get out of the pool---I just feel like I've done my max. It's not easy to describe.

Treehugger_88 · March 2016

For me its the amount of time plus my sweatiness and tiredness. The workout has to be at least 45 minutes and I need to feel like I've pushed myself to my max and got really sweaty. Otherwise, it just doesn't feel like I did enough.

chunky_pinup · March 2016

I think if you have made an effort to get off the sofa, it's a "good" thing. Whether it's a walk around the neighborhood, or you're powerlifting record weight. Everyone starts somewhere, and everyone should see the good in their effort!

Thisiscaitlin · March 2016

I like this question, I feel good after workouts. Just not all of the time, sometimes I think "You didn't get tired enough" or "you aren't exhausted, so it must of not been that great." Recently I have been trying to teach myself that my workout doesn't need to be compared to everyone. Realizing that I am doing more just by walking around the block then I would have done not trying at all.

robininfl · March 2016

If I feel good at the end, tired and relaxed and feel like I've stopped thinking, that's a good workout.

Kie_Hughes · March 2016

When i train to failure and I struggle getting them last few reps out. That to me is a good workout

jenilla1 · March 2016

robininfl wrote: »

If I feel good at the end, tired and relaxed and feel like I've stopped thinking, that's a good workout.

That's an excellent description. I agree.

mjwarbeck · March 2016

I have advanced one thing: be it weight on an exercise, reps if keeping weight the same, level or distance on the bike (Cardio). Of course things can affect that day. I am not going to expect that I accomplish that goal for each exercise.

BZAH10 · March 2016

When after leg day I can barely make it back up the stairs at the gym. Or after upper body I can't lift my arms over my head to fix my hair and my arms are all "noodly" as I'm trying to drive out of the parking lot.

Clearly, I mean just short-term muscle fatigue and not pushing to the point of injury.

MamaMc3 · March 2016

Every workout is a good workout, but my favorites are when I push myself a little harder than the time before and I am able to get through it.

Willbenchforcupcakes · March 2016

When I complete my programmed reps and sets. Simple as that.

jimmmer · March 2016

One that builds on previous work done and serves to lay groundwork for the sessions to come.

chaosbutterfly · March 2016

Finishing everything I planned to do is a big one, but I agree, when I feel so tired afterwards that I can't think and am not worried about anything, that's a good workout.

Since getting my FitBit, I also aim to burn 400+ calories. It's an arbitrary number, but I find that if I don't hit it, I feel disappointed in myself, like I didn't work as hard as I could have.