How To Measure A Good Workout...

Do you need every workout to leave you laying on the floor to feel like it was worth it?

What is your measure of a “good” workout? Do you need to feel sore the next day for it to be worth it?  

When I sit down and talk with people about this topic the overwhelming majority would answer yes to these questions. This to me is a misguided point of evaluation and often prevents progress. Why you ask?

It forces people to choose the tough workout because it will leave them “feeling” like they did something good for themselves. While it’s not a bad idea there is a better way to measure the effectiveness of your training…

If you were to keep a record of your results in Wodify or a training journal you could see the weights, sets, reps and times all improving then things are going well. If, however, you’re dripping in sweat and laying on the floor and these numbers aren’t improving you would be mistaken in saying your performance is getting any better…