Originally Posted by
DaveLeeNC
Assume that you are on some kind of 'training plan' with a goal/important ride/event say in 6 weeks. It is day 'n' and your plan calls for a rest day. And you can tell that there is built up fatigue and you need a rest day.
HOWEVER, day 'n+1' will be a rest day regardless - the plan doesn't call for one but there will be no room for a workout of any kind on day n+1.
So what do you do on 'day n'? Do you just make it an 'active recovery ride day'. Do you try to do the day n+1 workout as best as you can, knowing that you will have a rest day following? or ??
Just curious - thanks.
dave
This is a basic issue with canned training plans, you are going to get workouts scheduled on days you can't work out. I'm not sure what the answer is, my workouts are scheduled according to my time available.
I think if I were in your shoes and I knew in advance that I'd be unable to do a workout on a scheduled day, I'd probably add a little more to other workouts in the preceeding week.
But if you need rest, you need rest. Trying to do a workout when you're fatigued is counterproductive. The only caveat being that sometimes I feel tired before I start a workout or ride, then once I'm underway I feel fine and perform well. So either don't move the workout up at all or if you decide to give it a try, just abort if it's not going well.