Originally Posted by
Heathpack
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.
Re:
The Bold
I wonder how to apply this (probably typically correct) principle. At some point rest instead of more work is correct. OTOH, I don't think that anyone would say that "I am in the middle of a workout and am fatigued, so I should stop now".
So how tired do you need to be so that 'nothing' is better than something (particularly when 'nothing' will inevitably be followed by 'more nothing'). This is probably an example of a place where a dedicated coach would be quite helpful.
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