Finish this sentence: You know the workout is hard when…

You wish you never subscribed to sufferfest

you don’t even bother swallowing saliva anymore and just drool like an idiot (i see you VO2Max…)

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You have to stop watching the olympics and start playing loud and heavy music ( ac/dc, black sabbath, metallica, ramstein, etc.).

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You get that drowning feeling as you gasp for air…

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When Coach Chad and his “helpful text” temporarily become Enemy Number One :stuck_out_tongue:

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…when you look at the workout the day before, and you go into race prep mode.

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the old saying is, if on a ride you need to pee you aren’t going fast enough, if you need to poop you went too fast.

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… you wish your FTP hasn’t gone up, after completing previous plan… :exploding_head:

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… you are afraid that you can complete it.

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you spell out O-K-A-Y over and over staring at the numbers on your keyboard to convince yourself you can make it.

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I’d go a step further - you leave it until 11pm Sunday then have to do it so it appears in this weeks TSS!

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Another one straight from VO2Max work:
when even 40% FTP recoveries feel like FTP work

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when you stay on the bike after the workout because you aren’t sure if your legs will hold you up…but you want to be off the bike soooooo bad.

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… when the target for your outdoor recovery interval is “1-165W” and you are totally, completely fine with 20W or less!

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You keep extending the warmup in hopes of not having to start

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Your resting heart rate is at vo2max levels before even getting on the bike

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You don’t see any of the TR team on the list of “All Rides”

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You’re drooling out of your nose and you don’t care who’s sees it

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… when your heart rate hits it’s low point in the middle of your ON interval (I’m looking at you, 30-15s!)

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You can’t remember the last 8 songs that were played. In fact, you didn’t realize the music was still going.

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