# Taylor-2 VO2 Max workout **URL:** \ **Category:** Training\ **Created:** [January 15, 2019, 1:33pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/taylor-2-vo2-max-workout/9868 "2019-01-15T13:33:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Terence\_Shepherd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/terence_shepherd/32/353_2.png) [@Terence\_Shepherd](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Terence_Shepherd)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2019, 1:33pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/taylor-2-vo2-max-workout/9868/1 "2019-01-15T13:33:39Z")
Hey guys, I’m doing this workout a little later and I am bricking it just at the thought of repeatedly Pushing 120% over my ftp for 30 secs (14 times and interval X 3 )! Is it as hard or harder than over unders as those are my nemesis?! Yours in fear Terry 😂😂 ---
**Author:** ![Spots](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/spots/32/44281_2.png) [@Spots](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Spots)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2019, 2:19pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/taylor-2-vo2-max-workout/9868/2 "2019-01-15T14:19:14Z")
I was a little nervous going into it also, but I actually found it and BlueBell to be easier than the over-under workouts. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Hallas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/john_hallas/32/1213_2.png) [@John\_Hallas](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/John_Hallas)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2019, 2:31pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/taylor-2-vo2-max-workout/9868/3 "2019-01-15T14:31:23Z")
[Read this thread](https://www.trainerroad.com/forumt/smart-trainer-and-vo2max-workout-problem/9850/20) which is current and relevant. Taylor -2 is nothing to be bothered about but I wouldn’t fancy the boredom of another set of 14 intervals, 42 is enough for anyone. ---
**Author:** ![russell.r.sage](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/russell.r.sage/32/36157_2.png) [@russell.r.sage](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/russell.r.sage)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2019, 2:44pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/taylor-2-vo2-max-workout/9868/4 "2019-01-15T14:44:44Z")
I thought it was fine. It looks impressive, but the rest between intervals makes it doable. ---
**Author:** ![djreynolds](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/djreynolds/32/18469_2.png) [@djreynolds](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/djreynolds)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2019, 2:50pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/taylor-2-vo2-max-workout/9868/5 "2019-01-15T14:50:39Z")
I did this exact workout at the start of last week and found it to be fairly comfortable with an extra few percent intensity added. I think the nature of 30 seconds on/off makes it quite approachable so no need to fear, just get stuck in 👍 ---
**Author:** ![Terence\_Shepherd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/terence_shepherd/32/353_2.png) [@Terence\_Shepherd](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Terence_Shepherd)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2019, 3:01pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/taylor-2-vo2-max-workout/9868/6 "2019-01-15T15:01:16Z")
Thanks guys, I’ll report back a little later once I’ve finished 😳😳 ---
**Author:** ![SyVy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@SyVy](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/SyVy)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2019, 4:37pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/taylor-2-vo2-max-workout/9868/7 "2019-01-15T16:37:11Z")
Being on the SSB 2 low volume, i looked at the VO2 max workouts and its progression every Tuesday to be painful to think about. I had also failed to get through SSB2 earlier last year. To prepare, i did Taylor -3 a week before i started SSB2 just to get a feel of VO2 max workouts again. Happy to report i just completed Taylor -2 a few hours ago! Good look with yours! Don’t give up! ---
**Author:** ![Terence\_Shepherd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/terence_shepherd/32/353_2.png) [@Terence\_Shepherd](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Terence_Shepherd)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2019, 5:20pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/taylor-2-vo2-max-workout/9868/8 "2019-01-15T17:20:53Z")
Update, just smashed it, could of probably pushed an extra 20 watts per interval. I’m deffo a VO2 guy! Cmon!! ---
**Author:** ![kurt.braeckel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/kurt.braeckel/32/116719_2.png) [@kurt.braeckel](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/kurt.braeckel)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2019, 7:04pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/taylor-2-vo2-max-workout/9868/9 "2019-01-15T19:04:10Z")
Yeah, I found Taylor -2 surprisingly easy. HR barely out of zone 2, and I should’ve raised the power up 5-10%. We will see how Bluebell goes next week. ---
**Author:** ![russell.r.sage](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/russell.r.sage/32/36157_2.png) [@russell.r.sage](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/russell.r.sage)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2019, 7:08pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/taylor-2-vo2-max-workout/9868/10 "2019-01-15T19:08:30Z")
good job! ---
**Author:** ![bazcurtis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/bazcurtis/32/13619_2.png) [@bazcurtis](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/bazcurtis)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2019, 8:17pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/taylor-2-vo2-max-workout/9868/11 "2019-01-15T20:17:18Z")
So we are all doing the same plan 🙂 I also did it earlier in the week and I found it much easier than over/unders. Let’s becareful, if @Nate_Pearson is watching he might use their big data to make it harder! 😄 ---
**Author:** ![dlridings](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/dlridings/32/13681_2.png) [@dlridings](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/dlridings)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2019, 8:18pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/taylor-2-vo2-max-workout/9868/12 "2019-01-15T20:18:45Z")
> [@kurt.braeckel](#): > > HR barely out of zone 2, and I should’ve raised the power up 5-10%. Raise your cadence 20% and you’ll see that heart rate go up. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![kurt.braeckel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/kurt.braeckel/32/116719_2.png) [@kurt.braeckel](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/kurt.braeckel)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2019, 8:39pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/taylor-2-vo2-max-workout/9868/13 "2019-01-15T20:39:46Z")
I was pedaling at 100-105rpm (self-selected is between 90-95rpm). I’m sure I could raise that to 115 but I don’t think that’s going to make all that much difference. Could be wrong! It’ll be interesting to do Bluebell because my Kickr Core gets here tomorrow, so I’ll be mid-erg mode learning curve and can really select my cadence rather than generally having cadence limitations imposed by the dumb trainer in order to match power targets. ---
**Author:** ![dlridings](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/dlridings/32/13681_2.png) [@dlridings](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/dlridings)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2019, 8:43pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/taylor-2-vo2-max-workout/9868/14 "2019-01-15T20:43:22Z")
> [@kurt.braeckel](#): > > I was pedaling at 100-105rpm (self-selected is between 90-95rpm). I do those at 110, usually, and my self-selected is in the lower range of yours (around 90+). When I go up to 110, I notice a difference, but I’m sure we all work differently. Enjoy your new trainer! ---
**Author:** ![SyVy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@SyVy](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/SyVy)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2019, 1:12am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/taylor-2-vo2-max-workout/9868/15 "2019-01-16T01:12:09Z")
Oh yes! 5rpm more and you’ll be pushing a different hr zone! ---
**Author:** ![mbiemer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/mbiemer/32/24272_2.png) [@mbiemer](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/mbiemer)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2019, 2:20am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/taylor-2-vo2-max-workout/9868/16 "2019-01-16T02:20:11Z")
Taylor-2 was my first VO2 max workout and I agree; I was looking at the workout description the day before thinking, man that looks hard… I really hope I don’t crash. My post-rides notes were: felt good, challenging, was hard, but how a hard workout should feel. This has been my favorite part of TrainerRoad. The FTP ramp test seems to have accurately gauged my ability, and the workouts have so far all been within my ability. When the workout starts to become challenging, I can dig in harder knowing that the workouts are programmed for me to be pushed, but ultimately succeed. ---
**Author:** ![berto2cj](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/berto2cj/32/4413_2.png) [@berto2cj](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/berto2cj)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2019, 2:53am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/taylor-2-vo2-max-workout/9868/17 "2019-01-16T02:53:19Z")
Just finished. Had my pc die and did it off a Garmin. Drilled it. I have a hard time staying in v02…I always trend over so I was worried that I wouldn’t finish but I did. (Note I used resistance even before the pc crashed vs erg) ---
**Author:** ![djreynolds](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/djreynolds/32/18469_2.png) [@djreynolds](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/djreynolds)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2019, 7:34am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/taylor-2-vo2-max-workout/9868/18 "2019-01-16T07:34:41Z")
Well done, glad it went well! 😀 ---
**Author:** ![JCorfield](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/jcorfield/32/13109_2.png) [@JCorfield](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/JCorfield)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2019, 2:49pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/taylor-2-vo2-max-workout/9868/19 "2019-01-16T14:49:46Z")
I personally found Taylor-2 & Genadarme +1 really targetted my quads more. I had much more of a burn in those than my lungs ---
**Author:** ![djreynolds](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/djreynolds/32/18469_2.png) [@djreynolds](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/djreynolds)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2019, 4:37pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/taylor-2-vo2-max-workout/9868/20 "2019-01-16T16:37:12Z")
I found the same. The intervals aren’t long enough to ramp the heart rate up fully, but long enough to load the legs with lactate. [Next page](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/taylor-2-vo2-max-workout/9868.md?page=2)