Is it normal to occasionally try a workout and just not have any legs? I started Pisgah, got 1 min into the first VO2 max block and just had to stop. I was wearing long bib shorts due to cold weather and it felt like my legs were being restricted (maybe just psychologically!).
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Rest or do easy endurance on such days. My legs are mostly not there on days where I went a bit too hard or too long the previous day compared to what I should have done. It sometimes takes a few repeats to learn the lesson “Go easy on your easy days”.
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I had a 1hr zone 2 on Sunday, nothing Monday… today (Tuesday) felt like a dead stone. So frustrating 
Days like that happen from time to time. If you’re not feeling it, go ahead and bail, and maybe switch to an easier workout.
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Yeah I did some zone 2 to finish a new route on Zwift then packed up.
I’ve only been on TR 3 weeks… have never managed to get higher than zone 4. Put me in a Zwift race and I’m all over z6 (intermittently)
Some days are like that. There could be a thousand different explanations, but the crux of it is that it’s no big deal. Take an easy day or rest day and hit it again tomorrow.
Sometimes that happens. I don’t think I’d ever wear longs indoors, even in my parents garage when its 0-1deg C. Its amazing how fast you warm up when there’s no wind. What I will do though is wear a jacket or something I can quickly take off once I’m spinning.
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Same thing with me yesterday - carrying fatigue even though I thought I’d be OK - so I abandoned & did 15mins recovery spin eg. 80w instead
Tried again today and managed the workout OK rating it Hard. I can tell I’m still carrying fatigue from prior weeks, so will very careful to get more recovery and not push my luck, as with VO2max work tired legs soon get found out (as in immediately 
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For me, it’s as much mental as it is physical. When I’m gung ho, I can do great things and overcome some fatigue. When I’m not, I little fatigue can be the excuse I’m looking for to quit.