VO2 max felt easy?

[Captain_Doughnutman]

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First VO2max today, brutal

Hi guys, I did my first Vo2max workout taylor -2 today after an 18% FTP increase. Right at the beginning of the workout it became evident I wouldn’t be able to complete it at the prescribed wattage. I had a bad night of sleep and really bad meal yesterday, had a light breakfast 30 minutes prior to the workout. So I reduced intensity 10% which stiil left me with intervals at 110% FTP for the first 2 sets. I upped the intensity 2% for the third set and barely made it through the last interval. T…