Taper for big meet in December

I need 1.5-2 weeks without weights to swim fastest. In Jason Lezak's taper (www.bodybuilding.com/.../jasonlezak1.htm) in the last 5 weeks the sets he does by week are 3x21, 3x10, 2x10, 1x10, and nothing the week before.I did that exact taper from weights several times in the last few years. I found that I recovered pretty well, but this season I didn't do any of the 21-rep sets at all- I just stuck between 6 and 10 reps since May. The 4 weeks leading up to my meet on Dec 4th consist of 4x6, 1x6, 1x4, and this week is 1x2 at the heaviest I could do at 4x6. Next week will be no lifting and the meet is on the 4th. So, slightly different this time, but I didn't want to "forget" what lifting heavy feels like but also want to recover. We'll see how it goes. Regarding the OP, most folks stop lifting hard a few weeks out, but some like Ande swim fast with only a few days of rest from weights. Experiment- everyone is different.

I need 1.5-2 weeks without weights to swim fastest. In Jason Lezak's taper (www.bodybuilding.com/.../jasonlezak1.htm) in the last 5 weeks the sets he does by week are 3x21, 3x10, 2x10, 1x10, and nothing the week before.I did that exact taper from weights several times in the last few years. I found that I recovered pretty well, but this season I didn't do any of the 21-rep sets at all- I just stuck between 6 and 10 reps since May. The 4 weeks leading up to my meet on Dec 4th consist of 4x6, 1x6, 1x4, and this week is 1x2 at the heaviest I could do at 4x6. Next week will be no lifting and the meet is on the 4th. So, slightly different this time, but I didn't want to "forget" what lifting heavy feels like but also want to recover. We'll see how it goes. Regarding the OP, most folks stop lifting hard a few weeks out, but some like Ande swim fast with only a few days of rest from weights. Experiment- everyone is different.