Tapering

Only 50's ?? Why not add some distance next time -100 @00's will add to your base. Anyhow - taper with really hard sprints with 0ne min. between each to allow for oxygen recovery.

I'd drop from 2400yds/day down to 1200, where the last day is basically a meet warmup with a few 25 sprints. For 50s your body needs to rest and recover. Swim fast and have fun!

For 50s you want to be loose and no muscle soreness.Do your regular warmup.Do 3-4 25s sprints with 75 EZ after each.Then do at least 300 EZ cool down. Good luck.

You've been training since January for a meet this coming Sunday. You're only doing 50s. If you have 5 days till your meet how would you plan out your workouts if you plan on hitting the pool 3 of those days? you don't need to do much, Consider this: mostly swim easy with perfect strokes, turns, push offs, streamlines, & break outs. Wed 1200 total, do 3 x (25 fast followed by 75 easy followed by 1 or 2 min rest ) Thu 1000 total, do 2 x (25 fast followed by 75 easy followed by 2 or 3 min rest) Fri OFF Sat 800 total all easy Sun MEET

if it were me i would NOT take friday off. just a warmup and 1 or 2 blast 25s and warmdown. and i would do the same saturday as well.

if it were me i would NOT take friday off. just a warmup and 1 or 2 blast 25s and warmdown. and i would do the same saturday as well. I agree, I try to swim each day before big meets to keep the feel. But if he HAD to NOT swim on one of the days, I'd not swim on today, Thu or Fri Also you can swim fast even if you feel bad in the water and if you get slightly sick, before or during. A swimmer's taper is always based on the years of training the swimmer has done and the season of training/recent training the swimmer did before his taper began. Tapers are also based on What works for the swimmer. Which you'll figure out over the seasons, by trying different tapers, writing down each work out and times on fast practice swims during taper. I'm believe it's better to hit your taper sooner then maintain it as opposed to working harder longer closer to your big meet then hoping you hit your taper during the meet. Generally More muscular sprinter types need more rest and a longer taper, Thinner weaker distances types tend to do better when they keep up their yardage & conditioning closer to the meet then dip down a little when they are 1 or 2 weeks out. Men usually need more and longer tapers than women.

Your nervous system needs at least as much rest as your muscles. All out sprints within 2 or 3 days of a focus meet are probably counter productive. This is also true o f your meet warm up. Don't do more than 1 or 2 short breakouts, maybe 4 or 5 strokes.

You've been training since January for a meet this coming Sunday. You're only doing 50s. If you have 5 days till your meet how would you plan out your workouts if you plan on hitting the pool 3 of those days? you don't need to do much, Consider this: mostly swim easy with perfect strokes, turns, push offs, streamlines, & break outs. Wed 1200 total, do 3 x (25 fast followed by 75 easy followed by 1 or 2 min rest ) Thu 1000 total, do 2 x (25 fast followed by 75 easy followed by 2 or 3 min rest) Fri OFF Sat 800 total all easy Sun MEET I think Ande is spot on with this one. I did almost the exact same type of taper the last two years when I was only swimming 2-3 days a week. It was good for a full 2.5 second drop in my 100free from season bests when adding the shave. Only thing I would add would be to drop kicking out altogether from thursday on.

My off night will be today as have my son's last basketball game of the season. Last night I did mostly 25y sprints in the 3 events I was going to do at about 85-90% effort and longer rest. Tomorrow I was going to spend working on starts (I have yet to do a full 50 w a block start) and turns (especially back turns). Friday was going to be similar to thursday with less effort. Saturday was going to be just a "stretch" out day... utnil I found out the pool is closed do to the district meet going on... ugh... so I might go into the gym and get on a treadmill for a few minutes warm up... stretch out etc. Thank you all for the replies!

My off night will be today as have my son's last basketball game of the season. Last night I did mostly 25y sprints in the 3 events I was going to do at about 85-90% effort and longer rest. Tomorrow I was going to spend working on starts (I have yet to do a full 50 w a block start) and turns (especially back turns). Friday was going to be similar to thursday with less effort. Saturday was going to be just a "stretch" out day... utnil I found out the pool is closed do to the district meet going on... ugh... so I might go into the gym and get on a treadmill for a few minutes warm up... stretch out etc. Thank you all for the replies! Do not do too many starts. More than a couple can roast your legs and torso for a few days after.