As I've mentioned ad naseum i've been training since January for a meet this coming Sunday. I'm only doing 50y events at this time. My question is over the last week I have lowered the total yardage I have done each night but have added more speed type work and 25/50y sprints. 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?
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.
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.
