Hi All
So with many of you starting or soon to be starting your tapers for your main competition of the season. I thought it would be interesting to hear about certain things you do on taper, or things you don't do.
For example during hard training I always take the stairs over the elevator when given the choice. Another one I do is with 2 weeks to go before my taper meet I always wear shoes when I leave the house, no more sandals. I feel my legs are looked after better by walking in shoes than with sandals.
Let me know if you have some things in your daily routine that you switch up and why you do it?
Guys, imagine situation that you are tapered you feel easy but then day or two before the meet you had a hard day. Just a realistic situation you have a long exhaustive trip to the meet driving or in the bus. After that you feel like you didn't taper. Your actions? If you expect possibility of such situation is it better not to taper?
It always seems that when I go to a taper meet, I have to walk for miles at the airports.I always think that I have blown my taper(I am pretty paranoid about tapers and am always sure I have blown my taper.When we had the shiny suits I was convinced that the struggle to put on the suit blew my taper.) I find that if I do an extra long,but very slow, warm up the day before the meet that I am usually loose and ready for the meet.
Guys, imagine situation that you are tapered you feel easy but then day or two before the meet you had a hard day. Just a realistic situation you have a long exhaustive trip to the meet driving or in the bus. After that you feel like you didn't taper. Your actions? If you expect possibility of such situation is it better not to taper?
It always seems that when I go to a taper meet, I have to walk for miles at the airports.I always think that I have blown my taper(I am pretty paranoid about tapers and am always sure I have blown my taper.When we had the shiny suits I was convinced that the struggle to put on the suit blew my taper.) I find that if I do an extra long,but very slow, warm up the day before the meet that I am usually loose and ready for the meet.
