https://community.usms.org/swimming/f/general/12320/what-to-do-nextHello Everyone, Here is some background information before I ask my question: I have been training hard since August. I am trying out a nine (9) month training plan that end with Spring (2016) Nationals. I planned to fully taper and shave for a collegeen-USTelligent Community 12https://community.usms.org/thread/197175?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 16 Dec 2015 08:47:11 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:9d5dd078-d2c6-4e16-b79c-ad0c323fa639Allen StarkHow old are you,what events do you swim and what is your training cycle like,how complete was the taper for the Nov meet. These make a difference in evaluating the feasibility of your plan. I typically get right back into training after Spring Nats to get a complete cycle(15 wk for me ideally) for Summer Nats.<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/197162?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 15 Dec 2015 06:44:34 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:85b34c12-2c6c-4a38-9c66-15b742e6e435knelsonI wanted to swim fast for that invite (which I did with all best times), then continue my endurance so that my body would &quot;think&quot; it was all one big season, instead of two smaller ones, and therefore swim even FASTER at Nationals. Does that make sense? Sort of, but I don&#39;t think your body really &quot;thinks&quot; anything. Your body responds to training and it responds to rest. The way it responded to both of these inputs seems to have worked well for your recent taper meet, so no reason to think it won&#39;t again in a few months. Just keep doing what you&#39;re doing. Be careful about injuries and be careful not to overtrain.<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/197149?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 15 Dec 2015 04:45:48 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:7ab06d29-b0aa-4cf7-8d13-3fe4d70c04deorca1946If you have your best times, what goals are you setting for spring nationals? It sounds as if you can keep doing what you are doing. IMHO<div style="clear:both;"></div>