Hi I am looking for help. I want to know how masters swimmers plan out their Taper before competition. How long is it ? How much do you reduce the distance and intensity of your workouts ?
How effective has it been? Do you Taper at all?
I have found through my own swimming that the Taper for masters swimmers is not the same as for elite swimmers. I don't think that we need the same taper as we are not doing 50,000 + meters a week ! All of the research out there is written for elite swimmers. If anyone knows of an article dealing with taper for masters swimmers then please tell me.
I am thinking of writing a paper on this if I can get enough info. If you could say how you plan your Taper, what your weekly volumes are and the events you swim then I would be eternally thankfull.
Jim, thank you for your reply. I wil see if i can figure out how to put up a poll, should take me weeks of head scratching!
I have found with my own swimming that i have over done the taper in the past. I think it all comes down to what are you tapering down from.
I swim around 10,000 to 12,000 metres a week and i do build up my training from General aerobic phase, to Specific endurance, to Pre-competitive, to Competitive phase and then bring in a 2 week taper before the event.
I am thinking that as my yardage is a fraction of that of the elite swimmers then my taper should be shorter, maybe 1 week instead of 2. As I coach as well as swim I am very interested in this topic.
Jim, thank you for your reply. I wil see if i can figure out how to put up a poll, should take me weeks of head scratching!
I have found with my own swimming that i have over done the taper in the past. I think it all comes down to what are you tapering down from.
I swim around 10,000 to 12,000 metres a week and i do build up my training from General aerobic phase, to Specific endurance, to Pre-competitive, to Competitive phase and then bring in a 2 week taper before the event.
I am thinking that as my yardage is a fraction of that of the elite swimmers then my taper should be shorter, maybe 1 week instead of 2. As I coach as well as swim I am very interested in this topic.
