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.
I found that tapering more than a few days does not work for me.
I swim about 12,000 yards a week and do a lot of sprinting.
I tapered for nationals about 1.5 weeks and did a little faster than non-tapered performances.
I tapered 3 days for regionals and that was the first time I had the real time-drop tapering effect I heard about.
I think experimentation is necessary to find your correct tapering period.
I found that tapering more than a few days does not work for me.
I swim about 12,000 yards a week and do a lot of sprinting.
I tapered for nationals about 1.5 weeks and did a little faster than non-tapered performances.
I tapered 3 days for regionals and that was the first time I had the real time-drop tapering effect I heard about.
I think experimentation is necessary to find your correct tapering period.
