a week ago my coach started laying back on the intensity in our sets, and practice gradually became noticeably easier, yet there were still some hard sprints with plenty of rest and warm down. I even started passing lanemates that I usually struggle to keep up with. I felt really good in the water too. Yesterday we had a different coach subbing with us who was not aware that we were in the middle of a long rest/taper. His sets were quite easy, but I don't think I got enough warmup, and I also skipped out on lunch that day. However, I felt OH SO sluggish in the water, and struggled to keep up. I didn't feel as smooth or fast in the water as I had the previous days. I'm worried that I could have blown my taper! I won't have practice for three days since my coach is out of town, and I don't want to mess anything up. Any thoughts on my situation? Or am I simply overreacting...
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thanks for the encouraging words.
after 3 days out of the water, i felt a little uneasy and bloated today. i suppose i swam alright though.
but i just realized that my coach doesn't even care about the upcoming meet this saturday! his main focus is the meet AFTER my meet, which is much more important, except that i'm not attending it.
so basically, this is my schedule
-almost a whole season of hard work, with little taper since i never had a chance to make the cuts for meets worth tapering for.
-3 weeks of even more intense work with doubles
-1.5 week of laying back where i feel AWESOME.
-3 days without swim practice
-1 day where I feel slightly uneasy
-tomorrow off
-wednesday, thursday, friday= hard work to prepare for NEXT WEEK'S long taper.
so i'll taper next week for ABSOLUTELY nothing.
yet i have a meet THIS saturday! will i jeopardize my chances of swimming fast this weekend?
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Former Member
thanks for the encouraging words.
after 3 days out of the water, i felt a little uneasy and bloated today. i suppose i swam alright though.
but i just realized that my coach doesn't even care about the upcoming meet this saturday! his main focus is the meet AFTER my meet, which is much more important, except that i'm not attending it.
so basically, this is my schedule
-almost a whole season of hard work, with little taper since i never had a chance to make the cuts for meets worth tapering for.
-3 weeks of even more intense work with doubles
-1.5 week of laying back where i feel AWESOME.
-3 days without swim practice
-1 day where I feel slightly uneasy
-tomorrow off
-wednesday, thursday, friday= hard work to prepare for NEXT WEEK'S long taper.
so i'll taper next week for ABSOLUTELY nothing.
yet i have a meet THIS saturday! will i jeopardize my chances of swimming fast this weekend?
