I've been attempting to do some reasonable 10 day-2 week taper for an upcoming meet. Perhaps this is unusual for a sprinter, but I've found I hate tapering. I'm not terribly good at sticking to a taper plan. I feel more unfit each passing day. I just want to get back to my usual workouts and cross training ...
On top of this general angst, a tri friend told me today that tapering makes you b*tchy. :bitching: I've read this in running books too. Seems somewhat true for me, unfortunately for my family.
Anyone else hate tapering or is it just me?!
Having said this, I'm sure I'll have fun at the meet.
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... please don't take this the wrong way, and as I do not know your training regimen I should tread carefully, but...
Assuming you have an adequate aerobic base to taper FROM, you will have a short period when you feel crappy, and then you will feel progressively lighter and faster, hopefully peaking at the right time. :groovy:
The length of a taper will vary DRAMATICALLY from swimmer to swimmer. Back in the day, we had some guys who tapered as little as a week or two for a major competition, while others (like me!) would taper for 4-6 weeks.
Just my $0.02...
Good luck!
... please don't take this the wrong way, and as I do not know your training regimen I should tread carefully, but...
Assuming you have an adequate aerobic base to taper FROM, you will have a short period when you feel crappy, and then you will feel progressively lighter and faster, hopefully peaking at the right time. :groovy:
The length of a taper will vary DRAMATICALLY from swimmer to swimmer. Back in the day, we had some guys who tapered as little as a week or two for a major competition, while others (like me!) would taper for 4-6 weeks.
Just my $0.02...
Good luck!
