Will my taper work??

I was going to post the same thing. Mine starts right after my last non-taper practice today (though I've gradually decreased yardage over the last 3 weeks from 4500 to 3000 a day.) I'm not going to Nats, but instead, I'm tapering for the Gary Eaton Memorial meet in Atlanta 4/25-27. I'll go down to around 2000 next week and then 1500 the last, or thereabouts. I already feel fat and out of shape (only put on 2 pounds so far.) If I weren't swimming my test sets so fast the last 3 weeks, I'd be scared. I am trying hard to trust the work that's been done and believe in my taper. Rest is always a good thing... I hate that I never can get over the anxiety of will my taper work!!! I've always had great tapers, but every time I wonder if I'm doing it right..... This time is a little different because of the long layoff since my last season of competition (20 years), but I remember always having these same concerns. Does anyone else have these same fears??

I was going to post the same thing. Mine starts right after my last non-taper practice today (though I've gradually decreased yardage over the last 3 weeks from 4500 to 3000 a day.) I'm not going to Nats, but instead, I'm tapering for the Gary Eaton Memorial meet in Atlanta 4/25-27. I'll go down to around 2000 next week and then 1500 the last, or thereabouts. I already feel fat and out of shape (only put on 2 pounds so far.) If I weren't swimming my test sets so fast the last 3 weeks, I'd be scared. I am trying hard to trust the work that's been done and believe in my taper. Rest is always a good thing... I hate that I never can get over the anxiety of will my taper work!!! I've always had great tapers, but every time I wonder if I'm doing it right..... This time is a little different because of the long layoff since my last season of competition (20 years), but I remember always having these same concerns. Does anyone else have these same fears??