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Drop Dead Taper

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I'm planning on resting for a meet in Feb. As usual, I'm wondering what taper to use, how much to rest, etc. I don't feel like I've really hit on the "one" plan that works for me. I know everyone has their own approach to taper and may taper for between 1-4 weeks. In every taper plan I've seen, the yardage always drops off gradually. Has anyone ever tried a "drop dead" taper? One where you continue to exercise at your regular level and then, say 7 days before the big meet, you precipitously drop the yardage down to 1500 or so with very little sprinting? Thoughts? I'm wondering if this type of taper might work for me, as I feel (possibly falsely) like I lose conditioning if I taper too long.
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  • Thanks ladies. Always nice to hear from the chicks too. Sounds like we all are bit befuddled, with the exception of the 3 day mini taper. Let me know how Clovis goes, mj! Karen/Chris/Paul: Can you supply some sets you'd recommend for week 1 when you're doing really fast and really slow swims? Paul: I'm swimming the same line up as Austin: 50 free/back/fly, 100 back/fly/IM. Although I did finally make a little foray into mid-D recently. Ouch! Is anyone tapering their weights? It does seem that men knock off weights way earlier than women. One of my teammates quits 4 weeks out. Perhaps this is somewhat because men lift so heavy? I usually hate tapering, but I won't miss knocking off the weights for a couple weeks.
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  • Thanks ladies. Always nice to hear from the chicks too. Sounds like we all are bit befuddled, with the exception of the 3 day mini taper. Let me know how Clovis goes, mj! Karen/Chris/Paul: Can you supply some sets you'd recommend for week 1 when you're doing really fast and really slow swims? Paul: I'm swimming the same line up as Austin: 50 free/back/fly, 100 back/fly/IM. Although I did finally make a little foray into mid-D recently. Ouch! Is anyone tapering their weights? It does seem that men knock off weights way earlier than women. One of my teammates quits 4 weeks out. Perhaps this is somewhat because men lift so heavy? I usually hate tapering, but I won't miss knocking off the weights for a couple weeks.
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