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.
So doing less intense work, maybe lighter weight higher reps will not add mass, but will keep the muscle maintained and preserve some strength...sounds like keeping toned to me.
My grievance is being wordsmithed for no reason, or to make it sound like I'm talking about something I don't know about. All I did was tell Leslie not to go crazy on the weights. As per her request for info.
While there may be a definition of 'toning' out there, there is not a specific physiological method that promotes said 'toning', the use of toning is more of a total body improvement thru exercise.
If you build significant muscle mass and density in your quads doing 400 pound reps of squats, I GUARANTEE you that you can not maintain that same mass and density by doing a weeks worth of reps of 200 pounds. After that week that muscle mass and density will start to atrophy as the body senses that there is no longer a need to spend resources maintaining it with no stressors present requiring it.
So doing less intense work, maybe lighter weight higher reps will not add mass, but will keep the muscle maintained and preserve some strength...sounds like keeping toned to me.
My grievance is being wordsmithed for no reason, or to make it sound like I'm talking about something I don't know about. All I did was tell Leslie not to go crazy on the weights. As per her request for info.
While there may be a definition of 'toning' out there, there is not a specific physiological method that promotes said 'toning', the use of toning is more of a total body improvement thru exercise.
If you build significant muscle mass and density in your quads doing 400 pound reps of squats, I GUARANTEE you that you can not maintain that same mass and density by doing a weeks worth of reps of 200 pounds. After that week that muscle mass and density will start to atrophy as the body senses that there is no longer a need to spend resources maintaining it with no stressors present requiring it.
