The Taper Lane

This is the lane we all crave. The work is done, the big meet's approaching. Lot's more hanging out. You can get in late & out early. Don't need to do much but what you do needs to be really great. Mostly easy swimming. Some very fast swimming. Broken races. 25's 50's 75's Race rehearsals Race pace LOTS of rest. you're gonna start feeling like super man or woman Don't do stupid stuff. Don't trust your taper, test your taper. Do championship performance prep like Rich Abrahams Big musclely sprint types tend to need more weeks than the skinny distancy divas there's always lots to talk about in the taper lane the breastroke lane The Middle Distance Lane The Backstroke Lane The Butterfly Lane The SDK Lane The Taper Lane The Distance Lane The IM Lane The Sprint Free Lane The Pool Deck
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  • Please share your Stupid Stuff stories Last November I blew my taper by doing 2.5 hours of yard work the day before my taper meet. It was a good news-bad news type of thing. My wife and kids were happy that the yard was cleaned up (particularly the trampoline - the kids bounced for hours) but I had some random muscle soreness the next day and wasn't happy with my times. You'll notice that in this post I now make sure to get yard work done well before the meet. Live and learn :shakeshead:
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  • Please share your Stupid Stuff stories Last November I blew my taper by doing 2.5 hours of yard work the day before my taper meet. It was a good news-bad news type of thing. My wife and kids were happy that the yard was cleaned up (particularly the trampoline - the kids bounced for hours) but I had some random muscle soreness the next day and wasn't happy with my times. You'll notice that in this post I now make sure to get yard work done well before the meet. Live and learn :shakeshead:
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