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
When should I quit weights to taper for Nationals?
i think a lot depends on age, type of lifting being done, and how much you are regularly lifting.
i normally drop weights the week of a big meet, but as far as 3-4 weeks out, i start to switch to lighter weights with fast reps (think explosiveness). i do a lot of box jumps and other exercises that work those fast twitch muscles.
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:
Blowing Perfect Bubble Rings from the Bottom in the Deep End
is an important taper skill
Here's How
Great Advice Paul Smith's Top 10 Ways to Blow Your Meet
Tip 240 Test Your Taper
as is Tip 102 Don't Do Stupid Stuff
Please don't become the
"Don't Do Stupid Stuff" Poster Child
Please share your Stupid Stuff stories
Ok, what's the advise for double tapers? I know everyone is different and no two tapers are alike but... What are some of the general recommendations for trying to taper for Nationals 5 weeks after a state meet taper?
Since we're at the beginning of a new season
I thought I'd bump all the lanes to see which one is winning
It's going to be a while before we are in this lane
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Please don't become the
"Don't Do Stupid Stuff" Poster Child
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Please, oh PUULEEEEZE tell me there is a poster for this! I would love to buy one for our age group team!
Please, oh PUULEEEEZE tell me there is a poster for this! I would love to buy one for our age group team!
You could probably pull something from this video
This Might Sting A Little(RoosterTeeth.com)
BTW -> these guys are hysterical. I recommend all of their short videos if you've had a bad day at work or something:
roosterteeth.com/.../
Anyone else in this lane?
I started my two-week taper for an upcoming triathlon this week. Only 3 swims this week. 2500 yards on Monday, 2000 yesterday. About 2000 planned for Friday. I'm starting to feel a little spastic. Reading the breaststroke and fly lanes is making me want to swim those strokes, but I shouldn't.
Anyone else in this lane?
I started my two-week taper for an upcoming triathlon this week. Only 3 swims this week. 2500 yards on Monday, 2000 yesterday. About 2000 planned for Friday. I'm starting to feel a little spastic. Reading the breaststroke and fly lanes is making me want to swim those strokes, but I shouldn't.
Chris, I'm sorta here, as I have a tri this weekend too. But instead of tapering down, I'm kinda ramping up. Went for my first runs since June (1,1,2 mi) last week, and still haven't been on a bike since April. Though I do plan do take it easy with the biking (may as well see if I can still ride, right?) and running this week.
At least with the swimming, I don't see much point in backing too far off for a tri. The most taxing activities for me are the bike and run, so as long as kicking is mostly for stretching out and we're not doing too many sprints, I'm ok with the status quo in the pool, including *** and fly.
Plus lets face it, we're not going to chop off as significant time in our tri's with our swims as we will with good bikes and runs. I'd rather tone those down and save the legs a bit, you know?
