Tapering...

Thanks for your replies!!! One of my teammates told me that our team doesn't necessarily do a taper, so I may be on my own. I swim 10 -11 times a week (2500 - 3500 yards a workout), try to ride the lifecycle 3x's a week aerobically and lift 2x's a week. Needless to say i am pretty exhausted all of the time. I take Sunday's off to rest. I really want to try to go into the SPMA scm championship meet in Long Beach rested and tapered so I will follow your examples. :bliss: As Ande (or maybe someone else) noted, the amount you taper is partly dependent on how much you train. It may also depend on your target events. If in doubt, err towards taking more rest, not less. Especially given your workout tendencies: it is far more likely that you'll tend to take too little rest, rather than too much. I would cut out the cross-training (including weights) 3 weeks out, and start reducing the yardage 3 weeks out.

Thanks for your replies!!! One of my teammates told me that our team doesn't necessarily do a taper, so I may be on my own. I swim 10 -11 times a week (2500 - 3500 yards a workout), try to ride the lifecycle 3x's a week aerobically and lift 2x's a week. Needless to say i am pretty exhausted all of the time. I take Sunday's off to rest. I really want to try to go into the SPMA scm championship meet in Long Beach rested and tapered so I will follow your examples. :bliss: As Ande (or maybe someone else) noted, the amount you taper is partly dependent on how much you train. It may also depend on your target events. If in doubt, err towards taking more rest, not less. Especially given your workout tendencies: it is far more likely that you'll tend to take too little rest, rather than too much. I would cut out the cross-training (including weights) 3 weeks out, and start reducing the yardage 3 weeks out.