I ask the question because when I returned to the pool last month after a three week taper for scm zones, I was swimming faster in practice than I had in decades. Now I cannot hold the same pace that seemed almost effortless just a week ago. So do I tough it out as usual until it's time to taper again, or do I schedule recovery weeks throughout the season?
If you don't take recovery weeks, how do you maintain a high enough level of training readiness so that you are still improving? I find that by mid-week (especially after a really tough distance workout), my legs are absolutely dead - and each workout thereafter gets progressively worse/harder/more frustrating. Ideas?
If you don't take recovery weeks, how do you maintain a high enough level of training readiness so that you are still improving? I find that by mid-week (especially after a really tough distance workout), my legs are absolutely dead - and each workout thereafter gets progressively worse/harder/more frustrating. Ideas?
