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Print this entrySwimming Question of the Week - April 1, 2009
How long of a taper do you need for a championship meet? When you reply, please state how old you are.
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Come again???????..what is a TAPER..Juliette age 10 |
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Taper is resting from your standard workload during the season to allow your muscles time to heal and get quick and sharp. At 10... you SHOULDN'T know what a taper is, so you're fine. Personally, since I don't train that far anymore, I usually taper (rest, or backoff my training) for just a couple days prior to a meet. I find that I lose conditioning WAY faster at 47, so it's better to go into a meet in shape and tired, than rested and flabby(er). :) |
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what about me? I am 29 years old |
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2-3 weeks. Am 27. |
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one weeks. I'm 26.but some times 3 weeks. depends on the goal, I thought. |
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Usually 1 week.I'm 41. |
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If you mean taper as in starting to add really fast swimming, that would be 2 to 4 weeks. If you mean taper as in starting to cut back on overall yardage while still doing some really fast swimming, that would be about 1 week. Age 57. |
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I'm 29 and it is only a couple of days (lets say the last 2 practice before the meet) when workload is cut back.....if we count in adding the fast swimming as Barbara said, then it is around 2 wks. |
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I think it depends on every one individually for me i have to be fit to enter a meet some other people need to be so relaxed and some other people fell better when they go to the meet a littile bit tired. but for me i just need a smooth short timed taper so it is 5 days max. btw i am 18 |
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I am 70 , swim masters nationally and taper max of 1 week with last few days... only sprints (50, 100, 200) after a short warm up (300-400) |
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Very cool AZ. I think the younger kids need more rest because they're probably doing more intense yardage. As we get older, for me, it's about maintaining a certain fitness level as consistently as possible... so less taper. I do need more warm-up though. :) |
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