Ahhh the taper: one of the most questioned and untrusted aspects of training. I get it; you’re training way less in a taper. So, it would make sense to worry about if you’re doing it “right” to not risk losing all that hard built fitness you’ve earned.
Here’s the thing: when you do the taper right, you give yourself a better chance of increasing performance on race day, with doing less work, and without the losing the fitness. Sounds too good to be true, but hey, it is!
The key though is that you do the taper CORRECTLY. And in this episode, we break down everything you need backed by the studies to best structure your taper.
We cover how long your taper should be, how to not lose fitness in a taper, and how to maximize your taper so that you get the best recovery on race day.
Thank you so much for listening to the episode!
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