The Art of the Taper! How to taper before a race, and how long to taper before a race?!?

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  • @TrailSage
    @TrailSage 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yes! Thank you for this!!! I never do "Tapers" but I do lessen my intensity a week before any big event. Like you said, to each his/her own... you gotta find out what works for you.

    • @UltraTrailSteven
      @UltraTrailSteven  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I agree; gotta find what works best for each person. With that said, maybe next event you have, try reducing volume more and keep some of the intensity and see if you notice any difference?

    • @TrailSage
      @TrailSage 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@UltraTrailSteven I should have been more clear, I don't race so by "Event" I meant trips. The trips Dan and I take are multiple days of hard riding. But yeah, maybe I will give that a shot. I just don't like changing to much because unlike a race if I screw up I ruin Dan's trip too.

    • @UltraTrailSteven
      @UltraTrailSteven  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TrailSage yeah very true!

  • @tomharvey-run
    @tomharvey-run 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Nice video, useful info

  • @Kelly_Ben
    @Kelly_Ben 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great dive into sciency stuff! I'm awful at tapering. I'm never optimally trained to begin with, then I'll either do absolutely nothing for a week, or continue training and just take 2 days off. I'll try some of these tips for my race in 3 weeks!

    • @UltraTrailSteven
      @UltraTrailSteven  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yeah give some of the idea a try and see if they help. Good luck in you race!!!

  • @UltraDad
    @UltraDad 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks man this is perfect timing as I plan out my next 10 weeks of training!

  • @seekingUltraNick
    @seekingUltraNick ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video once again, Steven! And thanks for always including the uber persuasive suggestion to Like and Subscribe. You rock, brother!

  • @JonJosephKuhn
    @JonJosephKuhn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The mental fatigue is strong. I appreciate your sciencey (spelling) video and the timing of it, at least for me is quite appropriate.

    • @UltraTrailSteven
      @UltraTrailSteven  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mental fatigue is real man! Your 8 hour race is same weekend as my race right?

    • @JonJosephKuhn
      @JonJosephKuhn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@UltraTrailSteven it’s on the 16th.

    • @UltraTrailSteven
      @UltraTrailSteven  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@JonJosephKuhn OK so you are about to taper! Enjoy it and rest up

  • @DailyMyChildhood
    @DailyMyChildhood 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is so cool !

  • @A_D624
    @A_D624 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good info

  • @CelineFerocious
    @CelineFerocious 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love science!

    • @CelineFerocious
      @CelineFerocious 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      There’s so many ways to do things “correctly” and so many ways to do things “incorrectly” and it all comes down to what works best for the individual.

    • @UltraTrailSteven
      @UltraTrailSteven  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      So true! Everyone is different in how they absorb training, and how their bodies react to training load, so there is no one specific way. We have to experiment to found out which way works best for us!

  • @rodiona8781
    @rodiona8781 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Without seeing these studies, i've known that I perform best if I stop running for about a month

    • @UltraTrailSteven
      @UltraTrailSteven  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Stop completely before a race or do you mean a one month taper?

    • @rodiona8781
      @rodiona8781 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@UltraTrailSteven I pretty much stop training and focus on having my feet and legs recover the last 3 weeks before the race. I still stay active and do some casual and brisk walks throughout the week to stay limber but I don't exert myself. A week out from the race, I'll do a couple mile run to completely stretch all the muscles and get everything activated then I wait until the race.

    • @UltraTrailSteven
      @UltraTrailSteven  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@rodiona8781 cool beans!