- 1). Work out in the months prior to event you will be tapering for at a full loud to build strength in your muscles.
- 2). Focus your pretaper workout to focus on the muscles that are most important to your sport.
- 3). Begin your taper three weeks prior to the event you are preparing for.
- 4). Reduce your workload gradually over the first week of the taper until you reach your taper workload.
- 5). Practice at approximately 60 percent intensity for the majority of the taper.
- 6). Stretch thoroughly every day, during the taper and when not in a taper, to maximize flexibility in your muscles and increase their elastic power further.
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