Tapering for Performance
Reducing fatigue is essential for enhancing performance, and tapering is a key strategy to achieve this. A suggested approach involves cutting training volume by 50% over a week for every eight weeks of intense training, while maintaining intensity and frequency. This method can lead to a noticeable improvement in performance within days, as evidenced by a study on collegiate cross country runners.In this clip
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