Often we talk about training hard to reach your goals but it’s also important to keep in mind the impact of a taper. A taper allows athletes to rest and recover and be fresh on race day. Additionally, showing up to any event healthy and uninjured is far better than attempting to make more gains and showing up with some sort of compromised mobility.
We discuss how top coaches and trainers advise tapering for an event as I am tapering for an archery elk hunt that I have been training for.
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