How to Taper, What to Do the Week Before a Race

I go into the science on tapering. What should the week leading up to a race look like, how long should your taper be, and should you reduce volume or intensity? What does the science have to say about tapering? Be sure to like and subscribe!

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The studies I used in this video:

citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1…

redalyc.org/pdf/3010/301023466006.pdf

pdfs.semanticscholar.org/030b/c9954182e09d2617d…

physiology.org/doi/abs/10.1152/jappl.1985.58.2.…

physiology.org/doi/abs/10.1152/jappl.1982.53.1.…


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