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Taper Prescription
Coach-prescription companion to the Taper Math article. Documents the day-by-day taper-week structure for short and long endurance events, the volume-cut cadence with intensity preserved, race-week session selection, the LB-projection check that confirms the taper is on track, and the patterns that flag a mistuned taper before race day.
Coach-prescription companion to the Taper Math article. Documents the day-by-day taper-week structure for short and long endurance events, the volume-cut cadence with intensity preserved, race-week session selection, the LB-projection check that confirms the taper is on track, and the patterns that flag a mistuned taper before race day.
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- Mujika I, Padilla S (2003). Scientific bases for precompetition tapering strategies. Med Sci Sports Exerc 35:1182-1187. doi: 10.1249/01.MSS.0000074448.73931.11 · PMID 12840640
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