What is a reverse taper?

Sweat Sweetly

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Nov 1, 2021

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Race season is finally behind us for another year or it will be very soon. You might be thinking what comes next? How much rest do I need after this? How much should I run now? Or you might even have a hard time remembering what it feels like to run a ‘normal’ amount. First of all congratulations on this year’s big accomplishment! You Rock!! But now might just be the perfect time for you to try a dedicated reverse taper. Traditionally this term applies to running, and that’s what I’ll be talking about, but really it could apply to any sport. So every time I say running feel free to substitute your thing. Towards the end of this post you’ll see how to design your own reverse taper and you can take that advice to whatever it is that you do. So what even is a reverse taper? Do you need to do one and what should that look like for you?