Rest Before a Competition - How Long?

How long do you rest before a comp?

I normally give it at least 5 days to get rid of any niggles and so I'm 100% fresh. I've made the mistake of training too close to comps before and have still been aching which means I haven't done as well as I could have.

Steve Kirlew wrote:

How long do you rest before a comp?

I normally give it at least 5 days to get rid of any niggles and so I'm 100% fresh. I've made the mistake of training too close to comps before and have still been aching which means I haven't done as well as I could have.

I won both my European & World Titles off 10 Days rest BUT I think that training frequency & regularity is intrinsically linked to the individuals recovery rate.

I recommend 10 - 14 Days for BIG events for which I would always follow a 12 week focussed preparation IF I wanted to be at my BEST, lol not able to do that these Days BUT then again that may be why I am not near my former levels of ability & performance

Joking aside when I was REALLY SERIOUS & it REALLY MATTERED thats what I did

Cheers

Neil

I allow 7 days total rest, but very much a personal thing. Devon has some interesting things to say on the matter on his pages...I think the thread/vid is called 'peaking to comps' or something similar.

I allways try to do 7 to 14 depending on my condition

Does that means 7 days without any training, or just without table time ?

JohnPuller wrote:

Does that means 7 days without any training, or just without table time ?

total rest - you're tendons and immune system will thank you. it also triggers a super-compensation effect (if you've done your prep right).

check this
http://www.inthehook.com/ask_devon/peaking_for_tournament/