With summer off-ice training ( ie preseason) entering it’s final stages, skaters should be getting pretty strong and pretty tired. For the UGL region there is about 6 weeks left of preseason and 8 weeks left until UGLR in Hoffman Estates. Training has been dynamic with high intensity and low volume and therefore very taxing on the skater’s body. It is very important to remember these three bits of advice:
1. get plenty of sleep even with school starting 9-11 hours is typical
2. make sure you stick with proper nutrition: fuel your workouts
3. make sure you begin to taper your workouts 2-3 weeks prior to regionals
Remember the idea is to peak at your qualifying competition, not to be burned out!
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