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What is Tapering?
Reducing training before a competition to peak while staying recovered.
In context
Tapering is a key concept in recovery. Reducing training before a competition to peak while staying recovered. Knowing what it means — and how it connects to the rest of your training — turns it from jargon into something you can actually use in the gym.
Nishaana is built around ideas like this: it tracks the numbers behind them automatically, so the theory shows up as real progress in your logbook rather than staying abstract.
Related recovery terms
Common questions.
What does tapering mean?
Reducing training before a competition to peak while staying recovered.
What category does tapering belong to?
Tapering is a term from recovery in strength and fitness training. Browse more recovery terms in the Nishaana glossary.
Why does tapering matter for training?
Understanding tapering helps you train and program more deliberately — it is one of the ideas that separates guessing from a real, repeatable system.
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