Anxiety and Tapering (1 Viewer)

[ali#c]

Does anyone have a basic, clear definition of trait and state anxiety? I am getting confused! Thanks oh and the whole thing about tapering, is this just decreasing volume and intensity before a major event? How many weeks do you taper for?
Thanks!

 

[jgirl:).....]

trait and state anxiety - ur trait anxiety is something that you feel in response to an everyday experience (i.e. your trait personality), so if you're a generally stressed person, than thats your triat anxiety, or if you are relaxed, calm in an everyday situatiuon.
a state anxiety is your reaction to a particular situation! so your reaction to stepping out and singing in front of a big crowd - how you would react ot that situation, whether that causes you distress, or you arousal to significantly change

 

[ali#c]

thanks, made it much clearer!

 

[swordfish]

Tapering is the period of reducing the training load to allow the body to replenish glycogen stores and repair 'microtears' that occur in the muscles as a result of heavy training. It usually begins about a week out from competition, but some athletes begin a marginal taper much further away from race day, e.g. Cathy Freeman began to gradually cut back on her training about 3 months before the Olympics. The real taper, where no hard work is done, happens about a week before competition, with hardly any work, or a total rest period, the day before the race/game.

 

[unoriginal]

Yeah is a pretty good explanation of tapering just remember different sports have different taper lengths eg. marathon runners taper longer then sprinters

 

[crackd]

WTF I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF TAPERING. WHAT PAR TOF THE COURSE IS IT FROM???

 

[swordfish]

i think its in the option 'improving performance'....therefore if you are not doing that option then you don't need to stress!

 

[blah says she]

*breathes a sigh of relief*