How can I tell the difference between someone overtraining and needing to rest before they get sick, or someone just working hard?

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How can I tell the difference between someone
overtraining and needing to rest before they get
sick, or someone just working hard? By Maureen
Faherty
This can be a very real challenge to have,
especially when you first start working with a
new client and you havent developed that
client/trainer relationship yet.
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How can I tell the difference between someone
overtraining and needing to rest before they get
sick, or someone just working hard? By Maureen
Faherty
Not knowing how your client ticks could make it
difficult to differentiate between an overtrained
person and someone who is simply training hard.
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How can I tell the difference between someone
overtraining and needing to rest before they get
sick, or someone just working hard? By Maureen
Faherty
Overtraining is defined as excessive frequency,
volume, or intensity of training over an extended
period of time, resulting in fatigue (which is
also due to a lack of proper rest or recovery).
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How can I tell the difference between someone
overtraining and needing to rest before they get
sick, or someone just working hard? By Maureen
Faherty
If you have your client on a realistic, properly
designed program and you suspect him or her of
being overtrained or, more likely, of
overreaching it could potentially be due to
their lack of self-care (sleep, nutrition,
hydration, etc.) outside of the time spent with
you.
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How can I tell the difference between someone
overtraining and needing to rest before they get
sick, or someone just working hard? By Maureen
Faherty
On the flip side, your client could be doing
everything right in those departments but feels
the need to add-on additional training outside of
the program that youve designed, without
factoring in sufficient, planned rest.
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How can I tell the difference between someone
overtraining and needing to rest before they get
sick, or someone just working hard? By Maureen
Faherty
Some clients have a hard time realizing that
more doesnt always equate to bigger and/or
better and may not know that their extra
workouts could be detrimental to their health.
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How can I tell the difference between someone
overtraining and needing to rest before they get
sick, or someone just working hard? By Maureen
Faherty
Properly designed training programs are so
important for meeting program goals and keeping
clients healthy.
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How can I tell the difference between someone
overtraining and needing to rest before they get
sick, or someone just working hard? By Maureen
Faherty
Overreaching, which is often incorporated into
planned periodization programming, can be
beneficial if used correctly but could lead to
overtraining if abused.
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How can I tell the difference between someone
overtraining and needing to rest before they get
sick, or someone just working hard? By Maureen
Faherty
Most clients that start to constantly feel tired
or are not performing up to speed will naturally
decrease training and increase recovery time, as
opposed to constantly pushing through the fatigue
and continuing to work hard.
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How can I tell the difference between someone
overtraining and needing to rest before they get
sick, or someone just working hard? By Maureen
Faherty
However, as their trainer, it is important for
you to learn to recognize overreaching signs
that might be damaging to your clients health so
that you know when programming changes are needed.
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How can I tell the difference between someone
overtraining and needing to rest before they get
sick, or someone just working hard? By Maureen
Faherty
As you build the client/trainer relationship and
continue to keep accurate records, you will come
to learn when they may be struggling or not based
on history.
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