A client sleeps poorly and is struggling to recover between workouts. What is the best coaching step?
- AKeep the program unchanged but move sessions to early morning to protect sleep
- BReview sleep and recovery habits, adjust load, refer if it persists
- CPause training until the client's sleep returns to normal
- DAdd a deload week, then resume the same plan
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Answer
B
Recovery outside sessions affects training tolerance, so the trainer reviews sleep and recovery habits, adjusts training load and refers to a healthcare provider if sleep problems persist.
A
Changing session time without reviewing recovery or load leaves the cause unaddressed while the client keeps under-recovering.
C
Stopping entirely is unnecessary and removes exercise, which can support sleep; adjusting load while reviewing habits keeps training appropriate.
D
A deload reduces training stress temporarily but ignores the sleep problem, so the same difficulty returns with the original plan.
B
Recovery outside sessions affects training tolerance, so the trainer reviews sleep and recovery habits, adjusts training load and refers to a healthcare provider if sleep problems persist.