Most coaches collect more than they read. Pick what changes a decision and ignore the rest.
Four things worth tracking
- Completed sessions against planned sessions.
- The load and reps of the main lifts.
- Effort for each set, as RPE.
- Pain or injury, reported by the client.
Bodyweight and recovery scores are useful extras. They explain the four above and rarely replace them.
How often to read it
Once a week for trends. Once a day only for the clients who are injured or about to compete.
Reading daily numbers for every client costs hours and produces worry, not decisions.
Numbers that mislead
- An estimated one rep max moves with the rep range. Compare like with like.
- Total volume rises when sets get easier. Read it next to effort.
- A single bad recovery score is noise. Three in a row is a conversation.
- Bodyweight swings by a kilo or two inside a day. Weigh at the same time each week.
Effort changes the reading
Two clients both squat 120kg for 5. One logs RPE 6 and the other RPE 9. They need different next weeks.
Without effort, a log only tells you what was lifted. With it, you can see what it cost.
A simple weekly routine
- List who missed sessions.
- List who reported pain.
- List whose effort ran above what was written.
- Message those clients first.
Trainersight shows that list on its Needs you page, with the reason beside each name.
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