I encourage every athlete that I work with to get in contact with me whenever they have an issue with completing their training as it is listed.  And issues do occur.  Be it a work schedule change, a sick kid or an unexpected car pool, there is always something that can get in the way of a perfectly executed training session.  I let everyone I work with know that I check my voicemails, texts and emails many times throughout the day, and make every effort to answer training questions as soon as possible.  I do this because I want to be able to personally address every change that needs to be made in the training program / progression.  The programs are constructed in such a way that each day builds upon the next, and each week builds upon the prior.  I have had clients in the past make changes to their programs – without notifying me – and the changes they made led to them having a less than effective training session and /or week.  The following is an email I received today from someone letting me know that a change in their work schedule had left them tired, and what they had to do to deal with the fatigue:

Jason,