- || Table of Content || 00:31 - What is RPE? 00:47 - How to Rate in the Scale RPE? 01:22 - RIR Vs RPE 01:35 - Why Should you use RPE 02:54 - When Should you use RPE 04:01 - Tool No.1: Video Review 04:42 - Rate on Lower or Hardest Part 05:15 - Change RPE No More That 0.5 06:23 - Tool No.2: Bar Velocity (VBT) 06:52 - Table Velocity 08:21 - Example with Criteria So Far 09:34 - Considerationsabout VBT 10:30 - Tool No.3: As Many Reps as Possible (AMRAP) 12:14 - Tool No.4: Mock Meet 13:46 - Training Partner or Coach 14:48 - Conclusions
This is great video that sums up in one place everything you need to know on how and why to use RPE. Will definitely share this with anyone who is looking to incorporate RPE into their training.
How would you rate “I can confidently do 1 more rep but my technique might look like shit” versus “I can confidently do 1 more rep with similar/solid technique” - something I always struggle with
Great question! It depends on what the focus of your training is right now. If you are concerned with your technique and are looking to make some changes, I would suggest incorporating that into how you rate your RPE.
Hey! I know I'm late to the party with this, but hoping to get an answer on something as I'm beginning to use the app to track my workouts. I've been using the app for a week or so, but have about a year's worth of training with tracked RPE. Problem is, I was really bad at rating it and looking back at some of the videos, I was absolutely undershooting my RPE. Would it still be worth to log the whole history with the RPE as is to get some insights into block reviews and have a bigger data set, or should I throw that in the bin and track what I do from now on, in order to not skew the block reviews with the wrong RPE? Alternatively, would logging the history without RPE be of any use in block reviews?
Good questions here. That sounds like a lot of work for what is likely some inaccurate data. It is 'better' to undershoot and build into the RPE than be a chronic over reacher. IMO (coach ross responding here). I don't think it would be worth it. I think of it like when I take on a new lifter. I look at their training history to consider what might be a good place to start. However, I wouldn't worry about doing and detailed data analysis of their training. The exception to that would be if they had already been applying ES for some time with a consistent data collection process prior to our starting together. I hope that helps you.
