RPE: What It Is and Why Its Worth Using, According to a Trainer

Rate of perceived exertion (RPE): What is it?

Connor Hudson | Personal Trainer | BSc | Herts/Beds on Instagram: "Connor’s Whiteboard Series - Episode 1: RPE (Rating of Perceived Exertion). A subjective method of judging how difficult the workload you’re performing is. A lot of people judge RPE differently (hence why it is so subjective) but this is my personal perspective of it. It’s sometimes used in comparison with Reps in Reserve (e.g. RPE8 as the equivalent of 2 reps in reserve) but I feel a lot of people struggle to judge accurately ho

Q Willey Dpt on Instagram: "Send this incredible guide to someone with shoulder pain when pressing. - When to progress and what percentages? - I use auto-regulated programming which depends on Rating Perceived Exertion (RPE) or Reps In Reserve (RIR). Usually around 7-8 is a great place to aim for in the bulk of your training. We also want to have around less than 2-3/10 pain in most cases for the shoulder, perhaps a little less, perhaps a little more depending on how sensitive and irritable your