Reps in Reserve Articles

RPE means rate of perceived exertion: how hard a set was, based on how many reps you had left. Here is the RPE scale, an RPE chart with percentages of your max, and how to use it to get stronger.

2026-10-26

What Is RPE? The RPE Scale for Lifting, Explained (With Chart)

What RPE means in lifting, the 1 to 10 RPE scale with reps in reserve, an RPE chart that turns reps and RPE into a percentage of your one-rep max, worked examples in pounds and kilograms, how accurate lifters really are at judging effort, and when RPE is the wrong tool.