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RPE

Discover Hevy’s RPE feature, how it works, and how to calculate and log it during a workout.

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a look at the option to input an RPE value for a set inside the Hevy app

What Does RPE Stand For?

RPE stands for rate of perceived exertion and is a useful way to measure your effort during workouts. In resistance training, RPE determines how hard you train from set to set and how many repetitions you leave in the tank. We’ll discuss how to use the scale below.

How to Track RPE in Hevy

Step 1: Enable RPE

Navigate to the settings:

Profile tab > Settings (gear icon on the top right) > Workouts > RPE Tracking > activate the option with the toggle button

Step 2: Log it During Training

Enabling RPE in the settings generates an additional column for rep-based exercises while logging workouts in Hevy.

You can tap the RPE button for a specific set to select a value from 6 to 10.

You can also leave some sets with a blank RPE value if you don’t feel like inputting it or it doesn’t make sense (such as when doing warm-up sets).

Step 3: Review Your Effort Later

Logging your RPE during training and saving the session allows you to review your completed workouts later and get more insight. Knowing how hard you’ve pushed during each set can help you better understand your performance and if you need to make changes.

How to Calculate RPE

The RPE scale goes from one to ten, but you can only input a value between 6 and 10. Anything below that is incredibly difficult to estimate, even for an experienced lifter, and is unlikely to present a challenge and lead to progress in the weight room.

Here’s what each RPE score means:

  • RPE 6 – could have done 4+ more reps
  • RPE 7 – could have done 3 more reps
  • RPE 7.5 – could have done 2 more reps, maybe even 3
  • RPE 8 – could have done 2 more reps
  • RPE 8.5 – could have done 1 more rep, maybe 2
  • RPE 9 – could have done 1 more rep
  • RPE 9.5 – could have maybe done 1 more rep
  • RPE 10couldn’t have done more reps with proper form

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My focus now is on building functional strength to avoid injuries as I age. Coming back to lifting as an adult with moderate gym anxiety, the Hevy app has helped me track progress on my weights and allowed me to make intelligent choices about increasing the amount I’m lifting. I really appreciate the illustrations and animations that help me learn new movements.

Logging your RPE is not mandatory, but it can be helpful as it provides nuance to your training data. Knowing how hard you’ve pushed on each set and how that’s influenced your workouts and progress can help you determine what level of effort is enough (but not too much) to continue seeing improvements.
No. You can log your RPE for some sets and exercises. For instance, some trainees only log RPE on compound lifts like the bench press; others only log it for specific sets. Even when enabled in the settings, you can leave the RPE field blank on some sets and exercises in Hevy.
The best way to get better is through practice. Become more conscious of your effort at the end of each set and log the value. Over time, you will learn to rate your effort better and push hard enough not to leave gains on the table. Occasionally taking sets to failure can also help you see where your limits lie and how they compare to the RPE values you log.
It’s generally unnecessary because taking a set to failure means you don’t leave any reps in the tank, which translates to an RPE 10.
Neither option is inherently better because both are subjective scales for measuring your effort during training. Either can work, so long as you consciously estimate how hard you train and develop that skill.