# 12 week strength template question

**URL:** <https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/12-week-strength-template-question/4812>\
**Category:** Training Q&A \[Moderated\]\
**Created:** [February 1, 2019, 12:09pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/12-week-strength-template-question/4812 "2019-02-01T12:09:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nmattero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a183cd/32.png) [@Nmattero](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/Nmattero)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2019, 12:09pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/12-week-strength-template-question/4812/1 "2019-02-01T12:09:46Z")

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When doing the back off sets in week 2, a few lifts prescribe a set @7, 8, and 9 RPEs, and then to take off 5% and do 2-3 sets until it’s an RPE 9 again. Should the weight be moving up from  
the initial set at 5% less, or should the weight remain the same for those 2-3 sets?

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**Author:** ![LeahBBM](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.barbellmedicine.com/leahbbm/32/17_2.png) [@LeahBBM](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/LeahBBM)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2019, 7:54am UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/12-week-strength-template-question/4812/2 "2019-02-02T07:54:55Z")

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Hi there! You’ll want to stay with the 5% drop for those 2-3 sets.

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**Author:** ![Nmattero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a183cd/32.png) [@Nmattero](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/Nmattero)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 1:02am UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/12-week-strength-template-question/4812/3 "2019-02-06T01:02:59Z")

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Awesome thanks!