backoff sets!

Training Q&A [Moderated]
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Hy guys ( and Hy to you too Leah)
I did The Bridge, learning and overshooting RPE. I want to continue with RPE so I will go to bridge 2.0 to get more familiar with RPE.

I have one question though regarding backoff sets:
on week 2 of the bridge, lets say you did 185 kg x 1 rep @ RPE 8. estimated 1RM is 200kg. do you:

  1. insert values in the RPE calculator and get that 5 reps @ 8 is 163 kg and do that
  2. or you take 70-75% of that estimated 1RM and get 140-150 kg?

I know that you already had this question but Im struggling to find it

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The calculator is just a guideline - it does not work perfectly for all people, AND it assumes an accurate 1@8 weight, which isn’t always true.

You have to use your brain a bit here. If you think your 1@8 is reasonably accurate (i.e., you think you could triple it), but the calculator gives you a 5@8 weight that ends up being too hard, then start rounding that number down until you get it right.

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perfect, thanks doc