# Clarification on weekly progression using templates

**URL:** <https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/clarification-on-weekly-progression-using-templates/5667>\
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**Created:** [May 5, 2019, 10:17am UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/clarification-on-weekly-progression-using-templates/5667 "2019-05-05T10:17:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![WhereIsMyBacon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbce88/32.png) [@WhereIsMyBacon](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/WhereIsMyBacon)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2019, 10:17am UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/clarification-on-weekly-progression-using-templates/5667/1 "2019-05-05T10:17:32Z")

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I completed my first week of the 4 day hypertrophy template.

Moving to week 2, do I use the new E1RM from the spreadsheet to calculate my new theoretical RPE 6, 7, and 8 work sets?

Do I continue doing this weekly?

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**Author:** ![jimmy02](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/edb3f5/32.png) [@jimmy02](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/jimmy02)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2019, 12:44pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/clarification-on-weekly-progression-using-templates/5667/2 "2019-05-05T12:44:50Z")

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### From the help section in one of the templates.

> As far as progression goes, the idea is to get our estimated 1RM to go up each week if possible. Even if it’s by 1lb. So, I would suggest doing the first week based on your existing numbers. On week 2, plug in something that’s about 1-5lbs heavier than your estimated 1RM for week 1 and plan to hit those. If, during your warm ups, it becomes obvious that it isn’t going to happen, then temper the load appropriately and let RPE supersede our plans. The goal is to get high quality work done without overstressing you, the lifter.

So. Yes.

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**Author:** ![WhereIsMyBacon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbce88/32.png) [@WhereIsMyBacon](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/WhereIsMyBacon)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2019, 2:16pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/clarification-on-weekly-progression-using-templates/5667/3 "2019-05-05T14:16:22Z")

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> [@jimmy02](#):
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> ### From the help section in one of the templates.
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> So. Yes.

Thanks. From which template did you pull that from? I read the help section in the hypertrophy template and didn’t come across it.

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**Author:** ![jimmy02](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/edb3f5/32.png) [@jimmy02](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/jimmy02)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2019, 2:30pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/clarification-on-weekly-progression-using-templates/5667/4 "2019-05-05T14:30:27Z")

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The help section of the 3.0 3day hypertrophy help section, it’s there in all the updated templates I believe. I think it’s in the RPE overview tab in the 1.0 versions.