# e1RM calculation in the templates

**URL:** <https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/e1rm-calculation-in-the-templates/664>\
**Category:** Training Q&A \[Moderated\]\
**Created:** [January 4, 2018, 6:37pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/e1rm-calculation-in-the-templates/664 "2018-01-04T18:37:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lucas\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f6c823/32.png) [@Lucas\_P](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/Lucas_P)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2018, 6:37pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/e1rm-calculation-in-the-templates/664/1 "2018-01-04T18:37:43Z")

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Hi Docs,

i recently purchased the 12 week strength template, was playing around with the different tabs and i have a question regarding calculation of the e1RM.

Your advice is to log every set at RPE 7 or higher and the e1RM calculation in the log tabs is made from the first recorded set. Thus the e1RM is extrapolated from a RPE 7 set.

1. Would it be more accurate to estimate the e1RM from an RPE8 or RPE9 set ?
2. Does it even matter ? (i guess the variation of the e1RM over time is more important than it’s accurate estimation)

Lucas

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**Author:** ![Jordan\_Feigenbaum](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.barbellmedicine.com/jordan_feigenbaum/32/1315_2.png) [@Jordan\_Feigenbaum](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/Jordan_Feigenbaum)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2018, 2:35am UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/e1rm-calculation-in-the-templates/664/2 "2018-01-09T02:35:05Z")

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I would estimate it off the highest RPE set or the lowest rep set for accuracy.