# Gauging RPE **URL:** \ **Category:** Training Discussion\ **Created:** [April 23, 2018, 6:39pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/gauging-rpe/1710 "2018-04-23T18:39:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![hell\_hammer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.barbellmedicine.com/hell_hammer/32/1384_2.png) [@hell\_hammer](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/hell_hammer)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2018, 6:39pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/gauging-rpe/1710/1 "2018-04-23T18:39:37Z")
Wondering if anyone else is experiencing this. At the end of a set is when I typically say, “Ok i think I could have gotten 2 more that’s an 8” and log it and continue. When I get home and load up the footage from my GoPro I find the speed of the bar tells a different story and lifts that, while at the gym felt (or so i thought) like an 8 or 9 _look_ more like a 6 or 7 Is bar speed a good indicator of difficulty or am I thinking too much about this and continue to judge with my gut? ---
**Author:** ![llaffin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.barbellmedicine.com/llaffin/32/327_2.png) [@llaffin](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/llaffin)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2018, 10:39pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/gauging-rpe/1710/2 "2018-04-23T22:39:35Z")
I’ve seen Austin and Jordan talk about how bar speed and RPE are correlated, but that bar speed between individuals can vary a lot. One persons RPE 8 could be very fast, and another persons RPE 8 look like a grind. I’d go with gut instinct, but if you keep filming your sets, over time you can learn what your individual RPE 8 bar speed typically looks like, and then it can become useful tool. ---
**Author:** ![Oldnstrong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/aca169/32.png) [@Oldnstrong](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/Oldnstrong)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2018, 11:06pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/gauging-rpe/1710/3 "2018-04-23T23:06:39Z")
Just a few weeks into RPE, but 5 years lifting. My observation is when I have to take multiple gulping breaths with 3 reps left in a set, I’m at 9. With 2 reps left, I’m at 8, 1 rep 7. And if i can finish the set without more than a single gulp between reps, I’m at 6. This has tracked pretty accurately with how i feel at the last rep. It’s like advanced notice of RPE.