Is there any downside to lowering RPE goals on all lifts? I’m running the time crunch 3 day hyper trophy program, where RPE stretches to 8 on main lifts and 9 on accessories. What would the impact be of only aiming for RPE 6-7 on all lifts? My goals are general health and ability to play golf at a high level first, then strength and conditioning second.
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Given your goals, there probably isn’t a significant downside here. Strength can be built/maintained just fine with this RPE adjustment, and I wouldn’t expect any significant impact on your conditioning. There may be a modest compromise for hypertrophy outcomes by pulling a bit further from failure, but that doesn’t seem to be a prominent goal of yours.
Regardless, I’d just give it a shot and see how things go.
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Great, thanks Austin!
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