# Question on 12 week template

**URL:** <https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/question-on-12-week-template/2861>\
**Category:** Training Q&A \[Moderated\]\
**Created:** [August 3, 2018, 4:53pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/question-on-12-week-template/2861 "2018-08-03T16:53:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![dannyaguirre](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.barbellmedicine.com/dannyaguirre/32/372_2.png) [@dannyaguirre](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/dannyaguirre)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2018, 4:53pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/question-on-12-week-template/2861/1 "2018-08-03T16:53:51Z")

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In the description for the program it says to perform 1 single @ 8 then 5 sets of 5 @ 8, the same as in your free version of The Bridge however week 2 calls for a single @ 8 then drop 20% which would put the weight well below what an 8 RPE would be for me. So should I follow the percentage or which put me at about a 6 or move the weight up to an 8? I’m 19 weeks out from my next meet so I’ll need to make some modifications

Thanks

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**Author:** ![LeahBBM](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.barbellmedicine.com/leahbbm/32/17_2.png) [@LeahBBM](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/LeahBBM)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2018, 8:08pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/question-on-12-week-template/2861/2 "2018-08-03T20:08:13Z")

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Hi Danny! You should do the single @8 and then drop 20%, as the programming detail specifies. At that point, it is about the percentage drop, not an RPE 8. I’d expect the RPE to increase over your 5 sets as well.