# Quick question re: reps, RPE, & percentages
**URL:** https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/quick-question-re-reps-rpe-percentages/12012
**Category:** Training Q&A \[Moderated\]
**Created:** [February 1, 2022, 1:59pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/quick-question-re-reps-rpe-percentages/12012 "2022-02-01T13:59:07Z")
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### Author:  [@joshmavilia](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/joshmavilia)
#### Post date: [February 1, 2022, 1:59pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/quick-question-re-reps-rpe-percentages/12012/1 "2022-02-01T13:59:07Z")
Just looking for some quick clarification. For the prescriptions that involve reps @ RPE (with percentages), my question is which one should I be modifying as I move throughout a workout. I’ve been using the estimated percentages in the parentheses and adjusting reps to hit the RPE.
Or should I try and adjust the weights as I go to retain the prescribed rep number?
The third option being to ignore the percentage estimates altogether and just estimate a weight and hit the RPE.
Apologies if this question has been answered already.
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### Author:  [@Jordan\_Feigenbaum](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/Jordan_Feigenbaum)
#### Post date: [February 1, 2022, 5:51pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/quick-question-re-reps-rpe-percentages/12012/2 "2022-02-01T17:51:34Z")
The RPE value prescribed for a given rep scheme are of higher importance than the percentage. In other words, you should do the reps prescribed and use the RPE to determine the load. The percentages are there to help folks bracket their expectations for loading rather than telling people exactly what to load.
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### Author:  [@joshmavilia](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/joshmavilia)
#### Post date: [February 1, 2022, 6:52pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/quick-question-re-reps-rpe-percentages/12012/3 "2022-02-01T18:52:56Z")
Got it. Thanks for the clarification!