Okay, so you’ve gotten a few weeks of strength training under your belt and you’ve documented your one-rep-max for those big barbell lifts. To progress toward the next PR, you’ll typically lift a ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty/Ben Welsh If you’ve never heard of RPE before, it simply stands for Rate of ...

If you’ve ever thought to yourself during a workout, wow this is super challenging, a 10 out of 10 for sure, you’ve actually been using RPE (rate of perceived exertion) to measure your exercise ...

Running is full of acronyms and if you’ve started getting serious with your training, you’ll have come across a plethora of terms. Amongst HRV, HIIT and VO2 max, you might have encountered RPE or, to ...

A few weeks ago, I interrupted my regular routine of powerlifting workouts to run a half marathon. I raced it all-out, and woke up the next day with a killer case of delayed onset muscle soreness. But ...

Let’s be real. Most people in the gym are focused on numbers. How much did you bench? How heavy was your deadlift? Did you hit a new PR? And hey, I get it. Numbers are motivating. But if you’re always ...

One of the best things about running is seeing your hard work displayed on your fitness watch straight after, right? At least, that's what I used to think before I found RPE training. Never heard of ...

Fitness progress is all about intensity. You'll only get faster if you practice running faster, and you'll only get stronger if you keep adding more weight. It's the basic rule of progressive overload ...