RPE - Rating of perceived Exertion Scales

noeleoreid

I will make this short and to the point.

I am starting to follow a triathlon training plan this week and it mentions in the plan several times - RPE. On a google search I got an explanation as above but that is about it. For different exercises for example it says '30 mins run RPE 12'

Do not understand this, can anybody shed some light please??

Thanks
Noel

Ryder

Blorg scale 1-14. 1 = easy, 14 = max. Useful scale if you do t have a heart rate monitor or power meter to gauge intensity

MrCreosote

Is it really possible to use a 14-point scale to rate effort. Can you tell the difference between a 6 and a 7?

robinph

But how do you define "max"? Most people would be claiming to have given their all at the end of races, but still manage to walk over and grab a drink, or cake, without too much bother a moment or two later. That suggests to me that nobody ever actually reaches the 14 on the scale.

1= easy
14 = being chased by some creature that wants to eat you as a snack.

metamorphosis

Why not use an adapted scale of 1 - 10

5- Warm up, etc etc or 5- 50% HR, 6 - 60% MHR etc

shotgunmcos

By the way, going on RPE alone. If you 'think' you are at RPE8 you are probably closer to RPE 9. Do you know your body well enough to go out and hold a certain heart rat range without a heart rate monitor? It takes some time using both RPE and HR to use just RPE.