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No need RPE message when number of reps is not reached
When we don't reach the number of reps asked for the first set, the app shouldn't ask us if it was hard or if we could have made more reps, it seems obvious it was too hard :)
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I have to respectfully disagree - there's still a question of "how hard". Some folks will stop at total failure, but others will stop with two reps "in the tank". Plus maybe someone will stop early if they have joint pain. But maybe it could default to a choice of "very, very hard" with the option to change before saving if necessary.
I totally understand your comment but in that case it would mean that if I'm asked to do 9 reps and I do only 7 while saying I could have made 1 or 2 more, it shouldn't deload, if it makes sense. But I don't know if it's the case.
Anyway, I'm understanding your point of view and I'm probably wrong and never really understood this concept since it has been implemented. I always click that it's has been hard ;)
Hi Yohann,
I can understand your point, but as Glen said, sometimes people will do fewer reps than recommended for other reasons than all-out failure. In those cases, I still want them to be able to tell the app how many reps they had in reserve.
You said you don't really understand it, so if you'd like to read more about this concept, you can check out:
http://drmuscleapp.com/news/reps-in-reserve/ ("If your sets are easy and you have many reps in reserve, Dr. Muscle will push you harder. If your sets are hard and you have zero reps in reserve, Dr. Muscle won’t increase your weight at all.")
https://www.strongerbyscience.com/weekly-load-progression/ (see section 3, "Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE)")
I'm going to mark your suggestion as declined for now, but I'm open to changing that in the future if need be.
Thank you,
Carl
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Hi Yohann,
I can understand your point, but as Glen said, sometimes people will do fewer reps than recommended for other reasons than all-out failure. In those cases, I still want them to be able to tell the app how many reps they had in reserve.
You said you don't really understand it, so if you'd like to read more about this concept, you can check out:
http://drmuscleapp.com/news/reps-in-reserve/ ("If your sets are easy and you have many reps in reserve, Dr. Muscle will push you harder. If your sets are hard and you have zero reps in reserve, Dr. Muscle won’t increase your weight at all.")
https://www.strongerbyscience.com/weekly-load-progression/ (see section 3, "Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE)")
I'm going to mark your suggestion as declined for now, but I'm open to changing that in the future if need be.
Thank you,
Carl