11/02/2026
Sweating is not a good measure of your effort level during a workout. The RPE scale is a much better scale and it is measurable. (Which is important)
What is the RPE scale? The RPE scale measures how hard an exercise or workout feels to you. You rate your effort based on how challenging the movement feels.
Now this makes it measurable over time & specific to you and your training capacity.
The scale is a simple 0-10 scale.
0 = zero effort. Feeling like you’re chilling on the couch.
1 = easy effort and could maintain this all day.
5 = moderate. You’re working but you still have plenty in the tank.
9 = very hard. You might have one more left but you’re pretty tanked.
10 = you are tanked. There are no good reps left.
Having workouts ranging from 5-9 (sometimes 10) is a great place to be to see growth and progress toward your goals.
