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Logging a session in 30 seconds (and why effort matters)
A training log only works if you keep it. Here is how to record a session in about 30 seconds, and why the single effort number is the most useful thing you will write down.
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#rpe
Periodisation, effort and load, recovery, movement, safety and the climbing life. Practical, and honest about what the evidence says.
Science ·
What is RPE, and why do coaches trust a number you make up?
Rating of perceived exertion sounds too simple to be useful. Here is why a single honest number from 1 to 10 tells your coach more than you might expect.
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Science ·
Session-RPE: turning effort into training load
Multiply how hard a session felt by how long it lasted and you get a simple, surprisingly useful measure of training load. Here is how it works for climbers.
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