Session RPE Training Load

Calculate session-RPE training load in arbitrary units.

Description

Session-RPE load multiplies session duration by a perceived-exertion rating.

Session-RPE load multiplies session duration by a perceived-exertion rating. Its arbitrary units depend on the chosen rating scale.^[1]

Calculate session-RPE training load in arbitrary units.

When to use Session RPE Training Load

Use this tool to calculate session-RPE training load in arbitrary units.

Prepare the measured movement, timing, load or preassigned score requested. Keep protocols, units, paired measurements and caller-selected thresholds consistent.

How to use Session RPE Training Load and understand its results

Prepare the measured movement, timing, load or preassigned score requested. Keep protocols, units, paired measurements and caller-selected thresholds consistent.
Enter durationMinutes, sessionRpe, rpeMaximum using the field table and calculation rules, then run the tool.
Read sessionLoad. The explanation below defines the units, signs, ordering and any flags or placeholder values.
If the tool reports an input issue, correct the values and run it again. Apply the stated assumptions when interpreting a successfully returned result.

Input field	Meaning	Value type; see rules below	Requirement
durationMinutes	Duration minutes	number	Required
sessionRpe	Session rpe	number	Required
rpeMaximum	Rpe maximum	number	Required

Enter positive duration and scale maximum with RPE from zero through that maximum. Return session load.

load=durationMinutes×sessionRPE

Units, indexing, boundary conditions and exceptional cases are defined in the calculation rules above.

Output field	Meaning	Value type
sessionLoad	Session load	number

json

{
  "input": {
    "durationMinutes": 60,
    "sessionRpe": 5,
    "rpeMaximum": 10
  },
  "output": {
    "sessionLoad": 300
  }
}

Limitations and assumptions

No RPE measurement, physiological equivalence between scales or load recommendation is supplied.

Numeric inputs must be finite. Follow the calculation-specific rules for overflow, underflow and exceptional cases. Missing required fields, extra fields, wrong value types and violations of the calculation rules are input errors.

Alternative or Complementary methods

Use Weekly Training Monotony: Compute Foster training monotony and strain from daily session loads. For a complementary task, use Acute Chronic Workload Ratio: Screen acute-to-chronic workload ratio using caller-supplied zone boundaries.

References

Session RPE Training Load — tool.io

Similar or alternative tools

Weekly Training Monotony
Compute Foster training monotony and strain from daily session loads.
Acute Chronic Workload Ratio
Screen acute-to-chronic workload ratio using caller-supplied zone boundaries.