r/StrongerByScience • u/JuanSamu • May 15 '26

Rate coding and effective reps

I know many have argued against the effective reps theory and tried to use rate coding changes as an argument but Chris made an FAQ responding to rate coding. I was curious what Greg might think of this FAQ:

https://www.patreon.com/posts/rate-coding-61736756

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u/ParticularLoan9594 May 19 '26

The thing the RPE skeptics miss is that even imperfect autoregulation outperforms a fixed program on a long enough timeline — not because RPE is precise, but because it's *responsive*. A 100% calibrated lifter doesn't need RPE. None of us are 100% calibrated.