I find this quite often. Especially my 8 x 3’s, sets 3-5 are usually the easiest. I put it down to just getting used to the weight
I’ve had squat sessions where the first couple sets felt harder than the rest. I’ve started doing a better warm up. I just do singles and doubles and I’ll do it twice if it feels heavy. For example:
135 x 5, 185 x 3 225 x 2, 225 x 2, then my first set at 245.
It all depends on how I feel.
And yes, it’s odd seeing an easy RPE 3. You don’t even have those days during your deloads.
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On the back of your post in morts log, what’s the plan for this year Simo?
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That is a good question.
I have my eye on a powerlifting comp at the end of Feb. I haven’t thrown my hat in yet, I am going to see how this next 4 weeks goes first.
Plan will look something like:
Jan - Feb - strength/Intensity block
End Feb - Comp
March - June - hypertrophy and cut a little fluff
June - look great for the transformation challenge (lmao)
July - Sept - volume into more strength / Intensity
Sept - Dec - another comp depending on what’s available
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I had an interesting chat with my coach the other day. Basically we agreed that I have been overstating my RPE a little 
There are sets where I give it an 8 but then do 5 more the same. Consensus is it is nowhere near an 8. Coach’s basically told me to harden the fk up (in a nice way of course)
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@Frank_C I think his words were. You are being a bit dramatic with your RPEs. lol
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That’s the issue with RPE. It’s so subjective. Why use it when we have percentages? We know what range to use each percentage in, after all.
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All the programming is done on % and we don’t change the weights unless something is wrong. The RPE is more there to see how the fatigue is across the blocks. You are right, it is t very accurate. I do however look back from the previous block and if things are moving fast and RPE is low then it makes me feel good. I’ll take that placebo as long as it helps me get stronger. Lol
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Placebo effect is still an effect
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I get the idea of RPE because it accounts for fatigue and strength on that day but I couldn’t work with it either. I definitely favor percentages
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Monday 16th December - week 2
Squat
Bar x 10
65 x 5
85 x 3
105 x 2
115 x 2
122.5 x 4 x 5 sets (270 lbs) RPE 7, 7, 7, 8, 8
Bracing was a little off tonight. But weight moved fine. May have been because of the roids !!
Bench
Bar x 10
65 x 5
85 x 8 x 5 RPE - (187 lbs) 8, 8, 8, 8, 10
Up and down, up and down. Yeh
Bulgarians
25 x 8 x 4 sets
Just in case I forgot to mention. These suck !!
Db bench
35 x 8 x 4 sets
Nice pump
Pull ups
6 x 3 sets
Good session, the weights all moved ok. I managed to pick up some roids at the weekend, but the sort you don’t want. Got a prolapsed haemorrhoid that reared it’s ugly head !! Bracing and squeezing is not easy with a bit of your anus hanging out !! (Sorry for the mental image)!!! Sitting down it also not much fun !!
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That’s not good man. Planning on having a surgery?
Hoping a bit of cream will shrink it and it will go back up on its own. If not then I’ll see what the dr says.
I had one 5 years ago and boy was it painful. Hope the cream works for you.
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Thanks mate, it’s certainly not pleasant.
Nice! Big volume
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Little cream on the finger and push that bad boy back in lol. But really… that’s terrible. Sorry Simo. Been there and it’s no fun. Most will remedy themselves given a few weeks
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Geez, what a pain in the backside
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Sorry man, setups like that are too good to miss.
All good, I knew someone would do it. In reality it’s not that bad just a little sore. As @jackolee said just shove it back in and hope for the best !!
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