> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.ironledger.app/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# RPE, RIR, and set types

> Understand effort targets and specialised set prescriptions in IronLedger.

IronLedger supports per-set effort tracking so different sets in the same exercise can have
different targets and outcomes.

## RPE and RIR

* **RPE** describes how hard the set felt on a 1–10 scale.
* **RIR** records the estimated repetitions you could still have completed with acceptable form.

Use the effort method prescribed by your program or coach. Do not enter both as though they were
independent measurements of the same set.

| RPE | Approximate RIR | General meaning                    |
| --- | --------------- | ---------------------------------- |
| 10  | 0               | No additional repetition available |
| 9   | 1               | About one repetition available     |
| 8   | 2               | About two repetitions available    |
| 7   | 3               | About three repetitions available  |

Record the effort after the set rather than predicting how it will feel. For a prescribed target,
compare the target with the value you actually experienced and add a note when technique, pain,
equipment, or another constraint changed the result.

## Other prescriptions

Programmed sessions can identify AMRAP, EMOM, timed, distance, and cardio work. Follow the metric
shown for that set or exercise instead of forcing it into a conventional reps-and-weight format.

* **AMRAP:** complete as many quality repetitions as the prescription allows.
* **EMOM:** begin the prescribed work at the start of each minute.
* **Timed:** record the work or hold against the displayed duration target.
* **Distance:** record the distance using the unit shown by the program.
* **Cardio:** follow the displayed duration, distance, or intensity instruction.

<Note>
  RPE and RIR are estimates. Consistency in how you rate effort is more useful than false precision.
</Note>

## Next steps

<Columns cols={2}>
  <Card title="Log the workout" icon="dumbbell" href="/workouts/start-and-log">
    Apply effort and metric fields while completing each set.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Review your trends" icon="chart-no-axes-combined" href="/progress/analytics">
    Compare completed work across consistent exercises and training periods.
  </Card>
</Columns>


## Related topics

- [Start and log a workout](/workouts/start-and-log.md)
- [Strength Pro features](/progress/strength-pro.md)
- [IronLedger documentation](/index.md)
- [Build a custom program](/programs/custom-programs.md)
- [Workout history and personal records](/progress/history-and-prs.md)