Strength and Running Charts
Percentage charts, RPE, heart rate zones, treadmill paces and barbell weights.
A New Year fitness plan you can keepA realistic New Year fitness plan built on the CDC guidelines: 150 minutes of moderate activity a week plus 2 strength days, with a beginne…
One-rep max percentage chartThe percentage of your one-rep max you can lift for 1 to 12 reps, from the NSCA training load chart, with a worked example and a full weigh…
RPE chart for liftingWhat RPE means in strength training, the reps-in-reserve scale (RPE 10 = 0 reps left, RPE 9 = 1), and how to use it to pick your weights.
Heart rate zones by ageHeart rate zones explained with a chart by age: max heart rate two ways, moderate and vigorous ranges (AHA), and the five training zones in…
Treadmill pace chartTreadmill pace chart converting 4.0 to 12.0 mph into minutes per mile, minutes per kilometer and 5K finish time.
How much does a barbell weigh?A men's Olympic barbell weighs 20 kg (44 lb) and a women's 15 kg (33 lb), per IWF rules. Plate weights, colors and how to count what is on …