Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Visit kboges.com for free programs, consultations, and training courses. REP RED is available in the “programs” section of the subscription.

Repetition Redistribution (REP RED) gives you a variety of proximities to failure. Start by doubling your max and dividing it up over 5 sets the redistributing the reps from the last set to the earlier sets in subsequent workouts. Below is an example using a 10 RM

4/4/4/4/4
5/4/4/4/3
5/5/4/4/2
5/5/5/4/1
5/5/5/5
6/5/5/4
6/6/5/3
6/6/6/2
7/6/6/1
7/7/6
8/7/5
8/8/4
9/8/3
9/9/2
10/9/1
10/10
11/9
12/8
13/7
14/6
so on and so forth