BodyMetrics Free • PLC Calculator
PLC Calculator: calibrate your target load
The PLC Calculator helps you adjust a training load from one real working set, the number of technically clean reps, and a clear target of 8 to 10 quality repetitions.
PLC
Load + clean reps → rounded estimate.
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Coach tip: the adjustment targets a set of 8 to 10 technically clean reps.
If you go beyond that range, enter the load used and the actual number of reps again
to fine-tune the calibration.
↩︎ Enter = Calculate
⌫ Clear, then retest
How to use it
A simple calibration method, provided execution quality stays strict.
PLC uses one real working set to suggest a load that better matches today’s readiness.
Test setup
◦ Choose a moderate load. Do not try to impress.
◦ Perform one set to useful technical failure — the point where clean execution is no longer possible.
◦ Perform one set to useful technical failure — the point where clean execution is no longer possible.
Enter your data
◦ Enter the load used.
◦ Enter the number of technically clean reps.
◦ Enter the number of technically clean reps.
Calculate your PLC
◦ Click “Calculate”.
◦ The calculator applies the PLC method to estimate your target training load.
◦ The calculator applies the PLC method to estimate your target training load.
Adjust your training
◦ Use the suggested load to aim for 8 to 10 quality reps.
◦ If the set is too short or too long, adjust the load and repeat the test.
◦ If the set is too short or too long, adjust the load and repeat the test.