Multiple gym profiles
I would like to see the ability to set up and save multiple gyms / equipment profiles to choose on a daily basis or travel to different gym. For example:
a) Home
b) Work
c) Hotel
To specify what equipment is in each gym, and add/remove equipment at any time, including cardio equipment like spin bike, rowing machine, etc.
Thanks for voting for this feature -- it's in beta! You can now set up different equipment profiles for workouts at the gym, at home, or on the road. To configure them, tap More, Settings, and scroll down. If you have more than one profile set up, the app now asks you automatically which profile you want to load as you open it.
Joseph, I noticed we don't really cover your request with this release (generate workouts on the fly based on equipment available). So, I created another topic for it.
In the meantime, if you're in the beta:
On Android, you can already download the update. On iPhone? You'll have to wait 2-3 days for Apple to approve it. To update:
- Open the store app on your phone
- Search for Dr. Muscle
- Tap update
Not in the beta? Write back if you'd like to get in. Otherwise, you'll see a notification to update inside the app in 7-10 days when the public version comes out.
Now would be a great time to suggest and vote for our next feature. If you'd like to do that, please visit: https://muscle.userecho.com/communities/1-submit-your-feedback/topics#.
Really appreciate your support and advice. Thanks!
Carl Juneau, PhD
Founder of Dr. Muscle
Make the design more simple, flat, and focused on the task
The app is feeling increasingly over featured. That is, there are so many improvements it's losing that simple feel the original had. It was essentially a “modern fluid UI” Simple, flat, and focused in the task.
That is, what do I do, how much and how many. Day to day that is the core value for me. The rest timer and the plate calculator were excellent adds and generally do not did not interfere in the flow.
Much of the ability to create, manage, change, and edit things are nice but are only useful occasionally yet they are in every screen. I admit my bias for doing edit like planning things before or after a workout and never during.
The latest UI update seemed more clutter than value to me. The body part image isn’t, for me, useful DURING a workout The Font increase for the weight and reps was welcome (I’m old and prefer to not wear my glasses while I lift :)
I’m neutral on the x/n tracking. Its small.
The hard thing to “fix/adjust” is the sliding panels. When viewing and entire workout, I like it. During the workout I would prefer the screen be exclusively a single thing… the weight, the reps, and the rest timer in between.
None of these are fatal just my preference for designs that are simple and focused.
PERSONAL WEIGHT (GAIN/LOSS) TRACKING IN APP
GROUP: Personal weight is recorded when one signs up for Dr Muscle. Would you like to track this PERSONAL WEIGHT GAIN/LOSS COMPONENT WITHIN THE APP?
RATIONALE: Since one of the goals is weight loss or at least measurable transformation in converting fat to muscle, it would be helpful to have the info tracked and make it part of the history/charting.
INITIAL RESPONSE FROM DR MUSCLE: “It is a great idea! I also thought it would be nice to track the body weight eventually. Would you like to suggest it to the other users and see if they would like us to work on that?”
ACTION REQUESTED: Group: jump on the band wagon and offer your “YES” or “OTHER APP TRACKING SUGGESTIONS”.
—Greg
Customizable bar weight
My gym uses a 8.5kg ez-bar for some strange reason. Unfortunately, having set increments on the slider doesn't let me enter this unusual bar weight.
Thanks for voting for this suggestion: it's live!
You can now adjust your bar weight by 0.5 kg or 1 lb increments in the plate calculator, allowing you to work with bars of any weight.
Pumped? Now would be a good time to vote for our next features at https://muscle.userecho.com/.
Thanks again for your support,
Carl
Progress Logs
I think the progress reports and logs could use a bit of improvement. The graph shows the 1RM change over the past three workouts. That's fine. But below that is a long list of exercises performed recently. I don't think this is very helpful. Bodyspace and to a lesser extent JeFit both had reports that showed graphs and reports that provided long-term data. One measurement that I liked (but really wasn't useful) was "total weight lifted to date". When I hit 1,000,000 lbs, I felt like I'd hit a major milestone, then I hit two-million, and so on. I knew it wasn't really a worthwhile number, but it was something to keep watching increase. The more data the better. We're each odd in what inspires us to keep going.
As an aside, it was critical for me to learn that by marking "very, very hard" after the working set would often not increase my weight on the next exercise. This was disheartening to see my 1RM decrease. Now I put the truth, which is that I can almost always lift "1-2 more reps", and this keeps the weight gradually increasing each workout. I need to know that I'm improving. The more data the better. Yes, I do trust the app, but we like to "trust and verify", by seeing the data as we stick to the plan.
Thanks for voting for this feature -- it's done!
Inside the app, you can now view your total weight lifted (home page) and long-term data (top-right menu > training logs & charts). The charts can now show:
- Your average progress over your last 3 workouts
- Exercise by exercise data for 1 month, year, or all time.
To update:
- Open the store app on your phone
- Search for Dr. Muscle
- Tap update
You can also view this data on the Web at https://my.dr-muscle.com/.
Now would be a great time to suggest and vote for our next feature. If you'd like to do that, please visit: https://muscle.userecho.com/communities/1-submit-your-feedback/topics#.
Really appreciate your support and advice. Thanks!
Carl Juneau, PhD
Founder of Dr. Muscle
Control the number of beeps when the timer finishes
I'd like a way to control the number of beeps when the timer finishes. I like having a sound but the current amount is more than I want to hear.
Thank you for voting for this suggestion.
Our latest update now has just one "ding" chime. The update is public and available on Android and under review by Apple (give it 2-3 days). To update, visit the app store app on your phone, search for Dr. Muscle, and tap "update".
If you get a "Connection error" message after you update, log out and log back in. That should solve it.
I'm marking this suggestion as "Completed." Now would be a good time to suggest and vote for our next features on https://muscle.userecho.com/.
Big cheers,
Carl
Workout length estimation
Foreach exercise in a workout, it is possible to know rest times, number of reps and number of sets. So it can be useful to estimate a workout length (with approximatively 5 or 6 seconds for each rep).
Il the workout selection list, or by tapping a workout, we can have the estimated length for the workout.
Thanks for voting for this feature—it's live! You can now see how long your next workout will be. On your home page, scroll down to your next workout's card. You'll see how many exercises it has, and an estimate of how long it should take you to do.
If you're in the beta:
On Android, you can already download the update. On iPhone? You'll have to wait 2-3 days for Apple to approve it. To update:
– Open the store app on your phone
– Search for Dr. Muscle
– Tap update
Not in the beta? Click here to join: https://dr-muscle.com/beta-program/. Otherwise, you'll get a notification inside the app in 7-10 days when the public version comes out.
Now would be a great time to suggest and vote for our next feature. To do that, please visit https://muscle.userecho.com/communities/1-submit-your-feedback/topics#.
We've released 46 updates in 2021 (one a week or so). For the full list, see https://dr-muscle.com/timeline/.
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Really appreciate your support and suggestions to improve the app. Thanks!
Carl Juneau, PhD
Founder of Dr. Muscle
Supersets: automatically return to first exercise
I find a little time consuming to do the manipulation when we tap on superset we go back to the exercise list, we choose the 2nd exercise (perfect), but after we return to the drop-down menu by tapping on superset again,we must re-choose the first exercise it from the exercise list.
I would like to come back directly to the first exercise from the 2nd. If the app could remember, that would be great !! -P
Thanks for voting for this feature -- when the new interface, it's easy to have two (or more) exercises open at the same time. That way, you can easily perform supersets, giant sets, and more!
If you're on Android, you can update now. If you're on iPhone, you'll have to wait 2-3 days for Apple to approve it. To update:
- Open the store app on your phone
- Search for Dr. Muscle
- Tap update
Now would be a great time to suggest and vote for our next feature. If you'd like to do that, please visit: https://muscle.userecho.com/communities/1-submit-your-feedback/topics#.
Really appreciate your support and advice. Thanks!
Carl Juneau, PhD
Founder of Dr. Muscle
This feature is now officially released, with update 877.
It is said that Milo of Croton gained enormous strength by lifting and carrying a newborn calf daily as it grew to a mature bull. Now you can do almost the same thing: with this update, your program will level up automatically as you do it. You’ll also always know exactly where you stand, with a countdown on your home screen.
Every time you level up, you’ll do new exercises and hit your muscles from new angles (this helps to hypertrophy them in full). Ready to become mighty like Milo? Simply work out with Dr. Muscle today.
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