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Sync with the health app on my iPhone X

Tony Degennaro 6 years ago updated by Carl Juneau, PhD 1 year ago 1

I would like to sync this app with the health app on my iPhone X please. Is there way to do this now or will there be a way to sync in the future updates? I have used other apps and it syncs automatically. 

Thanks, Tony

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Per side or combined amounts flag for exercise weight

Martin 6 years ago updated by Carl Juneau, PhD 5 years ago 7

It would be very helpful to have a flag that indicates per exercise if the weight listed is per individual weight (e.g. dumb bell) or combined (barbell).  Certain exercises right now need to he 2x or halved since it is ambiguous from the description of exercises and users can create their own exercises.  This would be helpful for data quality and normalization purposes cross users as well since there is no way to tell now.

M



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Carl Juneau, PhD 5 years ago

Bob, you're absolutely right. This topic is one year old and we've since updated the app to show "If you're using dumbbells, enter the weight for one hand" and walk users through unilateral exercises with popups for "Side 1" and "Side 2". So, I'm marking this as completed.

Joel, I wouldn't advise you do the unilateral exercises that way, for reasons Bob explained (thx Bob!). But if you still want to do it, you can create custom exercises that are not unilateral and swap them in. Simply replace the ones the app uses by yours, and you'll be good to go.

Big thanks for all who voted for this topic.

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More volume at lighter loads for isolation exercises

Ethan Dribble 7 years ago updated by Carl Juneau, PhD 6 years ago 4

I do wander about the approach to some of the isolation movements and in particular things like lateral raises where I feel that more volume at lighter loads is almost certainly better, yet the the algorithm can be quite aggressive in pushing the numbers up.  It seems all of the lifts are following roughly the same model, though obviously not everything can progress as much as compounds and certain movements definitely benefit from more volume.

I'm usually supplementing separate work for these groups.  So I wonder if in the future some attention might be paid to favoring more volume on things like calves that can use it.


At the end of the day, your app is great and it's honestly the foundation my training, though I do supplement around it with things I'd like to target a bit more or can handle greater frequency (arms).  It's pushed a ton of my compounds up and I specifically credit things like ridiculously high rep deadlifts and squats for greatly increasing my conditioning and growing my 1RMs by a huge amount.

I also love and evangelize rest-pause training now.  Anyway, keep up the good work and have a nice day!

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Carl Juneau, PhD 6 years ago

Thanks for voting for this feature -- it's done!

You can now customize isolation exercises for more volume at lighter loads. To do so:

- Tap "..." next to an isolation exercise
- Tap "more"
- Toggle on "Use custom reps"
- Set reps to any high range, e.g. 15-25

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

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Tell the app what equipment you have available

Ken Cobb 7 years ago updated by Carl Juneau, PhD 6 years ago 4

Is there a way to tell the app what equipment you have available?  I work out at home but i have a cable attachment and landmine attachment on my rack.

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Carl Juneau, PhD 6 years ago

We've begun working on a similar feature. Please vote here for your equipment at home: https://muscle.userecho.com/communities/1/topics/175-select-your-available-equipment-at-home

I'm marking this one as completed to remove the duplicate.

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Change the increase in weight from 1kg steps to 0,5kg steps

Andreas Androsch 7 years ago updated by Carl Juneau, PhD 6 years ago 2

Is there any chance to change the increase in weight from 1kg steps to 0,5kg steps?

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Charts with long-term progress

Michaël Pomerleau 8 years ago updated by Carl Juneau, PhD 8 years ago 4

A chart or table that shows progress for more than 3 sessions (example on 1-2 months)

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Carl Juneau, PhD 8 years ago

Charts are out in beta! You can now see your progress for any or all exercises, over the timeframe you want (from 3 workouts to all time).


On the screenshot I'm attaching, you can see my progression for the shoulder press for all time. You'll notice 3 peaks and 2 valleys. The valleys are deloads. As you can see, each deload leads to a bigger peak, and a bigger 1RM.

That's exactly why you should deload when you stop making progress. Deloads wipe away fatigue and let you progress again. Good news is, the app takes care of that for you, and makes you deload exactly when you need it, so you can break your plateaus, get stronger, and build more muscle.

Beta users on Android have access to charts right now, and those on iOs will have access tomorrow (hopefully) after Apple reviews the update. The update should be live for all users next week.


I'm marking this feature request as "Completed."

Cheers!

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Smart reminder notifications to train on workout days

Marc David 8 years ago updated by Carl Juneau, PhD 4 years ago 8

I'd like the app to remind me when to train. On the best day. Maybe like this:

"Hey Marc you're supposed to work out today!"
[Workout Now]
[Remind me in 2 hours]
[Remind me tomorrow]

Other workout apps do it (like 100 push-up type of apps).

Answer
Carl Juneau, PhD 4 years ago

Hi guys! We released this one some time ago, but it looks like I missed updating the feature request. To set workout reminders, do this:


Tap More (bottom bar)

Tap Settings

Scroll down

Tap Workout reminders

Thanks for voting for this feature! To vote for our next feature, visit: https://muscle.userecho.com/

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Supersets

Michael Foisy 8 years ago updated by Carl Juneau, PhD 8 years ago 9

Add supersets, giant sets and circuits. Sync with timer.

Answer
Carl Juneau, PhD 8 years ago

This feature has been released in beta today. Public release coming up later this week. I'm marking it as "completed."

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Bar weight adjustments memorized for each exercise

Nick M 4 months ago updated by James 1 month ago 2

I searched through the database but I couldn’t find any similar topic. If there’s already one I ask for apologies in advance.


Here’s my request:

The bar weight is adjustable but the weight remains the same in the next session unless it’s manually modified. It’s not a big problem, even though when I don’t pay attention to it, I forget to double check and only following the plates calculation I’m doing the warm up with the wrong weight.

Typical situation that sometimes occurs to me (I’m expressing myself using kgs)


Last exercise of push day: lying triceps extension with ez bar 7,5 kg 

First exercise of next session (pull day) barbell row with usual bar at 20 kgs. Usually for the first set I can see by myself plates to use, because its light. On the second set of warm up the app tells you how many plates to add not showing the bar’s weight. I add plates and performing the exercise I’m feeling that the warm up weight is a little bit hard for me. Then I check the app and discover that the bar weight is 7,5 instead of 20.


To avoid this, two are the solutions: 


1) (the best one) bar weight is memorized for each exercise (I always perform barbell curl with ez bar, for instance)


2) show in the first screen with timer, not only the plates to add, but also the bar’s weight.

Thanks for your kind attention


Nicola

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Make plate calculator take into account future sets

Eduardo V 11 months ago updated by James 3 weeks ago 3

Hello,

There is an issue I am having based on how the app combines the plates.

I am using rest-pause sets (with limited resting time) and following the way the app arranges the plates makes it very difficult to be ready on time for the next set.


Moving 10 plates (per side) in 20 seconds is not easy. For example, the app arranges the following weights (left is the first weight going inside the bar):

Image 109


The last set with less weight has the same proble. Instead of telling you just to remove 10 lb+2.5+10lb, it will tell you to remove a bunch of them and then add the 45.


This is just an example, I guess the solution would be something like maintaining the first 2 plates the same during all sets (such as 10+2.5 or 10+5) and then changing the other 2 or 3, but sounds like a difficult programming problem


Also, an option to see the plate combinations of all series would be great.


I hope I didn’t make this idea too complicated.

Eduardo

Answer
Carl Juneau, PhD 11 months ago

Hi guys,

Nice to see this suggestion getting some votes. Here's a quick solution that might work until we implement something better:

You could try customizing your plates to remove the 45 lbs. That way, the app will always recommend a combination of smaller plates, potentially accomplishing what you're looking for here. You can do that under Settings (bottom bar) > Change equipment.

Cheers,

Carl