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

You can now customize settings at the exercise level. Tap "..." next to an exercise to customize it. If you're on Android, you can update right away. If you're on Apple, you'll need to wait 2-3 more days (it's under final review). To update:

- Open the store app on your phone

- Search "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

Thanks for voting for this feature -- it's in beta! We've already implemented body weight tracking and coaching (with goals, calories, and macros). A few of you also requested we add bodyfat % tracking and estimates. If that's still a priority for you, please vote for that feature here: https://muscle.userecho.com/en/communities/1/topics/431-track-and-estimate-bodyfat

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. If you'd like to do that, please visit: https://muscle.userecho.com/communities/1-submit-your-feedback/topics#.

We've released 47 updates in 2020 (one a week or so). For the full list, see https://dr-muscle.com/timeline/.

Love Dr. Muscle? Upgrade to annual to get 4 months free. Training with a partner? Add them to your account for 50% off. Need help with your diet? Check out the Learn tab (bottom bar) or our new diet coach app at https://www.eve.fit/.

Really appreciate your support and advice. Thanks!

Carl Juneau, PhD
Founder of Dr. Muscle

Thanks for voting for this feature -- it's in beta! From the announcement:

You asked. We listened. With this update, we introduce the “Lower back, glutes & hamstrings” body part. These muscles often work together. So much so, they’re often called the “posterior chain”. So, it made sense to group them as one. This group now includes exercises we previously listed as “back” or “legs”. Like the deadlift and its variations. Splitting up body parts is one of our top requested feature, so if there are other body parts you’d like to see in Dr. Muscle, now’s the time to speak up. Let us know on our feedback site at https://muscle.userecho.com/en/communities/1/topics/284-muscle-groups-should-be-divided-even-more. Thanks!

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. If you'd like to do that, please visit: https://muscle.userecho.com/communities/1-submit-your-feedback/topics#.

We've released 47 updates in 2020 (one a week or so). For the full list, see https://dr-muscle.com/timeline/.

Love Dr. Muscle? Upgrade to annual to get 4 months free. Training with a partner? Add them to your account for 50% off. Need help with your diet? Check out the Learn tab (bottom bar) or our new diet coach app at https://www.eve.fit/.

Really appreciate your support and advice. Thanks!

Carl Juneau, PhD
Founder of Dr. Muscle

Thanks for voting for this feature -- level 1 is in beta! Levels 2-7 are coming soon. From the announcement:

Push/Pull/Legs split program is one of our top requested features, so I’m super excited to announce it today! With this version coming up in beta, you’ll be able to select Push/Pull/Legs from the list of gym or home gym workouts under the Exercise tab. With this split, you’ll be training 6 times a week, hitting each body part twice a week. It’s an advanced split best suited for lifters who have a lot of time on their hand—and who want to squeeze every last bit of gains from their workouts by training more often and performing more exercises in a fresh state.

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. If you'd like to do that, please visit: https://muscle.userecho.com/communities/1-submit-your-feedback/topics#.

We've released 47 updates in 2020 (one a week or so). For the full list, see https://dr-muscle.com/timeline/.

Love Dr. Muscle? Upgrade to annual to get 4 months free. Training with a partner? Add them to your account for 50% off. Need help with your diet? Check out the Learn tab (bottom bar) or our new diet coach app at https://www.eve.fit/.

Really appreciate your support and advice. Thanks!

Carl Juneau, PhD
Founder of Dr. Muscle

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

You can now work out with fewer and shorter load times. In our tests, the app now loads 36% faster (opening a workout, doing 4 sets of an exercise, and saving it now takes 31 seconds, down from 48).

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

We have more speed improvements coming up, but I'll mark this suggestion as completed today. 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

Thanks for voting for this feature. Good news! We've made significant progress. With our latest update, you can now exercise with:

- Drop sets
- Reference sets
- Improved supersets

The following techniques can already be done in the app:

- Explosive reps
- Excentric only
- Partial reps
- "Holds at the bottom"

See below for a tutorial. Finally, we do not recommend superslow anymore, as it has no effect on hypertrophy (Schoenfeld et al. 2015).

From the latest announcement:

Drop sets are one of my favorite training techniques. They're fast, fun, and effective. In a drop set, you perform an exercise for as many reps as possible, drop the weight, and do a few more reps right away.

In a recent meta-analysis, Sødal et al. (2023) reviewed the science and synthesized data from 6 studies to "compare the effects of drop sets over traditional sets on skeletal muscle hypertrophy". The results suggest that drop sets are as effective as traditional sets for promoting muscle hypertrophy, but take only about 1/3 the workout time.

So if your goal is to build mass and you're short on time, you should definitely consider drop sets. They're easy to do now in Dr. Muscle. To set them up, just tap "Settings" in the bottom bar and scroll down to Set style. You can also set them up for individual exercises by tapping "..." next to them and "Exercise settings". That's how I use them, for exercises like Dumbell Curls and Triceps Extensions, as well as machine exercises where it's easy to lower the weight.

Give them a shot and let us know what you think, or learn more at https://dr-muscle.com/use-drop-sets-build-muscle/

If you're in the beta:
On Android, you can already download the update. On iPhone? You'll have to wait 7-10 days for Apple to release 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.

Want to train with explosive reps, partial reps, and more? They can all already be done in the app by creating a variation of the exercise for them. Here's how:

- Open the app
- Scroll all the way down the home page
- Tap Exercises
- Tap the big plus button at the bottom-right
- Name your exercise (e.g. "Explosive Bench Press")

Your custom exercise will have its own history and progress, which should be quite different from your progress in the main, classic execution style. For example, explosive reps are usually done for sets of 2-5 with relatively low weights moved with high speed. You should stop your set when speed slows down, not when you almost cannot lift the weight anymore like in hypertropy training.

With that said, if you'd like us to build a feature for another technique specifically, please suggest and vote for it at https://muscle.userecho.com/. Speaking of which, now would be a good time to suggest and vote for our next feature.

We've released 53 updates in 2023. For the full list, see https://dr-muscle.com/timeline/.

Love Dr. Muscle? Upgrade to annual to get 4 months free. Training with a partner? Add them to your account for 50% off. Need help with your diet? Dr. Muscle now includes meal plans! Tap Get meal plan on your home page to get started.

Wanna do us a huge favor? Leave us a review on the app store. It's one of the main ways new people learn about us. It will take less than 2 minutes, and it would really help out!

Really appreciate your support and suggestions to improve the app. Thanks!

Dr. Carl Juneau, PhD
Founder of Dr. Muscle

Thanks for voting for this feature -- it's in beta! From the announcement:

Excited to announce TWO of our top requested features. With this beta update, you’ll be able to hear yours truly say how many reps you have to do when your rest timer ends (e.g. “5 reps” instead of the usual “ding”). Toggle this on by tapping the timer icon top-right during any workout. Also, you can now customize your equipment in full for plates, dumbbells, and pulleys. This gives you full control over your increments, min, and max weights for exercises using those implements. Big thanks to all who voted for these features!

If you're in the beta:
On Android, you can already download the update. On iPhone? You'll have to wait 7-10 days for Apple to release 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 good time to suggest and vote for our next feature. Please visit https://muscle.userecho.com/.

We've released 46 updates in 2021 (one a week or so). For the full list, see https://dr-muscle.com/timeline/.

Love Dr. Muscle? Upgrade to annual to get 4 months free. Training with a partner? Add them to your account for 50% off. Need help with your diet? Dr. Muscle now includes meal plans! Tap Get meal plan on your home page to get started.

Wanna do us a huge favor? Leave us a review on the app store. It's one of the main ways new people learn about us. It will take less than 2 minutes, and it would really help out!

Really appreciate your support and suggestions to improve the app. Thanks!

Carl Juneau, PhD
Founder of Dr. Muscle

Thanks for voting for this feature—calendar was released a few weeks ago, and workout reminders are now in beta! You can now choose to get reminders via email or notifications on your phone.

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/.

Love Dr. Muscle? Upgrade to annual to get 4 months free. Training with a partner? Add them to your account for 50% off. Need help with your diet? Try out new meal plans that update on autopilot. Just tap Get meal plan from your home page.

Really appreciate your support and suggestions to improve the app. Thanks!

Carl Juneau, PhD
Founder of Dr. Muscle

This one was released today! I'm marking it a completed.

The update is live on Android and Apple. To get it, simply update via Google Play or the App Store app on your phone.

If you've voted for this suggestion:

1) Thank you!
2) Now would be a good time to suggest and vote for our next feature.
3) You can do so here: https://muscle.userecho.com/communities/1-submit-your-feedback/topics#.

Thanks!