Single Muscle Group Hypertrophy
I am using this app to help solely with muscle hypertrophy. I would very much like to focus on a single muscle group per day and optimize a workout routine around that. Currently, I know you can choose to work out a particular muscle group, but it doesn’t seem like we can have the AI create a workout routine weekly around hitting a particular muscle group per day. This would be huge for me and I’m sure many, many others.
Hi Austin. Thanks for your suggestion. Programs like that are definitely popular, so we could certainly addi one to the app.
But as Seppe pointed out, the science says you should train each muscle at least 2x a week for best results. Here's meta-analysis of 10 studies:
Conclusions: When comparing studies that investigated training muscle groups between 1 to 3 days per week on a volume-equated basis, the current body of evidence indicates that frequencies of training twice a week promote superior hypertrophic outcomes to once a week.
Source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30558493/
And another one of 25 studies:
Meta-regression analysis of non-volume-equated studies showed a significant effect favoring higher frequencies, although the overall difference in magnitude of effect between frequencies of 1 and 3+ days per week was modest.
Source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30558493/
So, if you're training solely with muscle hypertrophy, I would really recommend a program in which you train each muscle at least 2x a week. All our programs do that, fortunately. But if you'd still like us to add a program like you described, please let me know, and we'll do it as soon as your suggestion gets more votes. Only customers get to vote, and we implement suggestions with the most votes first. Thanks!
Improve offline access functionality
First, Dr. Muscle helped me get back into the gym. Having an app take the planning out of the way made it easy just to get in there and adjust exercises as needed.
My feedback is in regards to using the app without an internet connection. I believe there should be a better way than what is explained in https://dr-muscle.com/offline/.
Sometimes the user does not know that their internet connection will not be strong. Also, if the user wants to swap an exercise, they can't really do so with the current method if they have no internet. Also, in my experience, I've found that the app does some sort of soft reset type behavior during the workout. On one occasion, I tried the method above and by the time I got to the gym, the soft reset behavior happened and I couldn't workout with Dr. Muscle without work. The "soft reset," as I describe it, takes me back to the homepage where I have to click 'Start Workout' again to be brought to the page with my exercises (sets done are usually still done when returning).
Furthermore, it can be really frustrating and demotivating to have no functionality when someone is at the gym—it throws the gameplay off.
Overall, amazing app. I really enjoy it. I think it's a hit and I know with time all will continue to get better.
Cesar
Top set method
I noticed a long time ago we can't do one top set for deadlifts followed by multiple back-off sets, doing multiple deadlift sets with the first one with a 1 rir, followed by a couple sets with the same weight and reps is kinda way to destructive/taxing, certainly also when you are squating and you're past a beginner/medium level stage and the weights get high, a one all out sets with a 1rep rir, somewhere in the 3-7 rep range, followed by 2 or 3 back-off sets where weight is reduced and reps adjusted to the new weight makes a lot more sense imo, i never said this before when i noticed but it would be great if the possibility for 1 workset and multiple back-off sets would be possible, can't help but wonder it's better for the heavy, taxing and injury prone compound exercises.
Keep the current exercise and set at the top of screen. Not have to scroll down.
While in a workout when you finish an exercise. And it shifts back to the main screen of this work out. It keeps going to the top of the page and you have to scroll down. Please have it put the next exercise at the top, or just open the next exercise.
Hi Jim. I'm going to have the team follow up with you on that one, because the request you're making is exactly how the app is supposed to behave at the moment.
Weigh exercises according to when they are done in respect of the other exercises on the same day
I suggest “weighting" exercises according to when they are done in respect of the other exercises on the same day. So if I usually do bench press at the start of a workout and then decide in one workout to do it later on in the workout rather than at the beginning, that the app then takes this into account and either reduces the reps/weight / or instead keeps the rep/weight unchanged but factors in me not performing as well (because I'm more tired than if I had done the set at the start of my workout, especially if bench press comes after another push exercise such as shoulder press) when calculating the reps/weight in the next workout.
1 rep max test
At the end of a program there should be the ability to do a 1 Rep Max test. Can always do on our own Accord, but it would be great to actually feel the progress, and have those results saved.
Strenght phase : manually trigger and/or setup
You may have plenty reason to do a strenght phase whenever you want, so it would be nice to have the option to do so at any moment during a hypertrophy program.
Also, allow the user to determine the number of trainings with hypertrophy program before starting a strenght phase. So for those who prefer to do strenght training more often than hyperthrophy, that will be possible, or if the program is having issues with the count down, you may be able to adjust it manually.
Ability to record and differentiate pause reps and regular reps
Allow the AI to acknowledge paused reps and differentiate them from regular reps.
Paused reps are really useful to improve strength with perfect form!! A must where I think the app should be worked on.
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