Resume Workout
There are several times when I've been in the middle of a workout and either the app crashes (rare) or somehow I've navigated away from the current screen elsewhere and am unable to get back into that workout.
I'd like a resume workout feature. It knows that I started a workout and haven't yet saved. If I click Resume, it will get me back to the most recent exercise and saved set.
Exercises you have already finished (saved) show a green checkmark next to them. That way, you know. Checkmarks don't disappear until you "Finish and save" and workout (bottom button).
Chat with your AI coach
Dear lifter,
In May, we raised just under $10,000 on Kickstarter.
The first big new feature we promised is the Web app.
The second big improvement we promised is to make the app "as easy to use as a dishwasher". As we plan ahead for this one, I need your help. Would you like to be able to chat with your AI coach inside Dr. Muscle?
To see what I mean, create a new account inside Dr. Muscle (top-right menu > log out > create new account). If you like it, we'll extend that chat feature. Picture this:
You log into Dr. Muscle. A chat opens. You read:
Good afternoon Carl! Welcome back. Here's a snapshot of your progress:
9 workouts done
12,251 lbs lifted
Max strength: 121 lbs (+3%)
Sets: 91 (+5%)
Today's workout is Upper Body. Your last workout was 2 days ago. You should have recovered. How are you feeling today?
[Not so good]
OK then, I suggest we take it easy (you'll do fewer sets, and your workout will be shorter). Sounds good?
[Yes, start shorter workout]
[No, start normal workout]
And so on...
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What do you think? In short, you'd be chatting with your AI coach inside Dr. Muscle, and all the information you need to make better training decisions and get in shape faster would be presented to you in a chat format that's easy to understand.
Thanks again for your amazing support.
Carl Juneau, PhD
Founder of Dr. Muscle
Estimate muscle fiber makeup and adjust
This would definitely be a finishing touches type addition to the app but would be interesting. Since the app tracks performance and reps so closely it might be able to notice if a lifter progresses better with higher or lower reps and start smart adjusting to the lifter’s personal physiology. While this would probably not offer a huge advantage over random rep undulation it would be something I haven’t seen before.
Hi Tomislav,
Greg Nuckols makes a good case that this theory is unfounded here: https://www.strongerbyscience.com/muscle-fiber-type/.
To recap:
- Most muscles in your body have a fairly even split of fast-twitch and slow-twitch muscle fibers; very few muscles are (on average) incredibly fast-twitch or slow-twitch dominant.
- There’s not a practical test to know whether a particular muscle is composed primarily of fast-twitch or slow-twitch fibers. The methods you’d typically use in a gym setting (seeing how many reps you’d get with a particular percentage of your 1rm) have virtually no predictive power.
- The idea that you should train muscles differently based on their predominant muscle fiber type comes from the notion that fast-twitch muscle fibers respond best to heavy weights and low reps, and that slow-twitch muscle fibers respond best to light weights and high reps. Evidence is still very mixed on this point – it’s not yet clear that particular training styles specifically target fast-twitch or slow-twitch fibers in the first place.
- Even if there was good evidence for fiber type specific hypertrophy, and even if there was a good, practical test to know a muscle’s fiber type breakdown, it still wouldn’t change the general recommendation to keep training that muscle with a variety of rep ranges.
With that said, it may still be possible to find out if a lifter progresses better with high or low reps and to adjust to the lifter’s personal physiology, as Barrett suggested. But I'd be really surprised if that had to do with fibre type.
Add exercise During a workout
I would like to have an Add Exercise option during a Dr Muscle workout.
I pick Upper Body 6a. I finish the prescribed exercises and sets for bench press. But I want to do chest flyes prior to lay pull downs.
Love to hit add exercise. Select chest flyes. And let Dr Muscle add that without its usual prescription for weights sets and reps.
Add more volume on the fly.
Thanks for voting for that feature -- it's done! In fact, it's been live for some time now. To add an exercise during a workout, just tap Edit workout (top left). 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!
Select the number of sets
I would love to be able to cap the number of sets & let the app figure out the number of reps and weight for growth. As some studies show, you can grow muscle with 1-2 sets (& warm up). On the days I don’t have as much time for a 5 or more sets in the workout, I would like to cap the number of sets to 2 or 3 Thus, I could get a workout done even faster than rest-pause if I combine rest-pause, supersets, and only doing a warm-up and two working sets. Any chance our AI trainer can calculate growth when the sets are constrained?
Thanks for voting for this feature -- it's done!
Open settings and toggle on quick mode to get 2 work sets for all exercises. That way, your workouts should last max 30 minutes.
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
Rest pause and regular sets for individual exercises.
I think that there should be a way to specify if you want to use rest-pause or normal sets sot that it can be customized to specific exercises and not the entire workout because deadlifts work best with rest-pause and something like bicep curls work better with regular sets.
Thanks for voting for this feature!
This was implemented some time ago. You can now choose from normal or rest-pause sets at the exercise level. Tap "..." and "more" to toggle the option on or off.
All the best,
Carl
For new exercises, ask “If you’ve done this before, how many did you do (enter 0 if not)”
It’s quite confusing to have the app ask you “How many of this can you do?” - Would be better to ask “If you’ve done this before, how many did you do (enter 0 if not)”
WebAccess to the app.
I would like to suggest an access to the app via the web, something like https://webapp.drmuscleapp.com/ or https://my.drmuscleapp.com/
At fist, it's could be the same as the regular app but it's could be modified with time to allow a better view on stats and accounts details...
Thanks for voting for this feature -- it's done!
From the Web app, you can now:
– Upload your custom program
– View and analyze your exercise data
– Download your history
Click here to access your Dr. Muscle account on the Web: 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
Social Media Function
Some of us benefit from being able to share our accomplishments on social media. Bodyspace has(had?) a nice function that allowed a photo to be taken at the end of a workout and superimpose text that included the date and a summary of the workout. It's not a necessity, but it was a little perk that added motivation to keep going.
Thanks for voting for this feature -- you can now share new records on Facebook:
I'm going to mark this feature as "Started" and leave it open for more customers to vote on before we implement it further.
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
Add Plyometrics and Resistance band training to the program
It would have been awesome if Dr. Juneau was able to add Plyometrics and Resistance band training to the program.
Thanks for voting for that feature -- it's 50% done! In fact, bands programs have been live for some time in the app now. To do them:
Tap Exercise (bottom bar)
Tap Workouts
Tap Dr. Muscle
Tap Home
Tap Buffed w/ Bands!
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!
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