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Choose different weight increments for barbell, dumbbell and pulley on settings

Eduardo A. 5 years ago updated by Carl Juneau, PhD 3 years ago 4

Choose different weight increments and min weights for barbell, dumbbell and pulley on settings. (This one is important, but I have an alternate solution to edit these numbers in each exercise after I built the workout).

Answer
Carl Juneau, PhD 3 years ago

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/.

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

Carl Juneau, PhD
Founder of Dr. Muscle

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Preview upcoming workouts

tomislav stanimirovic 7 years ago updated by Carl Juneau, PhD 3 years ago 5

It would be interesting to have a calendar where you can preview your upcoming workouts. For instance, it I'm on the Up/Down-workout, and I'm doing 2 day on and 1 day off, then it would be interesting to see more workouts than just the next one. I would be able to see that at the end of this month, I will do 100 kg x 10 reps in bench if I continue to progress according to Dr Muscle, while I'm today doing 100 kg x 6 reps for instance.

Does it make any sense?

Answer
Carl Juneau, PhD 3 years ago

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

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Exercise Complete Visual

Marc David 8 years ago updated by Carl Juneau, PhD 7 years ago 6

After you finish an exericse (sets, reps) you select "Finish Exericse"  You're back to the workout screen.  Would be helpful to show Bench Press has a check next to it, indicating you did the sets for that and now it's onto the next exercise.

Answer
Carl Juneau, PhD 7 years ago

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!

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Account for longer periods of rest / time off between workouts

Ciarán Sheehan 8 years ago updated by Carl Juneau, PhD 6 years ago 8

Really loving the app.


Is there an accounting for longer periods of rest days?  As a singer and actor I find lifting on days I'm singing to be detrimental to my level of performance or if I'm traveling for concerts there may be times when there may be a week away from the gym.  Just curious.


Best, Ciarán

Answer
Carl Juneau, PhD 6 years ago

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

Learn more about the new feature here: http://drmuscleapp.com/news/overtraining/.

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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Option to EDIT in History

Nick Monastiriotis 8 years ago updated by Carl Juneau, PhD 6 years ago 9

Also, in order to avoid a -1% change and a subsequent deload (I mean, in cases it's not needed in reality -the -1% change issue discussed in a different thread), I went back to history to edit the sets and add 1 rep to each set (which I actually did anyway) and realised there is no EDIT option (only the DELETE now, of course).


So, the option EDIT in History?

Answer
Carl Juneau, PhD 6 years ago

Thanks for voting for this feature! Dr. Muscle now lets you edit your history.

The update is already available to all users. To update, open the app store on your phone, search for Dr. Muscle, and 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#.

Cheers!

Carl Juneau, PhD

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Sync with Apple activity tracker for calories burned

Mark C 1 year ago updated by FaFa 1 month ago 1

I noticed that the workout syncs to my Apple health however the calories burned do not. Please make it sync to the activity tracker as well for calories burned

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more detailed equipment choices during questionnaire

Bob Ruff 2 years ago updated by Jonathan Z 3 months ago 8

When going through the initial questionnaire, I feel that a lot more detail is needed in the choice of equipment. Now I'm not expecting every piece of equipment ever, but if you choose gym, the dropdown choices should at least include a squat rack, incline/decline bench, lat pulldown machine, leg curl and leg extension. I know technically they fall under the category of pulleys etc, but basic gym equipment should be a choice. Along the same lines, I work out at home as well, and there should be more options. For example, instead of just dumbbells and bodyweight, I have a flat and incline bench.

Answer
Carl Juneau, PhD 1 year ago

Hi guys,

Thanks for your honest feedback. I appreciate it, and I can confirm we're committed to enhancing the equipment customization feature to better meet your needs.

We are constantly working on improving the app, and we continue to release new updates every week (https://dr-muscle.com/timeline). Recently, we have focused on enhancing the cardio feature based on a suggestion that received about twice the votes as this one.

I get that detailed equipment choices are important to you. Balancing everyone's demands can be challenging, and we continue to prioritize implementing suggestions with the highest number of votes to benefit the majority of our users.

Thank you for taking the time to provide your feedback. I look forward to improving this feature for you.

Best,

Carl

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Clarify triceps pushdown variations

Raymond P 3 years ago 0

It would be nicer stated as:


- triceps rope push down

- tricep bar push down

- triceps rope one arm push down


This way, you don’t first have to look at the video, to see if you would like to swap your old exercise with the new one.

Met vriendelijke groet,

Raymond Puijk


[Note to team: change current pushdown to rope and add bar and one-arm variations.]

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Pyramid sets: Decreasing reps

Ben Besner 5 years ago updated by Carl Juneau, PhD 4 years ago 2

Hi,

I love the new feature pyramid increasing reps

but I will be very happy if we can have pyramid decresing style
like 15-12-12-8-6 reps

And also another idea should be a Mass phase include workout where you can select a certain group of muscle per day

many thx!

ben

Answer
Carl Juneau, PhD 4 years ago

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

Pyramid sets are coming! This is one of our top requested features, so I’m thrilled to bring it to you. You can now choose from Pyramid or Reverse pyramid sets in your global and exercise-level settings. This was challenging to sync with custom reps, increments, and other settings. So, some tweaking may be needed for users with unusual setups. If you notice something odd when you try pyramid sets for the first time, please let us know. We should fix it by next week!

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

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Select your available equipment at home

Barrett Roberts 6 years ago updated by Carl Juneau, PhD 5 years ago 17

Would be very nice to be able to tell the app what equipment you have and let it recommend a workout based on the most effective exercises you can do with your equipment.  

Answer
Carl Juneau, PhD 5 years ago

Thanks for voting for this feature -- it's done! In Settings, you can now toggle off dumbbells to swap out all dumbbell exercises from your workouts automatically.

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