Weighted twisting crunch
The weighted twisting crunch video is different than the animation in the exercise. In my opinion it should be the same to be clear how to do it.
Adding warmup sets
In my last workout, there was only one warmup set for each exercise. Even the first exercise - deadlift - had only one warmup set. This is probably because it was a light workout, but still I feel that one warmup set on the first exercise of the workout is too little, especially when the exercise is a heavy compound exercise. And even if the workout itself might be marked light, the weight might still be heavy.
Naturally, one can do more, but it still would be good it one could add more warmups on the app at the very least, even if the AI would not offer more warmup sets. Especially the last warmup set might be heavier than the backoff set so taking extra warmups will affect the total load of the workout. Currently, one can only add work sets but not warmup sets.
Hey Seppe,
To add warm-up sets, just tap "..." next to any exercise and Exercise settings. Then toggle on Use custom warm-ups, and you'll be good to go!
You can also choose to have more warm-up sets for all your exercises in your global settings (bottom bar).
As a reminder, dozens of people get an email every time you make a suggestion here. So if you have any questions about the app, please drop us a note at support@drmuscleapp.com instead.
I'm going to mark this as completed for now.
Thank you,
Carl
Making changes to the inactive sets
When I start the workout, I can see all of the exercises, sets, reps and weight for every set. Hower, I cannot make any changes to the weights other than the next set - the first warmup set of the first exercise when you are just starting the workout. It would be nice if one could make changes to weights for the entire exercise before starting and not in the midst of the workout.
The need can arise for example if you are using a machine that uses odd increments, like when the plates in the weight stack are in pounds but marked in kilos (e.g. 10 lbs is roughly 4,5 kilos but the app uses 2,5 kilo increments).
This might be a minor issue, but fixing it should be also a minor issue, and the end result would be better.
Hi again Seppe,
Nick is correct -- in this case, you could simply customize your increments for that exercise under Exercise settings (tap "..." next to the exercise to access).
In many cases, the app dynamically adjusts your weights during your sets, so I'm not sure that letting you change them before you start would turn into a smooth experience. Better try customizing your increments instead. If you have more questions, please email us at support@drmuscleapp.com.
I'm going to leave this open in case more people want to vote for it.
All the best,
Carl
Give a goal in reps for new 1 RM
In another workout app I have used, the app tells the user, how many reps (s)he has to complete in order to make a new 1RM in the exercise. That made the trainee to make that extra push in order to make a new record. It might not be obvious, how many reps to target if the weight varies; e.g. if the previous 1 rep record was 7 reps with 85 kilos, how many reps I'll have to manage with 60 kilos?
Currrently, the Dr Muscle app just tells what was my result the last time, but if the weight is dirrerent, that does not necessarily tell much.
Hi Seppo,
Thanks for submitting that suggestion.
On your first work set of any exercise, you should see by how much your 1RM will go up or down depending on your chosen reps and weights. If you change those manually, you'll notice the 1RM change as well.
Let us know if you had something else in mind!
Best,
Carl
User defined weight / progression
I just started my second macrocycle; e.g. today I did the Lower body 7A medium workout second time. On the first workout the AI gave me 80 kilos on the deadlift as a working weight. I increased the weight to 120 kg for reps. Today when I got to do the Deadlift (medium) again, the AI had increased the weight to 85 kg - increased the weight from the originaali 80 kilos, but it was a significant reduction in weight from the weight I actually used.
i used the weight suggested by the AI and did few extra reps to what the AI suggested, but my result was almost 20 percent down to the previous medium deadlift.
It seems that the AI won't adapt to the user made changes in weight.
Rearranging the exercises / drag & drop
It would be helpful if one could rearrange the exercises in the midst of an ongoing workout with drag & drop. The AI could even take the new order of exercises into account when determining my progress in the workout.
For example: if the program says squat, then hack squat, and then leg press, but I'll have to move the squat after leg press, this would probably affect my squatting, compared to squatting with fresh muscles.
Hello Seppo,
Thanks for your suggestion. Did you know you can already reorder exercises during your workouts? Here's how:
Open any workout
Tap the pen icon (top-right)
Tap Continue
Reorder your exercises as you please
I'm going to keep this open in case it gets more votes for a smoother integration during workouts, and your other comments as well.
Thank you so much for choosing Dr. Muscle,
Carl
Responds to Apple Watch data
For my age and stage of life, I think I am after an app that responds to the data collected through my Apple Watch, so, if I have a poor recovery, I don’t have to think about it, the app just adjusts the workout accordingly.
AI chat screen
When I open the app and perhaps start to examine my upcoming workout etc, after few seconds the AI chat screen is forced open, and I have to go back to my home screen to continue whatever I was doing. This is somewhat annoying, especially if I have already seen the AI chat several times; the first time after the previous workout, and after that every time I open the app.
This is not a big deal, but again it is annoying. If I want to see the AI feedback, I can open the chat screen myself when I want to, but if I am forced to interrupt what I was doing to see the same feedback yet again, it starts to get under my skin at some point.
Why Easy workout is harder than Medium workout?
I'm on my first mesocycle in Dr. Muscle, so it might be that the AI will correct this in the future cycles, but I feel strange that the Easy workout is way harder than the previous Medium workout. For example, in one exercise I managed 7 reps with 90 kilos in Medium workout (with 1-2 RIR). The AI suggests that I'll perform 11 reps with the same weight on the following Easy workout. On another exercise the weight was again the same, and the reps were 7-11-12 (Medium-Light-Heavy).
I would understand higher reps with a lighter weight on a Light workout and lower reps with a heavier weight on the Heavy workout. But now it gives me the same weight throught, and the target reps are higer on the Light workout than what I was able to perform on the Medium workout.
Hi Seppo,
Thanks for reporting that issue. We're on it, and someone from the team will follow up over email.
We try to keep this site for suggestions and feature requests, as a few hundred people receive a notification every time you post here. So, please send all future bug reports to support@drmuscleapp.com.
I'm going to make this as closed.
Thanks so much for choosing Dr. Muscle,
Carl
Give progress in percentages only after the third workout or so
When I have used an exercise for the first time, the app congratulates me for an increase of 3500% in weight, or something similar, when in reality there is no previous record for the exercise. It would be way better, if the app would just say that there is not enough data to determine the progress (and even then, it would give the percentages only after the third workout or so, because on the first workout, the weight might be too light and it can take some time to find the right weight). For example, at the moment the AI tells me that my average 1 RM increase has been 3931% over the past few weeks.
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