Real-time calorie count on the screen during workouts….?
Show a live / real time calorie burn on the app screen during workouts ….
Bluetooth accelerometer band that straps to the bar/wrist/ankle to provide feedback on form, range of motion and tempo
I think you should pursue development of a bluetooth accelerometer band that straps to the bar/wrist/ankle. These mirror based home workout devices are getting popular, but they aren't great for those of us needing squat racks and legit weights. But they do a good job of using computer vision to provide feedback on form, range of motion and tempo. I originally thought using the cell phone for real-time video analysis was a good idea, until I realized 80-90% of the benefit would come with an accelerometer with much less hassle. You would strap the device to the bar/wrist/ankle and do the warmup set focusing on perfect form and tempo as usual. Then on the work sets the accelerometer would feedback to the app whether someone is maintaining form, tempo, and ROM. Interestingly enough with regard to RPE, many studies more accurately determine the optimal rep limit by instructing the lifter to attempt to maintain steady tempo and then determining at what point the rep slows beyond a threshold (e.g. 20% slower). The lifter doesn't have to estimate how many more reps they could've done. They would just go until the most recent rep crosses the tempo threshold and stop. And it could easily tell me to watch my tempo, form, or ROM during the set. Almost everyone uses headphones during the workout anyway. Feedback like, "You cheated that rep a bit. Get deep enough." When my reps start to slow noticeably. "OK it looks like you've got at least one more in you." "That was a great set. Let's rest a minute." I've thought a lot about how I would accomplish this, but frankly I'm neck deep in developing a couple other things, so have no desire to get into workout devices. But happy to discuss further if you'd like.
Customized rest timer by exercise
An option to be able to pre-set rest timers by exercise within the settings page for each particular exercise would be awesome. This way, you can customize your particular workouts even more!
Drop down notifications not aligned with actual scheduled sessions
I’m getting drop down notifications to say get ready to exercise when I’m on rest days ….
Hi again Lloyd,
To match your notifications to your workout days, do this:
Tap More (bottom bar)
Tap Settings
Tap Choose workout days
I'm going to mark this as completed for now. Please email us at support@drmuscleapp.com if you have more questions about the app.
Best,
Carl
I’m doing the all body basic level and would like the system to mix the exercises up a bit for each body area…doing the Same set for 15 sessions is getting boring.. eg fire chest there is just flat bench and then diamond push-ups …
Could the system swap out for incline or dumbbell press and add in flys?
Hi Lloyd,
I'm guessing you're on a level 1 program. To mix in more exercises, I'd recommend moving up to level 2 right away. Here's how you can do that:
Tap More (bottom bar)
Tap Settings
Tap Change program
On any program, you can also swap exercises any time. The app will recommend similar exercises for the same muscles. Here's how:
Tap More next to any exercise
Tap Swap
I'm going to mark this as completed for now. On that note, when you suggest a feature on this website, everyone who's signed up gets a notification. So, if you have questions about the app, please first email us at support@drmuscleapp.com.
Thanks for your sharp feedback,
Carl
Bar weight to zero
It couldt be nice to be able to set de bar weight to zero. In some exercice, like hacksqat there is no need ( at my gym ) to consider the bar weight
Thanks for voting for this suggestion: it's live!
You can now adjust your bar weight all the way down to 0 in the plate calculator, allowing you to work with bars of any weight.
Pumped? Now would be a good time to vote for our next features at https://muscle.userecho.com/.
Thanks again for your support,
Carl
Ability to make any exercise hard, medium, light
The ability to select EVERY exerxise as light, medium, hard (regular) instead of the limited ones we have.
would be a tremendous help to make the existing dr.muscle workouts a lot more interezting this way you can switch exercises which you prefer and you can jeep managing fatigue with light and medium days just as the program recomended.
it will also be a great help for custom workout programs.
Seppe, I'm happy to say you can indeed already make any exercise hard, medium, or light. Here's how:
Tap Exercise (bottom bar)
Tap Exercises
Tap the big plus button (bottom right)
As you create your exercise, the app will ask "How hard should the exercise be?" Select hard, medium, or light. And you'll be good to go!
Prioritize body parts that are lagging behind other muscle groups
The app should allow to specify a lagging muscle group that needs to be worked out more often or with more volume. The app couldn’t ever figure this out alone so it is important to give that feedback.
André, we already have a feature that's quite similar:
Tap More (bottom bar)
Tap Settings
Scroll down to Body part priority
Let me know if you had something else in mind. We believe your experience with us should be smooth and a solid 10/10. Thx!
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