Powerbuidling workouts (powerlifting/bodybuilding)
I would like to see some hybrid workout routines in the app combining powerlifting workouts with bodybuilding workouts,
monday/tuesday powerlifting push pull workout
thursday/friday bodybuilding upper lower workout
or something simelar combining these two, too get the best of both worlds
Edit workout for one day only
Overall, I’m happy with the app, but it’d be nice when you’re editing the workout to have the options of 1) changing it for that day only or 2) changing it for all future workouts of say, Upper Body 7C.
Bodyweight Only?
With Chinip or Pull-up and dips. The system shows body weight only option. Can we add, body with with band + define the colour.
And if doing this type of exercise the person wants to add weight, such as a belt with chain & plate etc.
If not the true “effort” weight is not being recorded, nor is the progress accurately being calculated.
Hi Kevin!
The way we handle that inside Dr. Muscle is using different exercises. So if you search for "chin-up", you'll find:
Chin-up
Weighted chin-up
You can also create other custom exercises for your needs (just tap the big + button). In my account, I have:
Chin-up (green band)
Chin-up (red band)
Does that work? If not, let us know how you'd like this to work, so people can vote for your suggestion. We implement suggestions with the most votes first, and only customers such as yourself get to vote. Thx!
Countdown “Seconds”
Can the countdown be in Minutes:Seconds; rather than all seconds i.e. 218 secs into 3min 38sec appears “3:38”
Fix HITT Rest to “Work” to Save
During the HITT, the system skips from “Rest” to “Save” the “Work” section is bypassed!
The odd thing, it’s only happening when it reaches “Max & Fast”...is this my iPad? Is this system wide?
Any other reports like this?
Thank you for your suggestion Andrew. We already have two similar feature requests -- I suggest you vote for those so it gets built faster:
I'm marking this one as declined to avoid duplicates. But rest assured: we do look forward to building that feature!
Cheers,
Carl
Let’s say that the exercise for chest muscles (using the app) is bench presses and let’s say that I’m doing this every Monday Wednesday and Friday. Let’s now assume that I have the equipment to do Peck-Decks. What I’m asking is the option to use differen
Different equipment for the same muscle group every week.
Add strength phase followed by a hypertrophy phase
Instead of the traditional settings option for "what do you want to do" I've love to start off with a strength phase.. your heavy lower rep ranges, then transition to a hypertrophy phase. I've done this with other programs like Max Muscle and it worked very well.
You get stronger initially so that when you are in that 8-10 rep range, you are using more weight.
Would like Dr Muscle to have this option to move me thru phases vs sticking to a single goal range that I need to manually change.
Maybe 1 week of each phase? Including higher reps and a 5th weed deload?
Thanks for voting for this feature -- it's in beta! From the announcement:
To get the body of a greek god, should you aim to get stronger? Many coaches would tell you so, based on the hypothesis that over time, lifting heavier makes you more muscular. But thanks to a new study, you don’t have to rely on hypotheses anymore. Carvalho et al. (2020) investigated muscle thickness and maximum strength in 26 resistance-trained men. They found that lifters who trained for strength for 3 weeks and hypertrophy for 5 weeks gained more muscle and strength than those who just trained for hypertrophy for 8 weeks. The authors concluded: “Our results support the use of a period to increase muscle strength prior to hypertrophy training.” Not sure how to apply that to your own training? We got you covered. When you follow one of the default programs inside Dr. Muscle, you’ll know do a 3-week strength phase automatically before each new program. Not into it? No problem. You can toggle that off under Settings.
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
Customer support service by UserEcho
