Ronnie Coleman vocal samples for motivation
Let's do this!!!
yeaaaaaaaaaah buddy
lightweight baby!
Look, a couple of beeps is passable but not exactly world shattering. Where's Ronnie Coleman when you need him? Please can we have more encouragement
I'm sure there are some other good ones by other guys too
Provide cancel button for "reps-in-reserve" popup, or a way to view and edit later.
In today's workout I encountered the new "reps-in-reserve" feature when saving the main work set. I'm sure this will be a fantastic input to the algorithms. So for the backlog it would be great to have a way to view and edit this number. Or at lease provide a "cancel" button for the popup.
The reason is that I accidentally clicked "save" for my work set before I actually did the exercise, which popped up the "reps-in-reserve" feature. Of course I had no idea how many reps-in-reserve I was going to have. I fumbled around trying to cancel out of it so I could re-save, but I didn't get the popup back and may have saved a very wrong value which will throw off the upcoming workout or two.
Hi Glen,
Thanks for taking the time to write. That one seems easy to fix: simply delete your work set and do it again. You'll get the popup again, and you'll be able to enter the correct value. That value will be recorded (not the previous, uncorrect one, since you've deleted that set). To delete your work set, tap "..." to its right and tap "delete".
Best regards,
Carl
Rest-timer starts with “50” then in the next second it goes to “24”
The rest-timer often starts with “50” then in the next second it goes to “24” and counts down the 25 seconds. - Don’t start with “50”. Start with “25”.
kettlebells
Can you allow the option for the user to type in their preferred tool, ie kettlebells or sandbag? It may not fit into the predefined programs you already created with the typical lifts you prescribe, but it would be nice to have a section to "customize" your own program with the tools you want or have access to most readily.
Hi Jessica!
Thanks for taking the time to write.
You can already create custom exercises and programs inside the app. So, for example, you could create a kettlebell swing.
When you do that, the app will try to adjust your weight up or down to match your reps and progression. If you don't have a full rack of kettlebells, that might be a problem.
If you'd like to restrict the app's recommended weights to only what you have, please vote for this feature: https://muscle.userecho.com/communities/1/topics/67-weight-control-for-available-dumbbells-and-plate-sizes.
Thanks!
Intensity periodisation
Hi, when I was training under you, you had me do some "banking" for my rep. Like the first week of training, keeping 2 rep in banks. Second and third one, 1 rep in bank and the last one before break, going all out. Can we introduce that kind of periodisation as well?
Hi Ioan,
That you for that smart suggestion ;)
In fact, we were already cooking an update that applies this concept in an even more powerful way. It's out now on Android and under review by Apple (give it 2-3 days). For full details, check out:
http://drmuscleapp.com/news/reps-in-reserve/
I'm marking this as "Completed".
For beginners, have a video/explanation of the exercise.
For beginners, images/videos of the exercises so we can be sure we're doing the right movement. For example, I have to look up exercises on BodyBuilding.com to learn. Having this in the app would be much more helpful.
Hi Samantha!
Thanks for that suggestion.
Many people have already voted for a similar one (https://muscle.userecho.com/communities/1/topics/12-images-for-exercises). So, I'm merging your suggestion with the other, and will mark this one as "Planned".
For now, for videos, I can't recommend enough http://www.exrx.net/Lists/Directory.html. They have hundreds of exercises for all major muscle groups, with detailed instructions, photos, and videos. And it's all free.
In our app, we've used the same names these guys used. So you should find all the exercises you're not familiar with there. They even have a search box (http://www.exrx.net/Lists/SearchExercises.html) where you can type in the names.
All the best,
Carl
working set and warm-up set number
I think that the warm-up sets should start at 1 and the working sets should start at 1 because it can get confusing when looking at the screen of your phone and see more sets done than you needed to do but you still are not finished when all you had for your working sets was four or five.
Hi Peter,
Thanks for your suggestion. This was completed some time ago. Warm-up sets are now marked as W and work sets start at 1. I'm going to mark this as completed.
Cheers,
Carl
"+" and "-" for weight recording in error
After I've decreased the weight for a set and clicked "Save set", the weight resets to the original (which I presume it's supposed to do). However, when I click "-" to decrease the weight again, it actually adds weight! then when I click "+", it subtracts weight.
Plateau Buster
Everybody hits a plateau once in a while, hence I think that if the app recognizes that you use the same weight for several weeks for the same exercise then it will be helpful for the app to suggest a method or strategy for overcoming a Plateau because everybody hits one once in a while, and I have been doing this for a long time and still have trouble breaking plateaus so some help with this issue can be very helpful
Hi Peter,
Thank you for your suggestion.
I have good news: the app already has a feature for that. It's the deload feature. To learn more, read:
Deload: How To Break Your Plateau And Start Building Muscle Again (http://drmuscleapp.com/news/deload/).
I'm marking this request as completed.
Cheers,
Carl
Progression
I would love to be able to enter the rate of progression manually.
On some days I just don't feel like going all out to have my 1RM go up like 6%or so.
I'd like to just enter the rate and then have the app work out the best intensity and volume for me.
Hi Dan,
That's an interesting suggestion, thanks.
I can see how it would be useful. For now, what you can do is lower your weight a bit or do 1 fewer rep than recommended. That should turn a 6% increase into a 4% increase or so.
Plus, when you're done and you tap "Finish exercise", if you change your mind and you're not happy with your progression, you can always go back to that exercise and do another set with more weight or one extra rep.
Thank you for that suggestion. Cheers!
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