You sure can!
You can add custom exercises this way:
Home screen >
Exercises (bottom icon) >
Custom (top right nav) >
Add my own
You can swap in the exercises you like using swap feature (http://drmuscleapp.com/news/swap/).
If you prefer to create a totally custom workout, you can do it almost the same way:
Home screen >
Workouts (middle icon) >
Custom (top right nav) >
Add my own
Next, you can order your workouts into a program this way:
Home screen >
Workouts (middle icon) >
Custom (top right nav) >
Programs (top right nav, 2nd row) >
Add my own
Simply put, the steps and structure are: exercises > workouts > program.
Surefire 1RM progression
We can set the number of reps and the weight to our likings and THE AI computes the new 1RM.
So far, so cool 👍
But it would be much cooler if we can get an instant alert of the 1RM being in "danger" of dropping when changing the suggested Dr Muscle variables. So we can instantly make adjustments to the sets/reps/weights BEFORE lifting "in vain" 😌
Hi Dan,
Thank you for your suggestion.
Would implementing your other suggestion (https://muscle.userecho.com/communities/1/topics/60-a-dynamic-progression-display) also take care of this one?
If you ever lift "in vain", and you're disappointed by your 1RM progression, you can go back / return to that exercise and do one more set with more weight or 1-2 extra reps. That way, you'll have made progress on that day for that exercise. Would that work for now?
A dynamic progression display
A cool feature would be to show in real time what 1RM progression is to expect when playing with the numbers of sets or reps.
Like when you are setting the rep number "X" higher the expected 1RM goes up to "Y"
Hope yall understand
Powerlifting
Dr. Juneau,
Could you look into considering the specific goals of the athlete like the inclusion of workouts that include specific powerlifting exercises and implements like board presses, bands and chains etc. As well as gaining maximum strength while staying within a weight division. Good information can be found from Sheiko and Westside Barbell. Unless the science says that you can improve maximum strength from hypertrophy alone. I believe the app is awesome and I just wonder how the A.I would handle both bodybuilding and powerlifting depending on your goals.
You can now customize your rep range inside Dr. Muscle, and train only for strength if you want. Along with custom program, this option works well for powerlifting.
Here's the announcement and video demo: http://drmuscleapp.com/news/custom-rep-range/.
I'm marking this suggestion as "completed". Thanks!
Add categories
As more exercises are added (which I like), it would be helpful, if they were listed under categories...ie chest, back, legs, etc.
Would also be nice to add this feature to “my exercises”.
Swap Out - Bug
I love the ability to swap out an exercise!
I did notice when I did this, it allowed me to switch to whatever I wanted, it showed up in the workout screen but... here's the possible bug I found.
Everything prior to swapping out an exercise was saved, but I wasn't able to save the swapped out exercise or anything beyond. I was able to save the sets, but when I clicked Finish Exercise.. nothing.
I had to pick the back arrow and I continued. It let me save sets but it never let me Finish Workout
Ultimately in my history (progress) nothing was saved from the swapped exercise beyond. Sets seemed to save but it wouldn't submit that exercise. Normally when you Finish Exercise, it saves, shows you progress and goes to the main workout screen.
It didn't do this.
Social Push
I'd like the option to Push workouts to clients. Say I recommend this app. Now the client gets bored along the way. It would be interesting to allow me to build a custom workout and Push (share) this with a contact who also has the app.
We've discussed this in the past as a community of workouts. I get that could detract from science based routines and this isn't a social app but one that is geared to be a personal trainer.
But unless there are going to be different routines often, part of the problem of weight lifting is boredom.
Joints ache when you bench press over and over again. Changing things up helps alleviate boredom and built up joint stress. Hence my rep range suggestion in a previous post.
If there was a way a Push a workout to a contact that would be great vs a community that may become a dumping ground for workouts or things you can find anywhere else on the web.
Still hoping for a web based profile that will allow faster building of custom workouts that can be Pushed to the device.
Tutorial as well as documentation
It would be nice to have a tutorial as well as more documentation about the science of what the app is doing for you, like the small "Learn more" link under the timer menu.
Custom Workouts
If you design your own custom workouts, will the app apply the same machine learning to those like it does with the prebuilt programs?
Hi Marc,
Yes, absolutely, the app will apply the same machine learning to those like it does with the prebuilt programs.
Allow to alternate order of workouts - I prefer upper workout before lower workouts
It's really a matter of old habits and availability of weights in the gym. Hence, I have found it more efficient to go with the flow and do my upper body workout days prior to the lower body workout days. Understand the "rest" between workouts theory that makes lower body done before upper - so willing to modify. But it is easier in this gym to do it in reverse order.
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