Pure strength gaining 1 or 2 month workouts
I would like to see a pure strength gaining 1 or 2 month workouts.
Grant
Thanks for voting for this feature -- it's in beta! From the announcement:
Having a pure strength program is our #1 most requested features, so I’m excited to bring it to you today! Obviously, a pure strength phase makes you stronger. But some coaches also believe it can help you build more muscle in the long run, as tension is a key driver of muscle growth (and tension increases when you lift heavier weights). Wanna try it out? You’ll find our new powerlifting programs under Workouts > Gym. To make it your current program, save any of its workouts. If you already have some experience benching, squatting, and deadlifting, I suggest starting at levels 2 or 3.
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
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Really appreciate your support and advice. Thanks!
Carl Juneau, PhD
Founder of Dr. Muscle
Audio notification of reps to complete.
I’m often sat on the bench or stood away from my phone when the timer runs out and forget how many reps are needed for the next set, so an audio description would be awesome as I wouldn’t have to get back to my phone to double check. Maybe it could say something simple like ‘8 reps’ just after the bell sound indicates the timer has ran out.
Thanks for voting for this feature -- it's in beta! From the announcement:
Excited to announce TWO of our top requested features. With this beta update, you’ll be able to hear yours truly say how many reps you have to do when your rest timer ends (e.g. “5 reps” instead of the usual “ding”). Toggle this on by tapping the timer icon top-right during any workout. Also, you can now customize your equipment in full for plates, dumbbells, and pulleys. This gives you full control over your increments, min, and max weights for exercises using those implements. Big thanks to all who voted for these features!
If you're in the beta:
On Android, you can already download the update. On iPhone? You'll have to wait 7-10 days for Apple to release it. To update:
– Open the store app on your phone
– Search for Dr. Muscle
– Tap update
Not in the beta? Click here to join: https://dr-muscle.com/beta-program/. Otherwise, you'll get a notification inside the app in 7-10 days when the public version comes out.
Now would be a good time to suggest and vote for our next feature. Please visit https://muscle.userecho.com/.
We've released 46 updates in 2021 (one a week or so). For the full list, see https://dr-muscle.com/timeline/.
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Really appreciate your support and suggestions to improve the app. Thanks!
Carl Juneau, PhD
Founder of Dr. Muscle
Sync with Apple watch
Can you make this sync and work on my apple watch? Would be great not having to keep looking at my phone in the gym.
Thanks for voting for this feature—2-way Apple Health sync is in beta! For Apple Watch, we're still waiting on Microsoft to release MAUI out of beta. Please vote for that feature here if you'd still like us to work on it: https://muscle.userecho.com/en/communities/1/topics/24-smart-watch-integration-samsung-galaxy-gear-apple-watch-etc.
In the meantime, for Apple Health...
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? Click here to join: https://dr-muscle.com/beta-program/. Otherwise, you'll get a notification 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. To do that, please visit https://muscle.userecho.com/communities/1-submit-your-feedback/topics#.
We've released 46 updates in 2021 (one a week or so). For the full list, see https://dr-muscle.com/timeline/.
Love Dr. Muscle? Upgrade to annual to get 4 months free. Training with a partner? Add them to your account for 50% off. Need help with your diet? Try out new meal plans that update on autopilot. Just tap Get meal plan from your home page.
Really appreciate your support and suggestions to improve the app. Thanks!
Carl Juneau, PhD
Founder of Dr. Muscle
"Weight not available" button
Would it be possible to have a button inside of the exercise that says something like “weight not available”. When you click on it, it would give you the option of the next higher or lower weight, then calculate your number of sets/reps for progressive overload??
Thanks for voting for this feature -- it's done!
With the new increments settings at the exercise level, you should not run into that issue anymore. Tap "..." next to an exercise to customize it. If you're on Android, you can update right away. If you're on Apple, you'll need to wait 2-3 more days (it's under final review). To update:
- Open the store app on your phone
- Search "Dr. Muscle"
- Tap "Update"
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
Enter age since this makes a difference in my recovery time
How can I enter my age since this makes a difference in my recovery time?
Thanks for voting for this feature -- it's done! When you create your account, the app will now ask for your age and give you a program with fewer workout days or even easy workouts based on your answer.
If you're already using the app and your progress is slow, I would recommend you consider:
- Getting on a split body program if you're older than 30
- Getting on a level 6 program if you're older than 50
You may recover better (or worse) than other people your age, so those guidelines may not apply to you. If you've been making good progress on your current program, I'd stick to it.
If you're on Android, you can update now. If you're 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
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
Quick / turbo mode (30 min workout max)
What I'm encountering now is more of a time crunch especially when the workout starts to add additional sets. I'm by no means quick so I think I'm nearing an hour before I finished my bodyweight workout (and then add in the shower and changing time). This is starting to get more limiting since I do it during the lunch hour at work or if I have a family. Would it be possible to add a "quick" 30ish min workout plan? Could be just the initial 3 sets of increasing reps and 1 cool down set before moving on. Does what I'm saying make any sense?
Cheers,
J
Thanks for voting for this feature -- it's done!
Open settings and toggle on quick mode to get 2 work sets for all exercises. That way, your workouts should last max 30 minutes.
If you're on Android, you can update now. If you're 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
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
"Level up"-Feature for Custom Programs
Suggestion: Apply the same intelligence of the predefined Dr. Muscle Workout Programs to your custom programs.
I'm currently creating a custom workout program, including custom workouts with exercise variations that I enjoy the most. After creating my workout variations (representing the different levels of the program), I expected that 1) I either had the option to apply a certain amount of workouts in order to unlock the next workout of the program, or 2) the app would apply its intelligent features to it automatically. Unfortunately it did neither of them, and after the my first workout of my custom program was done, I was directly referred to the workout of the next level in the program.
In order to solve this I have two ideas in mind:
- Make it possible to customize the current Dr.Muscle workouts and programs. If so; I would be able to replace the exercises of the current Full-body workouts (2-3/wk) as I wouldn't use it in it's "current condition". By doing so, the underlying intelligence is still applied to the program, with the only difference that the labels of the exercises are replaced with my preferred exercises. This one sounds like the easiest, but perhaps not the most long term fix.
- Make it possible to create new programs through a predefined template. This one is correlated to 1) in the sense that I rather get the option to choose what exercises, and the amount of workouts, in the framework of an intelligent program. For example there would be a section where the user would add all his or her level 1 workouts, a section for all level 2 workouts etc. Then the workouts in each level would be iterated in the same way as of the predefined Dr. Muscle programs. There could even be recommendation on when to add easy workouts etc.
This is just a rough draft of thoughts coming from a fitness enthusiast, and there could easily be more obvious solutions to this. But short and sweet; apply the intelligence of the predefined programs to the user's custom workouts.
Thanks for voting for this feature -- it's done! You can now level up custom programs you create inside the app or via our Web app. This lets you link programs together over long training cycles and change exercises, rep ranges, and more over time. I would only recommend that for avanced users who know what they're doing.
If you're on Android, you can update now. If you're 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
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#.
Also, don't miss our new meal plan service! Currently funding at http://eve.fit.
Really appreciate your support and advice. Thanks!
Carl Juneau, PhD
Founder of Dr. Muscle
Import data from other apps
Strong and Fitocracy, for example, also allow one to export data – what a cool feature it would be if you could just import data from your last work-out app, and it would be all set up? It’s also a great selling feature: “Don’t lose all your hard work. Just import the data and go to the gym. An optimized workout will be ready for you based on your records.”
More (or fewer) warm-up sets for certain exercises
One observation I'd like to make is maybe making an option to have more warm-up sets for certain exercises? I'm squatting later today and some of the jumps between warm-up sets seem quite large?
Thanks for voting for this feature -- it's done!
Tap "..." next to an exercise and "use custom warm-ups" to set your warm-ups sets from 0 to as many as you want. In the next release, you'll also be able to set a global setting (for all exercise).
If you're on Android, you can update now. If you're 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
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
Automated drop-set function
Personally I would love to see an automated drop-set function (obviously this can just be done manually but I wonder how this affects the algorithm for the next workout-guess we shall find out if it asks me to deload or start with a super light weight :-).
Thanks y'all for your patience! Instead of drop sets, we ended up automating rest-pause sets. In some ways, they're better. To learn more, check out this new guide: http://drmuscleapp.com/news/rest-pause/.
I'm marking this feature as completed. If you voted for it, now would be a great time to suggest and vote for other features. Here are the top voted features: https://muscle.userecho.com/communities/1-submit-your-feedback/topics#.
All the best,
Carl
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