No need RPE message when number of reps is not reached
When we don't reach the number of reps asked for the first set, the app shouldn't ask us if it was hard or if we could have made more reps, it seems obvious it was too hard :)
Hi Yohann,
I can understand your point, but as Glen said, sometimes people will do fewer reps than recommended for other reasons than all-out failure. In those cases, I still want them to be able to tell the app how many reps they had in reserve.
You said you don't really understand it, so if you'd like to read more about this concept, you can check out:
http://drmuscleapp.com/news/reps-in-reserve/ ("If your sets are easy and you have many reps in reserve, Dr. Muscle will push you harder. If your sets are hard and you have zero reps in reserve, Dr. Muscle won’t increase your weight at all.")
https://www.strongerbyscience.com/weekly-load-progression/ (see section 3, "Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE)")
I'm going to mark your suggestion as declined for now, but I'm open to changing that in the future if need be.
Thank you,
Carl
Hi Mathew,
Thank you for your suggestion. It's already been suggested. Please vote for the original suggestion here: https://muscle.userecho.com/communities/1/topics/12-images-or-videos-for-exercises. It already has quite a few votes ;)
I'm closing off this suggestion to prevent duplicates.
Cheers,
Carl
Make a lower body work out more glute focused (for women)
I have swapped out some of the leg exercises to make the lower body work out more glute focused, I think it would be useful if there was a work out like this on the app.
Rest timer starts when "All Sets Done" message displays
Today I used version 2.5.20 for my workout. When I saved what I thought was the last set of the exercise (and the "All Sets Done" message displayed), the rest timer started again. This was confusing because it sent the mixed-message that I was supposed to do another set.
So I don't believe the rest timer should start running after saving the last set of an exercise.
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
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