We're implementing flexibility and mobility routines this week! And I'd love to get your advice. Would you like to be able to automatically cue a mobility routine before your workouts? Otherwise, how do you see yourself using it? Any special request(s)? Now's the time! If you're getting this by email, click here to leave your comment: https://muscle.userecho.com/en/communities/1/topics/258-add-basic-flexibilty-mobility-program

Thanks for voting for this feature -- it's in beta! From the announcement:

Want to see your history for an exercise as you do it? Now you can! This is one of our top requested features, so I’m happy to bring it to you today. In the past, the app would show you how many reps and weight you lifted the last time you did your first work set. Now it shows you that information for all your sets! Thanks to André for suggesting that feature, and to all those who voted for it.

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

Hi Peter. In that case, the app already recommends a challenge. Please email support@drmuscleapp.com if you're not getting those, that would be a bug. But if you are getting them and you had something else in mind, please let me know here.

Hi Seppe! It's easy to manually type reps/weights/seconds. Just tap the number and the keyboard will pop up, letting you type in your values. If that doesn't work for you, please let us know what you had in mind. I'm going to mark this one as completed for now.

Jay,

Joseph,

I'm truly sorry about the issue. But good news: we already have a fix in beta. To join the beta, email us at support@drmuscleapp.com. Otherwise, the update should be out in 4-5 days. Again, apologies for the bad experience. We've updated our internal testing process to prevent future issues like that with music players in the future.

Thanks so much for your support and patience,

Carl

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!

Thank you for your suggestion Andrew. We already have two similar feature requests -- I suggest you vote for those so it gets built faster:

https://muscle.userecho.com/en/communities/1/topics/282-eve-sync-weight-with-apple-health-or-myfitnesspal

https://muscle.userecho.com/en/communities/1/topics/105-send-total-workout-time-and-volume-to-myfitnesspal-or-apple-health

I'm marking this one as declined to avoid duplicates. But rest assured: we do look forward to building that feature! 

Cheers,

Carl

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

If you voted for this feature, you may also like another feature we're just rolling out 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

Marc, thank you for that suggestion. Until it gets more votes, you can always check your 1RM (just not percentages) for any exercise under More > Charts. Use the drop-down menu to select the exercise and timeframe you want, and you'll your 1RMs for that timeframe.