Guys, this feature is on the way!

We're now looking for testers ready to upload their program into their Dr. Muscle account via our new Web app. Email us at support@drmuscleapp.com if you're interested, and we'll give you all the details.

Be warned: it's still early, and we expect some bugs. But if you can spare the patience, we'd love to hear from you.

Thanks!

Carl

Hi guys,

Thanks a lot for that suggestion. I can see it's getting some votes already -- nice! I look forward to implementing it.

For now, for the triceps pushdown, I've double checked. You're correct: I did include it in the home programs, from level 2 an up (wasn't overlooked). So far, this hasn't been a problem (looks like people had the equipment at home, you like you do). But if you'd like to do more pulley exercises, you can swap them in (here's how: http://drmuscleapp.com/news/swap/).

All the best,

Carl

Hi Sebastian,

I've just spent 15 min trying to figure out the German Powerblock. It looks like they made some increments heavier than others. Seems odd.

So, I'm not sure we can fit it Dr. Muscle. The way the app works is:

Min weight (in this case, 2.5 kg)

Increments (in this case, variable, but let's pretend 1 kg)

You'd get 2.5, 3.5, 4.5, etc. as recommendations inside the app. Now, I undertand this might not work. So if that suggestion gets lots of votes, we'll add it inside the app.

For now, I'd recommend you set increments to 1 kg and round up.

I've just spent 15 min trying to figure out the German Powerblock. It looks like they made some increments heavier than others. Seems odd. So, I'm not sure we can fit it Dr. Muscle. The way the app works is:

Min weight (in this case, 2.5 kg) 

Increments (in this case, variable, but let's pretend 1 kg)

You'd get 2.5, 3.5, 4.5, etc. as recommendations inside the app. Now, I undertand this might not work. So if that suggestion gets lots of votes, we'll add it inside the app.

For now, I'd recommend you set increments to 1 kg and round up.

Hi Sebastian,

You can avoid this issue completely by setting custom increments at the global or exercise level. To set them at the global level (for all exercises), check the settings menu.

To set them at the exercise level (those will override global settings), tap "..." next to an exercise, tap "more", then tap "use custom increments".

So, in a way, the app is already able to prevent the issue you faced. It will compute exactly what you need to keep increasing your 1RM using only the increments you have available. I hope that make sense.

On another note, I train with Powerblocks at home too. Really like them!

All the best,

Carl

We've begun working on this.

We have begun working on this.

Thank you for your suggestion Jeremy. We already have a similar one with a few votes here: https://muscle.userecho.com/communities/1/topics/26-account-for-longer-periods-of-rest-time-off-between-workouts

I've voted on that one for you. I'm closing off this one to prevent duplicates.

Regards,

Carl

We've begun working on this feature.

Hi Artin,

I'll weigh in here: you should use good form at all times. If you can't do all the reps with good form, stop, and enter what you did. The app will adjust.

Doing more reps with bad form is asking for trouble in the long run. Don't do it.