Hi David,

We've had a few surprises building the app, so I've learned that it's hard to tell ahead of time with precision. I can give you a general estimate of around 8 weeks.

I know many users are using rest-pause already with the video I've posted on this thread and on our blog. If you're having a hard time using it, please email our support. We'll help you out.

Thanks!

Great, I'm glad we agree on the feature. The more people vote for it, the faster we'll implement it.

For volume, that's a great question. Number of hard sets might be the best way to measure it, yes. As you say, there's data to support that sets of 6-30RM cause similar hypertrophy. So 1 set is 1 set, no matter how many reps you do (as long as you're between 6 and 30 and you're doing RMs).

The other way to measure volume is "volume load". That is, sets x reps x load. This one blurs the picture a little bit. I think we'll just use sets.

No, it's cool, thanks for contributing. I'm building this app for guys like you, so I really value your feedback.

Under "My progression", so you can see your progress for "all recent exercises". That is, exercises you've done at least 3 times in the last 4 weeks. If you also had volume for a similar chart, would that be what you're looking for?

That would be the easiest and fastest thing for us to implement at this point.

I really like that suggestion Brian.

What I had in mind was to include it daily, on the same graph as your 1RM. So basically, for each workout, you'd see your 1RM and your volume, and that progress would be charted over time. Does that sound good?

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.

That's right: you have "have to" deload. If you feel like you could have done more, just go back.

I'll mark this suggestion as "Completed" for now, if that's OK with you, since your other suggestion would take care of it, and we've found a way to work around the issue.

Thx Dan!

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?

Interesting suggestion Dan. Looking forward to see how many people vote on it. Thanks!

This feature is now officially released, with update 877.

It is said that Milo of Croton gained enormous strength by lifting and carrying a newborn calf daily as it grew to a mature bull. Now you can do almost the same thing: with this update, your program will level up automatically as you do it. You’ll also always know exactly where you stand, with a countdown on your home screen.

Every time you level up, you’ll do new exercises and hit your muscles from new angles (this helps to hypertrophy them in full). Ready to become mighty like Milo? Simply work out with Dr. Muscle today.

Got it! I'm glad you're happy, and that you'll stay with us for now while you get back in shape. I'll make a deal with you: when you're about to return to powerlifting, if we still haven't implemented the 3-5 rep range, let me know. I'll do my very best to fasttrack that feature and get it out in time so you can continue to train with us.

Until then, I look forward to hear about your gains. 

Regards,

Carl