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

Hi Andrés,

You bring up good points, and I'll address them one by one.

> workouts that include specific powerlifting exercises and implements like board presses, bands and chains etc.

I would certainly love to add powerlifting workouts to the app (I've competed in powerlifting myself). If enough customers vote for this feature, we will. Until then, you can create your own workouts and programs inside the app. You can also add any number of exercises you want, including board presses, bands squats, etc. So, you would already be able to do this yourself in your account at this point. If you need help, let me know. We could log into your account and create those for you.

> As well as gaining maximum strength while staying within a weight division. Good information can be found from Sheiko and Westside Barbell.

I agree, those are 2 great sources. I've tried both of their programs.

> Unless the science says that you can improve maximum strength from hypertrophy alone. I believe the app is awesome and I just wonder how the A.I would handle both bodybuilding and powerlifting depending on your goals. 

You can improve max strength by training the nervous system (heavy loads) or hypertrophy (moderate loads). So, you are correct. Right now, the app will have you do between 5 and 12 reps. For strength, 3-5 reps are usually recommended. There's been a suggestion to modify rep range (https://muscle.userecho.com/forums/1-submit-your-feedback/topics/52-modify-rep-ranges/). Please vote for it. If enough people vote for it, we'll implement it. Then, you would be able to set your rep range to 3-5 (or whatever you prefer) when you want to train for strength.

For now, I'd note that you can use the app in the 3-5 rep range. You would have to ignore the recommendations you get and enter your weights and reps yourself. The app would still show you how much you've improved every workout and have you deload when your 1RM goes down. That may be enough for you now. For assistance work, that's typically done for higher reps, you could still follow its recommendations.

Thanks for taking the time to write. I hope you stick around and help us make this app great for powerlifters.

Best regards,

Carl

Thanks for chiming in Dustin.

Marc, you're starting the see the joy of hunting for bugs on mobile apps ;)

Most customers are getting email notifications when we write here, so let's move this conversation to Facebook. I've created a thread (https://www.facebook.com/groups/drmuscle/permalink/1775304846103254/). We'll get help from other users and track this bug down.

Thanks guys!

Thank you for your patience and for reporting this again Marc.

I'm not able to reproduce the issue on my Android. I'll have someone on the team try and reproduce it on their iPhone shortly. I'll keep you posted.

Thanks again.