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Dr. Carl Juneau, PhD

A University of Montréal, London, and Harvard alum, Dr. Juneau is a former trainer for the Canadian Forces with a PhD in Public Health/Epidemiology.

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"Workout now" button on your home screen

Ever forget which workout is next? Happens to me all the time. You’re ready to train, but you first have to fumble through your workouts, frowning while you remember which one is up today. Big hassle. This update fixes that with a large easy “Workout now” button on your

App updates (2016 – today) 1 min read

Update 860: Big easy "Workout now" button on your home screen

Ever forget which workout is next? Happens to me all the time. You’re ready to train, but you first have to fumble through your workouts, frowning while you remember which one is up today. Big hassle. This update fixes that with a large easy “Workout now” button on your

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Dr. Muscle ranked #1 best bodybuilding app by Proteinfactory.com

Alex Rogers of Proteinfactory.com has just ranked Dr. Muscle the #1 best bodybuilding app for maximum muscle growth. Big thanks to Alex for his review. He concluded: There are countless fitness apps to choose from. Truth be told, most of them are quite similar, as they allow you to

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Update 852: Custom programs and connection error/timer fix (step 1/2)

This new update brings custom programs to Dr. Muscle. Quick background story: A few years ago, I tried training Westside. If you don’t know Westside, it’s a training system for powerlifting where you change your main lift often. You also have strength days (“max effort”) and power days

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Swap In Exercises You Feel Like Doing To Build Muscle Faster (2.47% In 9 Weeks)

Researchers from Brazil have found you should build muscle faster (about 2.47% in 9 weeks) if you swap in exercises you feel like doing when you work out (Rauch et al. 2017). Study Highlights In that study, 17 strong males were randomly assigned to 2 groups: * One group had

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How to Build Muscle in Half the Time With The Rest-Pause Technique Inside Dr. Muscle

It seems too good to be true. With the rest-pause technique, you can build muscle just as fast (or faster) with 1 set than you would with 3 normal sets, according to a study published in 2017 by researchers from Brazil (Prestes et al. 2017). Here’s a quick overview

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Improved Algorithm

We've improved the algorithm powering Dr. Muscle: * You'll never do more than 5 sets (down from 6) * You'll never do fewer than 5 reps (up from 4) * You'll improve 30-50% when you lift <= 12 kg 30-50% may sound like a lot,

App updates (2016 – today) 1 min read

New Charts That Show Your Progress

We've improved the history screen, with charts for any or all exercises, from your last 3 workouts to all time. You can now also scroll through your logs for individual exercises.

App updates (2016 – today) 1 min read

14 new workouts!

We've added 14 new workouts to the app. These add new exercises in rotation when you level up your workouts.

App updates (2016 – today) 1 min read