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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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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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Building Muscle With Dr. Muscle's AI: The Science Behind The App (And The Secret To Building Muscle)

How I found the "secret" to building muscle—plus, the science behind the app's autopilot

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Deload: How To Break Your Plateau And Start Building Muscle Again

Find out what you should do when your 1RM goes down to break your plateau, recover, and start building strength and muscle again. Summary Cut sets 50%. Cut weights 10%. Slowly work back up. With Dr. Muscle, you’ll do that automatically. Highlights * In a study, Ogasawara et al. (2013)

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Between Sets: How Long Should You Rest To Build Muscle Faster?

Find out how much time you should rest between sets when you lift weights to build muscle faster. Summary How long you should rest depends on what you’re training. For hypertrophy, rest at least 2 minutes between sets. For strength, rest at least 3 minutes. Science highlights * “When training

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3 Science-Based Training Strategies That Help You Build Muscle Faster

If you liked this presentation, and you want to build muscle faster with science automatically, you may like our new workout app Dr. Muscle (get early access). Dr. Muscle is like a personal trainer in your phone. It tells you what to do when you work out to build muscle

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Dr. Muscle version 2.0 now available on Google Play and the App Store

We are proud to announce that Dr. Mucle version 2.0 has just been released on Google Play and the App Store. Version 2.0 includes: * New user interface and bug fixes * Improved algorithm to compute your next weights, reps, and sets * Exercise log (you won’t have to enter

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Beta test now open: build muscle faster with the new updated Dr. Muscle (2.0)

The new and updated Dr. Muscle is now ready for beta test. Here’s what’s new: – Exercise log (you won’t have to enter your sets and reps again) – Full workout history (sets, reps, and weights for each workout) – New user interface and bug fixes – Improved algorithm to compute

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