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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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New Learn tab with custom coaching tips

When you open Dr. Muscle, you'll see a new Learn tab at the bottom. Tap it to learn about your reps, your program, and your recent progression. Full release notes (v1283) – Added: Learn tab with custom coaching tips – Added: 17 new exercises (many bodyweight) – Improved: Home page layout

App updates (2016 – today) 1 min read

Faster account creation with less text

Now, when you create your account, you'll see fewer questions, less text, and demo workouts after your account is created. Full release notes (v1271) * Added: Share a free month * Improved: Faster account creation with less text * Improved: Demo workouts after account creation * Fixed: Custom sets now override pyramid

App updates (2016 – today) 1 min read

Swap out dumbbell exercises automatically

No dumbbells? No problem! In Settings, you can now toggle off dumbbells to swap out all dumbbell exercises from your workouts automatically. Full release notes (v1264) * Added: toggle off dumbbells to swap out all dumbbell exercises * Improved: exercise videos in fullscreen * Improved: design of action buttons (green is now blue)

App updates (2016 – today) 1 min read

"All sets done—finish exercise?"

We're making Dr. Muscle easier to use. Now, as you finish the last set of an exercise, you'll see a popup with an option to finish that exercise as well, speeding up your workouts. Full release notes (v1257) * Added: "All sets done—finish exercise?"

App updates (2016 – today) 1 min read

Customize sets at the workout level

We're making Dr. Muscle even more flexible! You can now customize sets at the workout level to create Heavy, Low, Medium days (and other popular routines). Full release notes (v1250) * Added: Customize sets at the workout level * Added: Recommended weekly workouts to reminders * Improved: New user onboarding (demo

App updates (2016 – today) 1 min read

Coronavirus: The Hammer and the Dance

Update: Since translating The Hammer and the Dance, I have joined Tomas Pueyo’s volunteer team. We have published 3 more articles on Medium (one, two, three) and we’re publishing a scientific study of Cost-effective Interventions to Suppress the Covid-19 Pandemic. Tomas Pueyo, the author of Coronavirus: Why You

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Build Muscle at Home With Bands: Convenient, Cheap & Versatile

Bands are cheap, lightweight, and portable. Unlike dumbbells, you can do pushing and pulling exercise with them. You can also train your legs pretty hard with bands (normally, you'd need a bar and plates for that). Have a look: Bands Exercises to Build Muscle at Home Build muscle

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Buffed with Bands!

Bands are great to work out at home. So we're excited to release new bands programs! "Buffed w/ bands" levels 1 and 2 are now available inside Dr. Muscle, with videos for all exercises. Full release notes (v1234) * Added: Bands programs level 1 and 2 (Workouts

App updates (2016 – today) 1 min read

COVID-19: Why America May Be Hit Hard for 3-4 Months & What To Do

Updated March 20 with new US cases by time and predictions based on 5 countries. It’s here. COVID-19 hit China, Europe, and is grinding America to a halt. On March 13, President Trump declared a national emergency. Still, as a PhD in Public Health who specialised in epidemiology, I’

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Cardio

By default, Dr. Muscle does not include cardio in your program. You don’t have to do cardio to get lean and doing too much can slow down your mass gains. But you may want to do cardio for other reasons (e.g. it’s like medicine for your health)

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