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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 is trending on Kickstarter—thanks for your amazing support!

Dr. Muscle is trending in first place in apps on Kickstarter! Thanks for your amazing support (this took us months to get ready). In the comments, backer Nicholas Bundock said: Markus (another new customer) emailed in: “Dr. Muscle is really like a personal trainer. It changes every training and makes

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Group chat

You can now chat with the team and other smart, serious lifters like yourself inside the app.

App updates (2016 – today) 1 min read

Plate calculator: no more plate math

Stop doing plate math! You'll find a shiny new plate calculator (with adjustable bar weight) the next time you do your sets.

App updates (2016 – today) 1 min read

Customize at the exercise level

You can now customize reps, sets, and increments at the exercise level. For example: deadlift for 5 reps using normal sets and biceps curl for 10-15 reps using rest-pause sets.

App updates (2016 – today) 1 min read

New home screen

On your new home screen, you'll now see stats like: * How many workouts you've done * How much you've lifted total * Your strength (last 3 workouts) * Your volume (last 3 workouts) And more! In doing so, you can now track your volume, which is a

App updates (2016 – today) 1 min read

Fullscreen timer

Between sets, you'll now see a fullscreen timer with your next set's reps and weight.

App updates (2016 – today) 1 min read

Better Training Logs

You can now edit your logs and see at a glance total reps, sets, and load for every exercise.

App updates (2016 – today) 1 min read

Indiegogo recap: $35,000+, 168 backers, 7 new features, and 1 food poisoning

As we wrap up our launch on Indiegogo, I wanted to pause for a moment and recap. Overall: * We’ve raised over $35,000 from 168 backers * We’ve released 7 news features * We’ve worked 12-20 hours a day for 35 days * Food poisoning is no fun The good:

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Offline Access

Dr. Muscle used to require an Internet connection to work. That was a problem for some users working out in gyms with bad Wi-Fi. With the offline access update, you’ll only need to connect before and at the end of your workout (you can even connect before you leave

App updates (2016 – today) 1 min read

Challenge mode

In 2010, Dr. Bryan Mann and his team at the University of Missouri found a new training strategy to gain strength faster. They tested it with 23 football players. Players trained the old way or using "autoregulatory progressive resistance exercise" (APRE). Six weeks later, players who trained with

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