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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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Strength gains: block versus daily undulating periodization weight training among track and field athletes. - PubMed - NCBI

Int J Sports Physiol Perform. 2012 Jun;7(2):161-9. Epub 2011 Dec 12. Clinical Trial; Comparative Study Source: Strength gains: block versus daily undulating periodization weight training among track and field athletes. – PubMed – NCBI

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Strength Plateau? Try Daily Changing Loads: In Advanced Trainees, A, B, C-Days W/ 15, 10, 5 Reps at 70, 80, 90% 1RM Boost 6-Week Strength Gains on All

Daily changing load (DCL), and volume of repetitions was superior to: Constant load (CL) with constant volume of repetitions Increasing load (IL) with decreasing volume of repetitions Decreasing load (DL) with increasing volume of repetitions Source: Strength Plateau? Try Daily Changing Loads: In Advanced Trainees, A, B, C-Days W/ 15,

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Version 2.0 coming soon

We’ve got a new version of Dr. Muscle coming up! Version 2.0. Features and updates include: – 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 Beta test version

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