Adaptability for the Win: How Volt Helps USA Bobsled’s Para Athletes Push Limits and Perform at Their Best
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Summary of Article:
Macy Tarlton, Para Coach for USA Bobsled, leverages Volt Athletics to deliver adaptive, data-driven strength programs tailored to her athletes' unique needs. This approach has enabled athletes to train independently, effectively rehab injuries, and achieve top-tier performances, including top 10 World Cup finishes and a silver medal at the Empire State Winter Games.
Key Outcomes:
Enhanced Training Consistency: Athletes increased their weekly training sessions from one to three, leading to improved performance and resilience.
Injury Prevention: The team experienced over four months without injury, highlighting the effectiveness of personalized programming.
Competitive Success: Achieved top 10 placements in World Cups and secured a silver medal at the Empire State Winter Games.
Volt's features, such as high-quality exercise demo videos, the Exercise Replace function, and Smart Sets™ guided by Cortex® AI, have been instrumental in customizing workouts and ensuring safe, effective strength gains for each athlete.
The Challenge of Individualizing Training for Elite Para Athletes
Para bobsled presents unique physical demands, requiring athletes to develop power and resilience while adapting to varying physical challenges. Therefore, training precision is everything—the wrong weight, rep scheme, or movement can lead to setbacks instead of progress. Before Volt, Macy Tarlton relied on Excel sheets and handwritten workouts, making it difficult to track individual progress, ensure proper technique, and provide real-time guidance. Athletes also had to search YouTube for exercise demos, slowing training and creating inconsistencies in form.
Why USA Bobsled Chose Volt
Volt’s adaptability and structured approach made it the perfect fit for the para bobsled team. With Volt, coaches can swap exercises instantly, adjust programming based on facility limitations, and personalize strength training for each athlete—ensuring they are always progressing, no matter where they train.
“Volt has been an invaluable tool in supporting these athletes, providing a structured yet flexible strength and conditioning program tailored to their individual needs.”
Favorite Volt Features
Macy highlights Volt’s adaptive programming and tracking as game-changing for her team. The ability to monitor consistency and provide precise weight recommendations ensures that her athletes aren’t just training—they’re training intelligently.
Demo Videos: High-quality instructional videos for every exercise, provide the athletes with clear, step-by-step guidance to achieve proper technique without a coach present.
Exercise Replace Feature: Allows coaches to swap exercises daily, ensuring every athlete has a plan that works for their specific abilities and environment.
Smart Sets™: Volt’s Cortex® AI provides athletes with guidance on weight selection, ensuring safe yet effective strength gains.
The Results
With Volt, Macy’s athletes have been able to maximize their strength, improve training consistency, and perform at an elite level:
Stronger, More Resilient Athletes: The whole team has gone over 4 months without injury.
Increased Training Frequency: Athletes now train 3 times per week, up from just 1 workout/week!
Competitive Success: The team has placed top 10 in World Cups and top 2 in the Empire State Winter Games, earning a silver medal.
“Volt helps us navigate training challenges by allowing us to completely change the program type we are on based on the season and race location. WE LOVE Volt and thank you for the continued support!”
