March 25, 2021

Announcing the Launch of Our New Website

March 25, 2021/ Volt HQ/ Jessica Bultman, Alexa Morang, Kyle Smurdon

At Volt, we are dedicated to enabling everyone to reach their health, fitness, and performance goals. We wanted to take that knowledge and showcase it in a way that highlights our best-in-class training experience, cutting-edge technology, and industry-leading, in-house expertise.

Our goal for the new website was to provide our users with an easy way to learn about Volt’s services and surface our educational content in an intuitive way. From our newly designed About Page, brand new Resources Page, and educational Groups Pages, users can now find a ton of information on our products and content such as webinars, case studies, videos and more.

March 10, 2021

The Science and Feasibility of Circuit Training

March 10, 2021/ Volt HQ/ Joe Eisenmann, PhD

Like the human body, Volt is also adaptable.

In response to the changing landscape of life as we know it in the past year, we developed and released Circuit Workouts.

Personally, I have implemented circuit training into my physical activity plan and training schedule. Why? Like many Americans, I’m time-starved. But importantly, I also understand the importance of exercise and physical fitness, and specifically that the added benefits of doing both aerobic endurance exercise and strength training, as opposed to either of the two alone, may be the most effective exercise strategy to reduce risk of chronic disease and premature mortality as reported in a study of >500,000 adults.

February 02, 2021

In-Season: The Longest Uninterrupted Training Block of the Year

February 02, 2021/ Volt HQ/ Joe Eisenmann, PhD

one thing that has puzzled me for quite some time is why is it that young athletes (or namely, the coaches) strength train in the off- or pre-season to accomplish the goals described above, and then it gets abandoned in-season? Coaches will push for their kids to attend summer workouts, yet dismiss in-season training.

December 26, 2020

Top Volt Upgrades of 2020

December 26, 2020/ Volt HQ/ Bo Pearson, CSCS, TSAC-F

Did you know that Volt releases new upgrades to its customers every two weeks?

Now, each of these upgrades isn't always highly visible. Sometimes, "hidden upgrades" might include a tune-up of our code to help the app function faster or a refresh of our security protocol to safeguard customer data. But every-so-often, we get to launch big features that take months to develop and totally change the game for our users! This article is dedicated to highlighting features we released in 2020, that helped our users continue to improve their athleticism, job performance, and physical fitness in a year where staying healthy, going to the gym, and building strength has been more challenging than ever.

December 08, 2020

Strengthening the Mind: Resistance Training and Mental Health

December 08, 2020/ Volt HQ/ Joe Eisenmann, PhD

A good friend of mine, who is a long-time collegiate strength and conditioning coach, talks about “neck down training” and “neck up coaching.” What he means is that we often focus on training the body from the neck down – arms, legs, core–for physiological adaptations like strength, power and aerobic fitness, but need to coach the athlete through motivation, confidence, self-esteem, positive self-talk, leadership, etc.

This neck up coaching alludes to sport psychology and behavior change–and again, how can we, as coaches, make athletes, clients, etc. believe in themselves, motivate them, etc. I think you see the point here. The mind is a powerful “muscle.”

November 15, 2020

The Importance of Nutrition for Mental Health and Performance

November 15, 2020/ Ashley Bent, MS, RDN, CD

The significance of mental health has traditionally been downplayed, especially when compared to physical health and the need to perform well. Let me start by saying that this perspective can be very misleading. Your mental health is just as important as your physical health. In fact, your mental health can greatly impact your physical health.

October 05, 2020

Volt's Remote Training How-to Guide

October 05, 2020/ Bo Pearson, CSCS, TSAC-F

At-home training. Remote learning. Virtual events. Zoom. Facetime. Google meets. We are now living in times that require alternative tools and strategies in order to reach the goals we have for ourselves and our athletes.

These ideas are based on the practical experience of hundreds of conversations with the thousands of athletes, coaches, and PE teachers that we serve each and every day at Volt, and the following article will briefly discuss each idea.

September 30, 2020

USAFE-AFAFRICA Partners with Volt to Enhance Readiness and Fitness Culture for Airmen

September 30, 2020/ Volt HQ/ Dan Giuliani

We are proud to announce that the U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa (USAFE-AFAFRICA) has awarded a Department of Defense contract to Volt Athletics to deliver remote training to all U.S. Airmen stationed in Europe and Africa, in order to promote duty readiness and a world-class culture of physical fitness.

August 31, 2020

Introducing Circuit Workouts

August 31, 2020/ Volt HQ/ Christye Estes

We have major news #VoltFamily…meet Circuit Workouts!

As our lives have changed over the past few months, so have our fitness habits. Our At-Home programs have been so popular with athletes training at home, we added more variety and functionality to make them more effective long-term. With our latest release, you’ll experience a totally new way of training that’s hands-free, audio-guided, and fun.

August 10, 2020

Visualization, Imagery and Enhancing Strength During a One-rep Max Attempt

August 10, 2020/ Volt HQ/ Ben Foodman, M.S., LCSW, CSCS, TSAC-F

Many people have the misconception that a one rep max only requires brute strength. Experience has taught me that successfully completing a one rep max is a process that involves precision and focus. Your mind and body have to be perfectly synchronized in order to lift as much weight as possible. Any veteran lifter will tell you that if you show up with anything less than perfect harmony of mind and body, you will fall dramatically short of what you hoped to accomplish. Read more about one technique within the field of sport psychology that I believe can enhance this mind/body connection is imagery.

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