Don't Let Thanksgiving Steal Your Gains: 3 Tips for Balancing Rest and Fitness
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How to strike a balance between your performance goals and actually enjoying your well-earned holiday rest.
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5 Steps to Get Your Soccer Players to "Buy In" to Lifting
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It can be tough to get young athletes to buy-in to a strength training program—especially in more aerobic sports, like soccer. Not only can strength training make soccer athletes stronger, faster, and more powerful on the pitch, it can also help keep them injury-free throughout the season. Katlyn Haycock, Assistant Strength Coach at the University of Michigan, shares her 5 pro tips on how to get soccer players excited to lift and buy into your training program as a whole.
Read MoreBuilding Lean Muscle, Part 7: My Top 5 Quick + Easy Snacks
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Find it hard to eat healthy on the go? Then you need to read Mike Bewley's top 5 quick and easy snacks to help you stick to your muscle-building goals and avoid the 3 PM vending machine run.
Read MoreBody Talk with Christye: Shin Splints and How to Fix 'Em
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Struggling with shin splints? Know someone who has them? Volt Coach Christye tackles this tricky overuse injury, what causes it, and how you can prevent it from ruining your season in the latest edition of Body Talk.
Read MoreBuilding Lean Muscle, Part 6: Ten Quick Tips for Skinny Athletes
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Are you a skinny athlete looking to put on some muscle? Look no further. Mike Bewley shares 10 quick tips for safe weight gain in Part 6 of his popular series on building muscle. A quick read with some great facts: for example, did you know eating oats cold helps you to eat more? Read on to learn more...
Read MoreWhy Bodyweight Training Isn't Enough
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Many coaches want to use bodyweight movements as their primary training tool for their athletes—and while we agree that bodyweight training definitely has its place in a well-rounded training program, if you want to see real results, you have to pick up some weight!
Read MoreBuilding Lean Muscle, Part 5: It Won't Happen Overnight
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We are halfway through our popular series on how to build lean muscle! In Part 5, Mike Bewley shares his secrets on sticking to your diet plan, even when you don't see gains overnight.
Read MoreBreaking Down the Periodized Calendar: A Guide to Volt's Blocks
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This post acts as a guide to the structure and training philosophy behind Volt's periodized training calendar, and offers insight into the "phase" and "block" structure of Volt training. A must-read for current and prospective Volt users!
Read MoreBuilding Lean Muscle, Part 4: When, How, and How Much to Eat
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In part 4 of his 10-part series on building lean muscle, Mike Bewley talks timing: specifically, how long it should take to realistically gain muscle (without simultaneously gaining body fat), how much muscle you can expect to gain, and how frequently to time your meals for the best results.
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