Body Mechanics
13 Ways to Avoid Hip Pain in The Gym
Think about your last leg workout; while you might have been focusing on your quads or your hamstrings, your hip joints were working too. That’s also…
Workout Plans
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Calisthenics
Calisthenics for Beginners: 6 Basic Exercises and a Home Workout
Calisthenics means training with your own bodyweight: push-ups, pull-ups, squats, lunges, dips and planks. To start as a beginner, train three times a week on non-consecutive…
Training
Fun and Effective Metcon Exercises and Workouts for Big Guys
Here at Fitness Volt, we love lifting heavy, building muscle, and getting strong. Bar-bending deadlifts and skin-splitting pumps are what we live for! But we also…
Training
The 25 Best Joe Weider Training Principles and Methods
Joe Weider is often described as the father of modern bodybuilding. With his brother Ben, he co-founded the International Federation of Bodybuilding and legitimized what was,…
Training
Get More From Your Workouts with Supersets: The Ultimate Guide
Supersets are a type of training system. Training systems are recognized methods that you can use to make your workouts more demanding, productive, or time-efficient. Drop…
Muscle-Building
Build Muscle Faster with Drop Sets: The Ultimate Guide
Drop sets are a type of training system. Bodybuilders and people who strength train use training systems to increase workout intensity and volume to get better…
Core
Sculpt The Perfect Six-Pack with The Best 30-Minute Outdoor Ab Workout
When it comes to core training, a lot of people are confused. They think that a few sets of sit-ups are all that’s need to strengthen…
Training
Five Powerlifting Training Methods That Bodybuilders Should Use
Did you know that, before coming world-renowned bodybuilders, the likes of Ronnie Coleman, Franco Columbu and Arnold Schwarzenegger competed as powerlifters and strength athletes? In fact,…
Training
How to Train to Survive the Zombie Apocalypse!
So, you’ve got six-pack abs, bulging biceps, and quads that will make Tom Platz envious. Good for you! But, none of that will mean anything when…
OP-ED
Build Your Program: How to Design the Perfect Training Plan
We’ve got lots of excellent programs on Fitness Volt for you to follow. All you need to do is choose and print or download the one…
Training
How to Increase Strength: Your Guide to Getting Strong
If you lift weights – even relatively light ones – you are already increasing your strength. Anything that overloads your muscles and nervous system will make…
MMA
Get Fighting Fit with This MMA-Inspired Workout Plan
There is no denying that MMA fighters are amongst the most well-conditioned athletes on the planet. The average MMA fighter is lean, strong, powerful, fit, and…
Training
Reverse Pyramid Training Guide: Build Muscle and Strength
Unless you use a specific training system, your workouts are probably built around a concept called straight sets. That means you do several sets with the…
Training
10 Ways to Make Any Exercise More Effective
Take a look around your gym. Check out the muscle size and strength of your fellow exercisers. Now cast your mind back a year. How many…
Bodybuilding Program
The Ultimate Bulking Workout Plan for Maximizing Muscle Growth
A bulking workout plan is a time-honored method for adding a significant amount of muscle mass to your frame. It involves training hard and heavy, and…
Legs
Three Killer Leg Workouts for Muscle Growth
Build your best legs ever with any of these tried-and-tested leg workouts. Warm-up before each one by doing some light cardio, a few dynamic stretches/joint mobility…
Training
Build Muscle and Strength with Dynamic Tension
Dynamic tension is a training method from the golden age of bodybuilding and physical culture. Popularized by one of the first fitness marketeers, Charles Atlas, this…
Featured
The 3 Best Exercises For Each Muscle Group
Your training time and energy are incredibly valuable. They’re limited resources too. Don’t waste them on unproductive workouts and ineffective exercises. Instead, treat your time and…
Training
Barbell, Dumbbell, and Kettlebell Complexes to Get Ripped Fast
When it comes to burning fat and getting ripped, most lifters’ go-to training method is cardio. They hop on a bike or treadmill and do hour…