Before bodybuilding became a sport where mass matters most, competitors had much more athletic and arguably more aesthetically-pleasing physiques. Even heavyweights like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Lou Ferrigno still looked human. Compared to golden-era bodybuilders, today’s competitors look like they’re from another planet! Of all the old-school bodybuilders, Frank Zane was amongst the best. One of…
Legs and cardio. Two workouts that many guys dread even thinking about, but two vital training elements that must be done — and done with conviction — to achieve any respectable level of fitness. The below routine, designed by one of Bravo Sierra’s military athletes, is as simple as it is effective. Your Mission: Block…
EMOM stands for Every Minute, On the Minute, and is a type of High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT). Popular with CrossFit, EMOM workouts can be adapted to train almost any fitness component, including muscular endurance, cardiovascular fitness, and strength. They’re also useful for burning fat. With EMOM workouts, you have one minute to complete a predetermined…
When legendary lifter, JM Blakley was training at Westside Barbell and crushing everyone in his path on the bench press, the guys noticed he was doing this unusual lift as part of his accessory routine. It was part close grip bench press; part skull crusher and they had seen nothing like it before. So, they…
We’re big fans of squats and deadlifts at Fitness Volt. These two exercises are amongst the most productive and satisfying things you can do at the gym! But, as much as we love these two compound exercises, we love lunges almost as much. Why? Unlike squats and deadlifts, lunges work one leg at a time,…
Take a look at many bodybuilder’s arm workouts, and you’ll see they are heavily weighted toward biceps exercises. This is hardly surprising given the appeal of big biceps. In fact, this muscle is probably the most well known in the human body. Ask a non-exerciser to name a muscle, and they’ll probably say “biceps.” Ironically,…
If you are a regular gym-goer, you know that nothing ruins your day (or your gains!) like a missed workout. Maybe you’re too busy to hit the gym, or you’re coming up short on that month’s fees, and the manager won’t cut you any slack. Perhaps you’re on the road and your hotel doesn’t have…
When it comes to building muscle size and strength, there are lots of different approaches to choose from. You can work out with free weights or machines, use full-body or split routines, follow a bodybuilding, powerlifting, or powerbuilding program, and even add training systems to your workouts to make them more effective. While all of…
When you’re pushing to break your max deadlift, you need to deadlift more. Seems obvious but sometimes we miss what’s right in front of our faces. But not only do you need to deadlift more, but you need to deadlift smarter also. Because when you’re deadlifting with weights hovering around 90% 1 RM, tendencies creep…
Forget gold, silver, and diamonds – the time is the most valuable commodity. It’s something that can’t be replaced when it’s gone, and it’s often in short supply. When time is scarce, workouts are often the first casualty. You’ll either have to cut your workout short or skip it entirely. Missing the occasional workout is…