Did you know you can train fast without any movement whatsoever?

I recently stumbled upon a 2019 review article published in Strength and Conditioning Journal titled: "Why Fast Velocity Resistance Training Should Be Prioritized for Elderly People". This small review of 56 studies compared the improvements in muscle ...

You can give it everything you've got for 5 or 10 seconds. Those are your options with the viiiv Pro.

However, we occasionally get questions about why there aren't more options for longer durations. 

Most often the people who ask this question have heard about something called Timed Static Contractions (TSC). This practice ...

The viiivPRO 90º Seat Angle. It's a subject that arises occasionally, so let me put your mind at ease.

I firmly believe ...

The short of it is: He likes the motionless style and simplicity of the viiivPRO. Despite owning a room full of exercise equipment, he hates working out. "I'm a musician, not an athlete," Roger said. He loves that he only needs a viiiv session once a week or even less. It's exactly what he wants.

Roger ...

Would you like to be younger next year? Of course you would. Who wouldn't?

You know you can do it with the viiivPRO.

Although chronological aging will continue no matter what we do, metabolically we can actually age in reverse. Yes, you can make your metabolic age go back in time as the candles on your birthday ...

For a long time now it has been assumed that the primary cause of the age-related decline in strength is the loss of muscle mass. Consequently, medications were developed to act on muscle to enhance muscle function and physical capacity. Unfortunately, all of them failed, and for a good reason.

It's not about muscle.

A ...

A popular buzzword in the high intensity training strength training community is Minimum Effective Dose (MED). This simply means the smallest dose that will produce a desired outcome. Well, if the desired outcome is improved strength and physical fitness the following takes MED to a completely new level.    

Based on my experience over nearly ...

Will use of the viiiv Pro be sufficient for significant muscle growth? Yes.

In a 2014 study by Maeo et al titled Neuromuscular Adaptations Following 12 Week Maximal Voluntary Co-Contraction Training, subjects stood with their arm fixed at a 90 degree ...

Here's a common question we receive: Is there any research that shows the efficacy of the viiivPRO Isometric Machine?

Yes, there is a ton of peer-reviewed research on isometrics. Just ask Google and you will have more than enough to make your head spin. But before you go and ...

We regularly hear from people who wrestle with this question so I will address it en masse. Before I begin, there are two things you need to understand:

First, I want to say that I have nothing against ARX. It is a fine product produced by a company that has vision and great intentions for changing the landscape of the fitness industry. I ...

Over the past 17 years I have had many new clients come into my program who were already lifting weights as part of their exercise routine. They would usually ask, "Can I keep doing that?" My response was always, "Sure go ahead," knowing that eventually they would have a decision to make.

Almost immediately after beginning ...

It only takes a few seconds of maximum isometric effort to change a body for the better. 

Periodically I randomly select a person who needs the life-changing effects of a viiivPRO isometric exercise session and make them an offer they can't refuse: "If you show up on time and give me your best effort I will meet with you once a week ...