Louie Simmons

How to Develop Explosive Strength

Louie Simmons February 3rd, 2020 6 minute read

Conjugate Method | Louie Simmons | Exercise Programming | Strength Training Methods

  First, let’s answer the question... “What is explosive strength?”     Zatsiorsky described explosive strength roughly by dividing the maximum force...

Strength Training for Long-Distance Running

Louie Simmons January 9th, 2020 6 minute read

Conjugate Method | Louie Simmons | Exercise Programming | Strength Training Methods

    In 2014, at thirty years old, Dennis Kipruto Kimetto, (b. Jan 22, 1984) a long-distance runner from Kenya set the marathon record of 2:02:57 (two...

A Weekly Plan for Sprinters

Louie Simmons December 17th, 2019 6 minute read

Conjugate Method | Louie Simmons | Exercise Programming | Strength Training Methods

Tags: sprinters, methods, strength and conditioning, conjugate method One must not use Block Style Periodization as it leads to detraining. It does not...

Training Special Strengths

Louie Simmons March 8th, 2019 7 minute read

Louie Simmons | 2019 | Explosive Strength | Powerlifting | Speed Strength | Strength Speed

           [Special strengths—explosive, speed, and strength speed—are trained at different velocities.] Explosive Strength             Explosive...

How to Skyrocket your Squat

Louie Simmons February 21st, 2019 4 minute read

Conjugate Method | Louie Simmons | Exercise Programming | Strength Training Methods

 Sineaid Corley, a USA bobsled athlete, was training at Westside while trying to make the team again but decided she wanted to try powerlifting. She...

Rack Work for the Bench

Louie Simmons February 11th, 2019 6 minute read

Conjugate Method | Louie Simmons | Exercise Programming | Strength Training Methods

            Bill West’s Westside Barbell Club was years ahead of everyone for strength in the late 1960s. Pat Casey used the power rack to become the...

Progressive Overload

Louie Simmons February 4th, 2019 7 minute read

Conjugate Method | Louie Simmons | Exercise Programming | Strength Training Methods

            The first method of periodization used was Western Progressive Overload. It would start a training cycle with light weights ranging up to...

What is General Physical Preparation?

Louie Simmons January 28th, 2019 10 minute read

Conjugate Method | Louie Simmons | Exercise Programming | Strength Training Methods

            What is General Physical Preparation (GPP)? GPP is first used to raise your level of physical fitness, but it must be directed toward your...

Building Jumping Power

Louie Simmons January 14th, 2019 8 minute read

Conjugate Method | Louie Simmons | Exercise Programming | Strength Training Methods

            Jumping is synonymous with all sports track and field as well as all sports played with a ball. Jumping also can play a large role in...