Westside Barbell

Sumo Tip

Sumo Tip

Westside Barbell 1 minute read

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

The eyes guide the head,The head guides the neck,And the neck guides the upper back.Keep your eyes straight ahead as you pull.This simple eye position...

Simplicity

Simplicity

Westside Barbell 1 minute read

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

A little sled conditioning for y’all... 1️⃣Sled Drag x3 Continual Trips as Heavy as Possible🔸running your sled straps through your belt🔸no resting🔸1...

Keep in Check This...

Keep in Check This...

Westside Barbell 1 minute read

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

Keeping volume in check as a coach and/or athlete is one detail commonly overlooked. 🔸For example:10x2@200lbs = 4000lbs of volumeIf one set is mistakenly...

Illegal

Illegal

Westside Barbell 1 minute read

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

Below is a Max Effort session for all those looking to build the bottom of the bench.1️⃣Straight Bar Illegal Double Wide Bench 3x3🔸‘illegal double wide’...

Far Far Away

Far Far Away

Westside Barbell 1 minute read

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

Once you engage the ‘press’ of the barbell, push the body AWAY from the bar. Doing so keeps the shoulder blades pinned back, and lats/upper back engaged....

Where You Stand

Where You Stand

Westside Barbell 1 minute read

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

🔸Straight Bar Box Squat 1RM-parallel box-this should be a retest for most🔸Straight Bar Box Squat x3, 5, 7-each set is as much as you can move for the rep...

It's a Process

It's a Process

Westside Barbell 1 minute read

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

Day by day, set by set, brick by brick.As Rome was not built in a day, neither is a perfect squat/bench/or deadlift. Keep trying new movements, this is a...

Boarding School

Boarding School

Westside Barbell 1 minute read

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

Quick tip. Using boards work the dual threat of lockout from your mini-max(sticking point), but also train your back arch to not collapse under extreme...

Wearing Gear

Wearing Gear

Westside Barbell 1 minute read

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

‘If you’re going to play a contact sport, you need the right equipment. You don’t play football without a helmet, do ya?’-Louie SimmonsLearning how to...