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Four Weeks to a Bench PR: Week Four

Four Weeks to a Bench PR: Week Four

Burley Hawk November 30th, 2022 6 minute read

2022 | Absolute Strength | Accessory Training | Bench Press Training | Bench Training | Maximal Effort Method | Strength Training Program

It is now week four of the four-week bench press PR program, and it is time to establish a new bench press PR single. Over the past three weeks, we have...

Base Building: Upper Body Main Exercises

Base Building: Upper Body Main Exercises

Burley Hawk November 25th, 2022 7 minute read

Conjugate Method | 2022 | Beginners | Bench Press Training | Maximal Effort Method | Repeated Effort Method | Strength Training Program

The Conjugate Method is often categorized as a beneficial method for advanced athletes, with many believing that our training style is more challenging...

Four Weeks to a Bench PR: Week Two

Four Weeks to a Bench PR: Week Two

Burley Hawk November 12th, 2022 8 minute read

2022 | Accessory Training | Bench Press Training | Max Effort | Maximal Effort Method | Special Exercises

Week two of the four-week bench PR program is where we begin to work at a high intensity. Last week, we performed the close grip bench press for a top set...

Four Weeks to a Bench PR: Week One

Four Weeks to a Bench PR: Week One

Burley Hawk November 4th, 2022 6 minute read

2022 | Accessory Training | Bench | Bench Press Training | Bench Training | Max Effort | Maximal Effort Method

The Conjugate system includes weekly max-effort exercises performed with the intent to lift the heaviest weight we can on that specific day for that...

Westside Barbell Triceps Training

Westside Barbell Triceps Training

Burley Hawk October 14th, 2022 5 minute read

Conjugate Method | 2022 | Accessory Training | Athletes | Bench Press Training | Exercise Programming | Tricep Training | Triceps

Throughout the years, Westside Barbell has produced some of the strongest bench presses in the sport of powerlifting. This is due to the emphasis we place on...

Incline Bench Press Variations

Incline Bench Press Variations

Burley Hawk September 28th, 2022 5 minute read

2022 | Accessory Training | Bench Press Training | Bench Training | Max Effort | Tricep Training | Triceps

The incline bench press is one of the most effective upper body exercise variations you can perform to develop the chest, shoulders, and triceps. At...

Starting Conjugate: Basic Press Variations

Starting Conjugate: Basic Press Variations

Burley Hawk September 9th, 2022 5 minute read

Conjugate Method | 2022 | Absolute Strength | Accessories | Accessory Training | Bench Press Training | Dynamic Effort Method | Max Effort | Maximal Effort Method

Building a great bench or overhead press requires an athlete to follow an intelligent training plan that specifically targets the strengths and muscle groups...

Building Your First DE Upper Training Wave

Building Your First DE Upper Training Wave

WSBB Education August 19th, 2022 4 minute read

Conjugate Method | 2022 | Bench Press Training | Bench Training | Dynamic Effort Method | Dynamic Effort Training | Exercise Programming

Dynamic effort work is the key to building explosive power, allowing an athlete to increase their rate of force production. This training method couples with...

Dynamic Effort Upper: Structuring Your Training

Dynamic Effort Upper: Structuring Your Training

WSBB Education August 17th, 2022 3 minute read

Conjugate Method | 2022 | Accessory Training | Bench Press Training | Dynamic Effort Method | Explosive Power | Explosive Strength

Over the years, we have had tremendous success building the bench press at Westside Barbell. There are two reasons for this; the maximal effort method and...