Louie Simmons | Bench | Geared Lifting | Strength Training Methods | Training Methods & Techniques
I made the Top 10 in the United States in 1972 in Powerlifting News. At that time, they kept track only of the Top 10 and this was with no equipment....
Conjugate Method | Louie Simmons | Bench | Exercise Programming | Strength Training Methods
2018 Update Everyone strives for a goal, one of which may be a 500 bench. The problem is how do you achieve it? For me it was a mystery until I...
Conjugate Method | Louie Simmons | Bench | Exercise Programming | Strength Training Methods
I was proud to write the article ‘Three of a Kind”, which reported that Westside had three 600-pound benchers. Only a few years later we have eight...
Conjugate Method | Louie Simmons | Bench | Exercise Programming | Strength Training Methods
Everyone likes to bench press, but no one likes to get stuck. Not making progress is no fun and sometimes grounds for retirement. Only the strong at heart...
Louie Simmons | Bench | Geared Lifting | Powerlifting | Strength Training Methods
There’s always a lot of talk today about the bench shirt. In the beginning everyone welcomed it on the scene. Unfortunately, bench shirts provided only a...
Louie Simmons | Bench | Exercise Programming | Strength Training Methods | Training Methods & Techniques
The lifters at Westside are constantly going to meets. Many of the meets are small and mostly in Ohio. We like to represent Ohio. Top lifters should lift...
Conjugate Method | Louie Simmons | Bench | Exercise Programming | Strength Training Methods
I am frequently asked to write personal workouts for a fee. However, I don’t have the time to do this. Westside makes training tapes on all matters of...
Louie Simmons | Bench | Geared Lifting | Powerlifting | Weight LIfting History
I receive many calls asking how our top benchers train. We have 17 benching over 700: one has done 830 (Mike Wolf), in addition to two 198’s who have...
Conjugate Method | Louie Simmons | Bench | Exercise Programming | Strength Training Methods
Have you been to a bench meet lately? There are a lot more misses than benches made. How can this be when all they do is bench? In my own gym at the last...
