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Louie Simmons October 18th, 2016 13 minute read

Louie Simmons | Bench | Exercise Programming | Strength Training Methods | Strength Training Program

Westside has 30 members who bench more than 700 pounds and four who bench more than 800 pounds. We also have Laura Phelps, with a 505 at 165 body weight, who...

TRAINING THE LOCK-OUT

Louie Simmons October 18th, 2016 6 minute read

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

We are in a new millennium, and the times are a changing, as they say. Bench press shirts are a major part of powerlifting, so get with the program. No...

TOP FIVE: PART II. THE BENCH

TOP FIVE: PART II. THE BENCH

Louie Simmons October 13th, 2016 9 minute read

Louie Simmons | Bench | Exercise Programming | Strength Training Methods | Strength Training Program

I wrote an article in 1993 entitled “Three of a Kind”. Westside was the only gym to have three 600-pound benchers: Kenny Patterson, George Halbert, and...

BENCH PRESS

BENCH PRESS

Louie Simmons October 13th, 2016 6 minute read

Louie Simmons | Bench | Exercise Programming | Strength Training Methods | Strength Training Program

Westside has a method to its madness, and Travis Bell utilizes this perfectly. His raw bench has gone from 365 to 565, and his shirt bench has gone from 405...