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Tom Barry January 11th, 2017 1 minute read

Coaching | Equipment | Powerlifting

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TEEN LIFTING

Louie Simmons October 18th, 2016 6 minute read

Louie Simmons | Coaching | Exercise Programming | strength training for beginners | Strength Training Methods

There has been much said about lifting and age. Everyone has their viewpoint. The United States, for the most part, will start young, 8-10 years old, in a...

What Your Gym Really Needs

Louie Simmons October 13th, 2016 6 minute read

Louie Simmons | Coaching | Equipment | General Strength and Conditioning

How do you build a Westside gym? First, you need special bars. The theory of the conjugate system is to rotate exercises in some way to avoid...

What Westside Means To Louie

Louie Simmons October 13th, 2016 4 minute read

Conjugate Method | Louie Simmons | Coaching

His answer may surprise many, but this is how it was told to me.  After sitting down with one of his favorite books Hagakure – being a great fan of...

Thank You

Tom Barry October 7th, 2016 1 minute read

Louie Simmons | Coaching | General Strength and Conditioning | Olympic Weightlifting

I would like to thank Glen Pendlay and the Olympic Lifters for there participation in his weight lifting seminar at Westside Barbell that demonstrated...

Dr.Anatoliy Bondarchuk

Louie Simmons October 6th, 2016 2 minute read

Coaching | Exercise Programming | General Strength and Conditioning | Weight LIfting History

UNDERSTANDING THE TRAINING PROCESS

Tom Barry October 3rd, 2016 11 minute read

Coaching | Recovery | Strength Training | Strength Training Methods

By Alan Sherry CSP GymWe are now thankfully (well, hopefully) long passed the idea that a one-size-fits-all approach is the way forward for appropriate...

Understanding HRV

Tom Barry October 3rd, 2016 5 minute read

Coaching | Recovery | Strength Training Methods | Training Health

Stress: When people think of stress, they think of its mental properties, the worries and anxieties of everyday life. Stress however can and should be...

Science and Practice of Strength Training

Louie Simmons September 29th, 2016 9 minute read

Book Review | Coaching | Exercise Programming | Strength Training Methods | Training Methods & Techniques

Westside began using the Soviet system in late 1981. It was trial and error, but our lifts were going up at a fast rate. It would seem we were on track with...