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DEADLIFT TRAINING PART II

Louie Simmons October 18th, 2016 6 minute read

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

There are approximately 65 700lb benchers and 35 1000lb squatters. But when one looks at the deadlift, there are only 8 900+ deadlifters. The incredibly...

DEADLIFTING TRAINING PART III

Louie Simmons October 18th, 2016 7 minute read

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

The back has much potential, which is seldom reached. For such a simple lift, the deadlift can be complicated to train. If one only deadlifts, progress...

DEADLIFT TRAINING

Louie Simmons October 18th, 2016 5 minute read

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

Paul Childress said that a big squatter is not always a big deadlifter, but a big deadlifter is almost always a big squatter. How do you build a big...

TOP FIVE: PART III. THE DEADLIFT

TOP FIVE: PART III. THE DEADLIFT

Louie Simmons October 13th, 2016 9 minute read

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

Before bench shirts, there was a saying, “the meet does not start until the bar touches the floor”. At Westside, we have always had very good deadlifters:...

DEADLIFT TRAINING

DEADLIFT TRAINING

Louie Simmons October 13th, 2016 7 minute read

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

Although we have never had a Benny or an Andy or for that fact a Lamar Grant type of deadlifter, we do have many very good deadlifters, both men and women: 18...

DON’T DEADLIFT!

DON’T DEADLIFT!

Louie Simmons October 13th, 2016 5 minute read

Conjugate Method | Louie Simmons | Deadlift | Exercise Programming

It was 1970 and I was having a hard time going up in the deadlift. The more I deadlifted, the more backward was my progress. Then, one day I read an...