Dynamic Effort Training

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Alternative Dynamic Effort Lower Waves

Alternative Dynamic Effort Lower Waves

Burley Hawk April 15th, 2025 8 minute read

Conjugate Method | Dynamic Effort Method | Dynamic Effort Training

The dynamic effort method is a training method focused on improving an athlete's rate of force development. This training calls for athletes to lift...

Alternative Dynamic Effort Training Waves

Alternative Dynamic Effort Training Waves

Burley Hawk January 21st, 2025 6 minute read

Conjugate Method | Dynamic Effort Training

The dynamic effort method is one of the three primary training methods featured within the Conjugate Method. This training aims to increase an athlete's...

The WSBB Guide to Dynamic Effort Training

The WSBB Guide to Dynamic Effort Training

Burley Hawk December 30th, 2024 14 minute read

Dynamic Effort Method | Dynamic Effort Training

The Conjugate Method is recognized as one of the most comprehensive and effective training approaches for athletes in any sport. Rather than dedicating...

Workout Walkthrough: Combined DE 11/15/24

Workout Walkthrough: Combined DE 11/15/24

Burley Hawk November 21st, 2024 5 minute read

Conjugate Method | Dynamic Effort Training

This week's workout walkthrough will be a combined dynamic effort day. As the name implies, combined dynamic effort is a Conjugate Method training...

Starting Conjugate: Dynamic Effort Upper Walkthrough

Starting Conjugate: Dynamic Effort Upper Walkthrough

Burley Hawk September 27th, 2024 6 minute read

Conjugate Method | Bench Press Training | Dynamic Effort Training

Dynamic effort training is essential to our upper body training at Westside Barbell. It allows us to improve upper body explosive strength, leading to...

Starting Conjugate: Dynamic Effort Squat Basics

Starting Conjugate: Dynamic Effort Squat Basics

Burley Hawk October 21st, 2022 6 minute read

2022 | Box Squat | Dynamic Effort | Dynamic Effort Method | Dynamic Effort Training | Explosive Power | Explosive Strength | Speed Strength

In strength sports, it is easy to get caught up in the idea that to get stronger, all you need to do is lift heavy to develop absolute strength and...

Basic Jump Programming

Basic Jump Programming

Burley Hawk September 15th, 2022 5 minute read

2022 | Absolute Strength | Dynamic Effort Method | Dynamic Effort Training | Explosive Plyometrics | Jumping | Jumps | Maximal Effort Method

No matter the sport you compete in, all athletes can benefit from increased strength and speed. For many, figuring out the strength part is relatively...

Starting Conjugate: Dynamic Effort Training Strategies

Starting Conjugate: Dynamic Effort Training Strategies

WSBB Education August 31st, 2022 4 minute read

Conjugate Method | 2022 | Dynamic Effort Method | Dynamic Effort Training | Speed Strength | Wave Periodization

At Westside, we use dynamic effort training to improve our rate of force development. This is achieved by lifting sub-maximal weights at maximal speed,...

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...

Understanding Specialty Barbells

Understanding Specialty Barbells

Burley Hawk July 13th, 2022 6 minute read

Conjugate Method | 2022 | Dynamic Effort Training | Max Effort | Posterior Chain | Specialty Bars

Building anything requires the right tools. If you want to frame a wall, you'll need a hammer, nails, saw, sawhorses, and timber. These items represent the...