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THE JOURNEY (Part Three)

THE JOURNEY (Part Three)

Louie Simmons 3 minute read

Conjugate Method | Louie Simmons | Geared Lifting | Weight LIfting History

Much like the modern day Columbus Westside, Frenn and West came up with the high deadlift.  Like the Russians, they placed boxes under the plate so the...

THE JOURNEY (Part Two)

THE JOURNEY (Part Two)

Louie Simmons 2 minute read

Conjugate Method | Louie Simmons | Geared Lifting | Weight LIfting History

West had an article about box squats. First it was called power rack box squats. After Bill had gotten hurt walking out 900 pounds and found himself in...

THE JOURNEY (Part 1)

THE JOURNEY (Part 1)

Louie Simmons 3 minute read

Conjugate Method | Louie Simmons | Geared Lifting | Weight LIfting History

I was always intrigued by the sport of powerlifting. I started my journey into powerlifting in 1966. There was a power meet in nearby Dayton, Ohio, in...

Top 10 Westside Benches

Top 10 Westside Benches

Tom Barry 1 minute read

Louie Simmons | Bench | Geared Lifting | Powerlifting | Weight LIfting History

Rank First Name Last Name Total Wt Class Body Weight Coefficient 1 Jason Coker 900 198 195 530.37 2 Dave Hoff 1000 275 271 523.7 3 Dave Hoff 1005 308 278...

Westside Barbells Top 10 Squats

Westside Barbells Top 10 Squats

Tom Barry 1 minute read

Louie Simmons | Geared Lifting | Powerlifting | Squat | Weight LIfting History

Rank First Name Last Name Total Wt Class Body Weight Coefficient 1 Dave Hoff 1210 275 271 633.9 2 Dave Hoff 1200 308 279 622.56 3 AJ Roberts 1205 308 304...

Top 10 Westside Deadlifts

Top 10 Westside Deadlifts

Tom Barry 1 minute read

Louie Simmons | Deadlift | Geared Lifting | Powerlifting | Weight LIfting History

  Rank First Name Last Name Total Wt Class Body Weight Coefficient 1 Jake Norman 900 308 298 458.1 2 Chuck Vogelpohl 816 220 220 452.06 3 Jake Norman

VISITORS TO WESTSIDE

Louie Simmons 8 minute read

Louie Simmons | Geared Lifting | Powerlifting | Weight LIfting History

At Westside Barbell we have a steady Invasion of visitors. Recently people have come from Brazil , North-west Territory (Canada), and South Africa and...

TRAINING EQUIPMENT: NEVER LOOKING BACK

Louie Simmons 9 minute read

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....

THE BENCH PRESS SHIRT

Louie Simmons 5 minute read

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...