AMY WEISBERGER
Louie Simmons | Geared Lifting | Powerlifting | Weight LIfting History
Westside women have proven to be stronger as a group than those from any other gym. Six women have squatted or deadlifted more than 500 pounds. Mariah...
Geared Lifting
ANGELO BERARDINELLI
Louie Simmons | Geared Lifting | Powerlifting | Weight LIfting History
Angelo Berardinelli has become one of the premier middleweights in the world. The sky was the limit for Angelo, having made an elite total as a teen. But by...
THEN AND NOW
Louie Simmons | Geared Lifting | Powerlifting | Raw Lifting | Weight LIfting History
My powerlifting memories start in 1966, just one month before my induction into the Army. I feel like Captain Ahab with his obsession with Moby Dick. I...
PART TWO OF MY JOURNEY
Louie Simmons | Geared Lifting | Powerlifting | Raw Lifting | Weight LIfting History
Larry’s string of Worlds stops at 9 after jumping 2 1/5 k’s on his second attempt, negating a third. Dan Wohleber pulls the first 900 pound deadlift....
WESTSIDE BENCHERS
Louie Simmons | Bench | Geared Lifting | Powerlifting | Weight LIfting History
I receive many calls asking how our top benchers train. We have 17 benching over 700: one has done 830 (Mike Wolf), in addition to two 198’s who have...
HELP WANTED
Louie Simmons | Geared Lifting | Powerlifting | Weight LIfting History
In the summer of 2005 1 placed an ad on our Web site for lifters that wanted to excel at powerlifting. We had just had a serious blow dealt to us at...
QUEEN OF THE IRON GAME
Louie Simmons | Geared Lifting | Powerlifting | Weight LIfting History
When you think of great women powerlifters a few names pop up. Olesia Lafina of Russia was the first to total ten times her bodyweight. Margaret Kirkland...
A.J. ROBERTS
Louie Simmons | Geared Lifting | Powerlifting | Weight LIfting History
A.J. has traveled a long journey to find his true home at Westside Barbell. He first came to the United States as a foreign exchange student in 2001,...
FRED: A BOLDT OF LIGHTNING
Louie Simmons | Geared Lifting | Powerlifting | Weight LIfting History
Fred Boldt moved from Buffalo, NY, in October 2001 to Columbus to train at Westside Barbell. His bench press was 400 in the 165 pound class and had been...