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Illegal

Illegal

Westside Barbell 1 minute read

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

Below is a Max Effort session for all those looking to build the bottom of the bench.1️⃣Straight Bar Illegal Double Wide Bench 3x3🔸‘illegal double wide’...

Far Far Away

Far Far Away

Westside Barbell 1 minute read

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

Once you engage the ‘press’ of the barbell, push the body AWAY from the bar. Doing so keeps the shoulder blades pinned back, and lats/upper back engaged....

Where You Stand

Where You Stand

Westside Barbell 1 minute read

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

🔸Straight Bar Box Squat 1RM-parallel box-this should be a retest for most🔸Straight Bar Box Squat x3, 5, 7-each set is as much as you can move for the rep...

It's a Process

It's a Process

Westside Barbell 1 minute read

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

Day by day, set by set, brick by brick.As Rome was not built in a day, neither is a perfect squat/bench/or deadlift. Keep trying new movements, this is a...

Boarding School

Boarding School

Westside Barbell 1 minute read

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

Quick tip. Using boards work the dual threat of lockout from your mini-max(sticking point), but also train your back arch to not collapse under extreme...

Wearing Gear

Wearing Gear

Westside Barbell 1 minute read

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

‘If you’re going to play a contact sport, you need the right equipment. You don’t play football without a helmet, do ya?’-Louie SimmonsLearning how to...

A Cruel Twist

A Cruel Twist

Westside Barbell 1 minute read

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

Ascending Giant Set:1️⃣Incline DB Bench x15~30° incline2️⃣Flat Bench DB Flye x203️⃣Plate Raise x25-hip to eye level-hands at 10&24️⃣Flat Bench DB Williams...

Breaking Training Plateaus

Breaking Training Plateaus

Louie Simmons 15 minute read

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

              Everyone has experienced a training plateau in one lift or another. Some can find a way to overcome a training plateau, while others...

Off Day

Off Day

Westside Barbell 1 minute read

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

We’ve had a good bit of questions regarding off day auxiliary work. Below is a Thursday session to be done the day after a Max Effort Upper day...1️⃣Sled...