Back Restoration
Louie Simmons | Injury | Recovery | Training Methods & Techniques
Most lifters have some idea of how Westside trains.It is a ratio of 20 percent barbell training with 80 percent small special exercises. This leads to a...
Louie Simmons
Jason Coker Squat Program
Conjugate Method | Louie Simmons | Exercise Programming | Strength Training Methods
Everyone knows that Jason Coker is one of the greatest bench pressers of all time. He holds world records at 181 of 771 pounds and at 198 of 900 pounds and he...
The Stretch Reflex
Conjugate Method | Louie Simmons | Exercise Programming | Strength Training Methods
Dave Yarnell wrote a great tribute to the Culver City Westside Barbell club and its connections with the Columbus, Ohio, Westside club. There is, of...
The Seated Deadlift
Conjugate Method | Louie Simmons | Deadlift | Exercise Programming | Strength Training Methods
When executing a sumo deadlift most beginners will start the pull by not pushing the feet and knees out to the side, causing your hips to come up much too...
Sumo Deadlift
Conjugate Method | Louie Simmons | Deadlift | Exercise Programming | Strength Training Methods
In the 1970s the sumo deadlift was a rarity. A lifter from Indiana called Carlos Luper was very good making 650 pounds with no gear. The great Japanese...
The Westside Journey Continues Full Article
Conjugate Method | Louie Simmons | Geared Lifting | Weight LIfting History
The Culver City boys had changed my life with their advanced training methods. They helped others as well. A good friend and lifter,...
Goodbye to Dr. Squat
Louie Simmons | Geared Lifting | Powerlifting | Weight LIfting History
Many are called a legend but few can answer to it. Fred Hatfield was a true legend to many including myself. I first met Fred in the 1977 junior nationals...
Forgotten Secrets of the Culver City Westside Barbell Club
Louie Simmons | Powerlifting | Weight LIfting History
Everybody knows Louie and the Westside guys in Columbus, Ohio. The gym has its great and historic past with its lifters, innovative training methods and...
Episode 22 - The Weaknesses of a Weightlifter
Louie Simmons | Exercise Programming | Olympic Weightlifting | Podcast | Strength Training Methods
In this podcast Louie Simmons evaluates the strength of a weightlifter that just came and trained at Westside Barbell. Warning Louie's findings may...