Louie Simmons

Leave your problems outside

Louie Simmons March 1st, 2017 1 minute read

Louie Simmons | Exercise Programming | Powerlifting | Strength Training Methods

"Louie Simmons never entered Westside Barbell. As soon as I entered the gym Louie's life, work, and problems stayed outside like they should. I went into...

Conjugate Raw™

Westside Barbell February 28th, 2017 8 minute read

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

 By: Burley Hawk The Westside Method, also known as the Conjugate Method, is a program that is often times misunderstood in the raw powerlifting...

The Gym

Tom Barry February 28th, 2017 1 minute read

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

Westside Barbell is an invitation only training laboratory where only the strongest of mind and body survive. Our goal is simple. To become the best and push...

THE JOURNEY (Part Five)

Louie Simmons February 27th, 2017 3 minute read

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

Back to West and the gang. The bench is one-third of the power lifts, so the Culver City guys worked on the bench as much as the squat and deadlift. They...

THE JOURNEY (Part Four)

Louie Simmons February 26th, 2017 3 minute read

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

Their deadlift training was just as advanced with the partial deadlifts in a power rack. (While the old Westside mostly used one position, the new Westside...

THE JOURNEY (Part Three)

Louie Simmons February 25th, 2017 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)

Louie Simmons February 24th, 2017 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)

Louie Simmons February 23rd, 2017 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...

Speed and Strength for Olympic Lifting

Louie Simmons February 10th, 2017 8 minute read

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

A weightlifter must have good form on the lifts and a strong squat for leg strength. For speed strength training for the squat use a three-week...