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...
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....
Conjugate Method | Louie Simmons | Exercise Programming | Strength Training Methods
Periodization simply means organizing training plans of one year or more into shorter manageable plans, i.e., weekly or monthly. At Westside, a weekly plan is used...
Louie Simmons | Exercise Programming | Strength Training Methods | Training Methods & Techniques
In the late 1960s isometrics were used not only by the Soviets but also here in the United States by the York Barbell team. They were very effective but...
Conjugate Method | Louie Simmons | Deadlift | Exercise Programming | Strength Training Methods
The back has much potential, which is seldom reached. For such a simple lift, the deadlift can be complicated to train. If one only deadlifts, progress...
Conjugate Method | Louie Simmons | Exercise Programming | Squat | Strength Training Methods
I am often asked, why do box squats? We do them to produce world-record squats. The late, great Matt Dimel made 1010 in 1985 at SHW. Chuck Vogelpohl...
Louie Simmons | Exercise Programming | Strength Training Methods | Training Methods & Techniques
Isometrics have been around since the 1950s. It was an effective method to develop strength at a particular angle and affordable to most because of the limited...
Conjugate Method | Louie Simmons | Bench | Exercise Programming | Strength Training Methods
I am frequently asked to write personal workouts for a fee. However, I don’t have the time to do this. Westside makes training tapes on all matters of...
Conjugate Method | Louie Simmons | Exercise Programming | Squat | Strength Training Methods
I am always asked to make personal workout programs for lifters. This is impossible to do without see- ing these people in the gym and observing their...
