Louie Simmons | Exercise Programming | Lower Body | Strength Training Methods | Strength Training Program
Westside lifters started doing belt squats in 1975. I personally realized in the early 1970s that my quads were somewhat smaller than before I started doing...
Conjugate Method | Louie Simmons | Exercise Programming | Strength Training Methods
You must have a plan to succeed” In Powerlifting USA, there was a discussion of what is the best training system. Everyone had an opinion, and of course...
Louie Simmons | Coaching | Equipment | General Strength and Conditioning
How do you build a Westside gym? First, you need special bars. The theory of the conjugate system is to rotate exercises in some way to avoid...
Louie Simmons | Bench | Exercise Programming | Strength Training Methods | Strength Training Program
Westside has a method to its madness, and Travis Bell utilizes this perfectly. His raw bench has gone from 365 to 565, and his shirt bench has gone from 405...
Louie Simmons | Exercise Programming | Squat | Strength Training Methods | Strength Training Program
After moving to Westside, A.J. Roberts has improved his squat from 1008 to 1140 pounds in just over 2 years by following the conjugate system. This...
Louie Simmons | Deadlift | Exercise Programming | Strength Training Methods | Strength Training Program
Although we have never had a Benny or an Andy or for that fact a Lamar Grant type of deadlifter, we do have many very good deadlifters, both men and women: 18...
Conjugate Method | Louie Simmons | Exercise Programming | Strength Training Methods
When lifters repeatedly use the same simple method of training to raise their strength level, they will eventually stall. Like the scholar who must...
Conjugate Method | Louie Simmons | Exercise Programming | Lower Body | Strength Training Methods
When most people look at Westside training protocols, they automatically think of powerlifting. But the truth is the Westside System is used in track and...
Conjugate Method | Louie Simmons | Exercise Programming | Strength Training Methods
When it comes to training effectively to achieve a maximal level of strength, there are only two ways to train: training correctly and training...
