WESTSIDE FOR CROSSFIT
Conjugate Method | Louie Simmons | CrossFit | Exercise Programming
General Endurance A Crossfit athlete must have all special strength’s. Explosive strength for jumping, speed strength for the Olympic lifts strength speed...
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SHOCK METHODS
Conjugate Method | Louie Simmons | Exercise Programming | Strength Training Methods
Plyometrics, commonly used by Westsiders to develop explosive and absolute strength, were invented by Dr. Verkhoshansky. However, Verkhoshansky used the term,...
DON’T DEADLIFT!
Conjugate Method | Louie Simmons | Deadlift | Exercise Programming
It was 1970 and I was having a hard time going up in the deadlift. The more I deadlifted, the more backward was my progress. Then, one day I read an...
WESTSIDE BARBELL 1970- TOM PAULUCCI
Louie Simmons | Powerlifting | Weight LIfting History
Before Tom came to train with Westside in 1974, he was an outstanding track and field athlete, starting at Buffalo University. Tom held the shot put record...
WHO MADE WESTSIDE IN THE 90‘s?
Conjugate Method | Louie Simmons | Geared Lifting | Weight LIfting History
A lot happened from 1991-2000 at Westside. I almost died in 1991. I ruptured my patella tendon during a low box squat. I am very sensitive to...
WHO BUILT WESTSIDE BARBELL? – THE 1980’S
Conjugate Method | Louie Simmons | Geared Lifting | Weight LIfting History
In January, the garage team went to the YMCA nationals and won the team title. I won the 220 class with a 1,950 total (the 3rd best at that time). I was...
AMY WEISBERGER
Louie Simmons | Geared Lifting | Powerlifting | Weight LIfting History
Amy started training full time at Westside in 1988, after college at Ohio University. She drove 75 miles, three times a week from June of ’88 until the...
What Westside Means To Louie
Conjugate Method | Louie Simmons | Coaching
His answer may surprise many, but this is how it was told to me. After sitting down with one of his favorite books Hagakure – being a great fan of...
Westside Powerlifting Morning Crew-Max Effort Upper Body Workout October 12th
Louie Simmons | Exercise Programming | Max Effort | Strength Training Program | Upper Body
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