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Westside Barbell Online Memberships: Choose the Right Path to Stronger Training

Westside Barbell Online Memberships: Choose the Right Path to Stronger Training

Westside Barbell AI January 21st, 2026 3 minute read

BJJ Strength Training | Conjugate Method | Nitro AI | Online Memberships | Powerlifting | Strength Coaching | Westside Barbell

Westside Online Memberships This page is a quick overview of the different online options we offer. Each one solves a different problem: education and...

What is Powerlifting? An Introduction to the World of Strength

What is Powerlifting? An Introduction to the World of Strength

WSBB Education November 2nd, 2023 14 minute read

Exercise Programming | Powerlifting | Strength Training Methods

Powerlifting is a sport that utilizes the squat, bench press, and deadlift to measure an athlete’s absolute strength and technical capabilities regarding each...

What is a Powerlifting Gym?

What is a Powerlifting Gym?

WSBB Education August 1st, 2023 11 minute read

Powerlifting | Strength Training

Making the choice to begin strength training is one of the most beneficial choices an individual can make. Strength training allows an individual to improve...

Four Weeks to a Bench PR: Week Three

Four Weeks to a Bench PR: Week Three

Burley Hawk November 21st, 2022 7 minute read

2022 | Absolute Strength | Accessory Training | Maximal Effort Method | Powerlifting | Program | Repeated Effort Method | strength training for beginners

It is now week three of the four-week bench press PR program, and it is time to change up the angle of the press. We have focused on pressing from the...

Starting Conjugate: Tracking Max Effort Progress as a Raw Lifter

Starting Conjugate: Tracking Max Effort Progress as a Raw Lifter

Burley Hawk August 5th, 2022 6 minute read

2022 | Absolute Strength | Conjugate Method | Law of Accommodation | Periodization | Powerlifting

No matter your goals in the gym, having the ability to decode training feedback and track your progress is vital to the training process. Without this...

Primary Accessory Exercises

Primary Accessory Exercises

Burley Hawk June 29th, 2022 4 minute read

2022 | Accessory Training | Conjugate Method | Exercise Programming | Powerlifting

What does it take to succeed using a Conjugate-based program? Do you need bands? Chains? Specialty bars? No. You need to have appropriately organized...

2021 Metal Milita Summer Smackdown

2021 Metal Milita Summer Smackdown

Louie Simmons July 22nd, 2021 1 minute read

Exercise Programming | Louie Simmons | Powerlifting | Strength Training Methods

Tags: Squat, Bench, Deadlift Jeremy Smith blew up the 123 World Squat and Bench Records at the Smackdown meet in Erie Pa.   With first a 675 All-Time...

Westside Barbell Membership Tryouts 2022

Westside Barbell Membership Tryouts 2022

Louie Simmons September 12th, 2020 0 minute read

Coaching | Louie Simmons | Powerlifting

Training Special Strengths

Training Special Strengths

Louie Simmons March 8th, 2019 7 minute read

2019 | Explosive Strength | Louie Simmons | Powerlifting | Speed Strength | Strength Speed

           [Special strengths—explosive, speed, and strength speed—are trained at different velocities.] Explosive Strength             Explosive...

About Us

About Us

Tom Barry November 6th, 2017 2 minute read

Louie Simmons | Powerlifting | Weight LIfting History

What is Westside Barbell? Westside Barbell, founded by world-renowned strength and powerlifting coach, trainer and author Louie Simmons, is more than a...