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AMY WEISBERGER

Louie Simmons 4 minute read

Louie Simmons | Geared Lifting | Powerlifting | Weight LIfting History

Westside women have proven to be stronger as a group than those from any other gym. Six women have squatted or deadlifted more than 500 pounds. Mariah...

ANGELO BERARDINELLI

Louie Simmons 6 minute read

Louie Simmons | Geared Lifting | Powerlifting | Weight LIfting History

Angelo Berardinelli has become one of the premier middleweights in the world. The sky was the limit for Angelo, having made an elite total as a teen. But by...

THEN AND NOW

Louie Simmons 13 minute read

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...

PART TWO OF MY JOURNEY

Louie Simmons 14 minute read

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....

WESTSIDE BENCHERS

Louie Simmons 6 minute read

Louie Simmons | Bench | Geared Lifting | Powerlifting | Weight LIfting History

I receive many calls asking how our top benchers train. We have 17 benching over 700: one has done 830 (Mike Wolf), in addition to two 198’s who have...

HELP WANTED

Louie Simmons 7 minute read

Louie Simmons | Geared Lifting | Powerlifting | Weight LIfting History

In the summer of 2005 1 placed an ad on our Web site for lifters that wanted to excel at powerlifting. We had just had a serious blow dealt to us at...

How does one reach the top of powerlifting

Louie Simmons 7 minute read

Louie Simmons | Exercise Programming | Powerlifting | Strength Training Methods

How does one reach the top of powerlifting? First, you must possess all the strength qualities such as speed strength, strength speed, and a high work...

QUEEN OF THE IRON GAME

Louie Simmons 5 minute read

Louie Simmons | Geared Lifting | Powerlifting | Weight LIfting History

When you think of great women powerlifters a few names pop up. Olesia Lafina of Russia was the first to total ten times her bodyweight.  Margaret Kirkland...

A.J. ROBERTS

Louie Simmons 6 minute read

Louie Simmons | Geared Lifting | Powerlifting | Weight LIfting History

A.J. has traveled a long journey to find his true home at Westside Barbell. He first came to the United States as a foreign exchange student in 2001,...