Conjugate Method | Exercise Programming | Geared Lifting | Raw Lifting | Strength Training Methods
Tags: Powerlifting, Basics, Accommodation Time to Read: 3min It is no secret that for the past decade there has been a shift from geared powerlifting to...
Conjugate Method | Louie Simmons | Exercise Programming | Raw Lifting | Strength Training Methods
By: Burley Hawk The main exercise of a training day, whether it is a squat, bench, or deadlift, is what most lifters believe to be the pinnacle of the...
Conjugate Method | Louie Simmons | Exercise Programming | Raw Lifting | Strength Training Methods
By: Burley Hawk The Westside Method, also known as the Conjugate Method, is a program that is often times misunderstood in the raw powerlifting...
Conjugate Method | Louie Simmons | Bench | Raw Lifting | Strength Training Methods
Raw Bench Pressing Westside lifts in mostly gear meets. There is a lot to learn on how to use a bench shirt, but you must also raise your raw strength as...
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 | Raw Lifting | Strength Training Methods
I am often asked how to get a big raw bench. I was a Top 8 bencher in 1980 with a 480lb lift at 220, without a shirt. There were no bench shirts until...
Powerlifting | Raw Lifting | Weight LIfting History
It’s 2016 and this year marks the end of my first 50 years in powerlifting. I have seen a lot in 50 years as powerlifting has introduced me to all of my...
Conjugate Method | Louie Simmons | Exercise Programming | Raw Lifting | Strength Training Methods
Many ask, how does Westside train for a raw contest? The answer is simple, the same. Remember our system is based on physics, mathematics, and bio...
Raw Lifting | Strength Training | Strongman | Weight LIfting History
