A resource for serious lifters and athletes seeking proven strength training methods. The Westside Barbell blog breaks down programming, exercise selection, recovery, and performance strategies built on decades of elite coaching experience of founder Louie Simmons and his dedicated team.
Conjugate Method | Louie Simmons | Exercise Programming | Strength Training Methods
Everyone knows that Jason Coker is one of the greatest bench pressers of all time. He holds world records at 181 of 771 pounds and at 198 of 900 pounds and he...
Conjugate Method | Louie Simmons | Exercise Programming | Strength Training Methods
Dave Yarnell wrote a great tribute to the Culver City Westside Barbell club and its connections with the Columbus, Ohio, Westside club. There is, of...
Conjugate Method | Louie Simmons | Deadlift | Exercise Programming | Strength Training Methods
When executing a sumo deadlift most beginners will start the pull by not pushing the feet and knees out to the side, causing your hips to come up much too...
Conjugate Method | Louie Simmons | Deadlift | Exercise Programming | Strength Training Methods
In the 1970s the sumo deadlift was a rarity. A lifter from Indiana called Carlos Luper was very good making 650 pounds with no gear. The great Japanese...
Equipment | General Strength and Conditioning
Finance Your Westside Barbell Purchase: Westside offers financing and lease programs to meet your business or personal budget, credit profile, and purchasing...
Conjugate Method | Louie Simmons | Geared Lifting | Weight LIfting History
The Culver City boys had changed my life with their advanced training methods. They helped others as well. A good friend and lifter,...
Louie Simmons | Geared Lifting | Powerlifting | Weight LIfting History
Many are called a legend but few can answer to it. Fred Hatfield was a true legend to many including myself. I first met Fred in the 1977 junior nationals...
Louie Simmons | Powerlifting | Weight LIfting History
Everybody knows Louie and the Westside guys in Columbus, Ohio. The gym has its great and historic past with its lifters, innovative training methods and...
Exercise Programming | Strength Training Methods | Training Methods & Techniques
Vladimir Issurin PhD. If there is a method of determining who will, and who will not rise to the top in athletics, this book can answer many of those...
