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 | Box Squat | Training Methods & Techniques
The box squat is one of Westside Barbell's most frequently used lower-body exercise variations. We utilize the box squat and its variations during max...
Conjugate Method | Deadlift | Training Methods & Techniques
Exercise variation is an essential aspect of Conjugate Method training. Using exercise variations allows an athlete to attain optimal training stimuli in a...
Conjugate Method | Exercise Programming | Training Methods & Techniques
Today, strength sports are more popular than ever. Take time to browse social media, and you will likely see some sort of strength sports-related content....
Athletes | Health
In our latest episode of the Westside Barbell Podcast, we had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Shawn Bailey, our team physician. Dr. Bailey and his...
Conjugate Method | Deadlift | Training Methods & Techniques
Building strength, power, speed, and work capacity requires a training method that consistently delivers stimulus capable of producing positive...
Conjugate Method | Exercise Programming | Shoulder Training
Building strong and healthy shoulders is a critical aspect of training. If you are an athlete, improving the strength, work capacity, and durability of the...
Strength Training
Strength. We often visualize bare human strength as the burly man at the gym pumping iron or perhaps as that friend who somehow manages to carry all the...
Conjugate Method | Athletes | Beginners
It is often considered reckless, if not crazy, to utilize the maximal effort method with athletes new to barbell training. This fear of the maximal...
Conjugate Method | Beginners | Exercise Programming
It has been said that there are more useful training methods than the Conjugate Method when dealing with athletes new to barbell training. There is a...
