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 | 2022 | Athletes | cardio | Exercise Programming | GPP Training | Muscular Endurance
As an athlete, your conditioning decides a lot about the success you’ll have in your sport. Failure to maintain proper conditioning levels relative to...
Absolute strength is the King of all strengths. If you wish to develop your speed-strength, strength-speed, muscular endurance, and muscular size to the...
Louie Simmons
Louie Simmons was an avid reader and consumer of education, so his book collection was vast and varied. You could find titles ranging from zen and samurai...
Conjugate Method | 2022 | Dynamic Effort Training | Max Effort | Posterior Chain | Specialty Bars
Building anything requires the right tools. If you want to frame a wall, you'll need a hammer, nails, saw, sawhorses, and timber. These items represent the...
Conjugate Method | 2022 | Accessory Training | Athletes | Exercise Programming | Muscular Endurance | Repetition Method | Volume
Building a strong, fast, and resilient athlete calls for a coach to leave no stone unturned. To ensure that an athlete is adequately prepared, you must focus...
Conjugate Method | 2022 | Absolute Strength | Max Effort | Maximal Effort Method
No matter the sport you compete in, possessing high levels of brute strength is never wrong. Not only will this strength allow you to dominate...
Conjugate Method | 2022 | Kettlebell Training | Sports Specific | Warm-Ups
Optimal preparation for a training session comes down to a few things; the hours you slept the night before, the amount of food and water you've consumed...
You may be familiar with the typical strong, average, light, monster mini and mini-bands, but now Westside also offers a micro band. Micro bands are...
Conjugate Method | 2022 | Accessory Training | 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...
