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 | Exercise Programming | Strength Training Methods
Tags: Dynamic Effort, Accommodate , Box Squat Time to Read: 3min One of the most commonly misunderstood things about our training methods is dynamic effort...
Conjugate Method | Exercise Programming | Squat | Strength Training Methods
Tags: Strongman, Overhead Press, Delts Time to Read: 3min As a strength athlete, building world class pressing power is a requirement if you want to...
Conjugate Method | Exercise Programming | Squat | Strength Training Methods
Tags: Accessories, Box Squat, Variations Time to Read: 3min As a competitive powerlifter, the squat lays the foundation of any meet you compete in. It is a...
Conjugate Method | Bench | Exercise Programming | Strength Training Methods
Tags: Bench Training, Accommodating Resistance, Avoiding Accommodation Time to Read: 3 min Whether you are a powerlifter, a strongman, or an Olympic...
Exercise Programming | Mixed Martial Arts | Strength Training for Sports | Strength Training Methods | Wrestling
Tags: Grappling, MMA, Grip Time to Read: 4min One of the most prolific grapplers of the modern era, and one of the most successful wrestlers of all time,...
Exercise Programming | Geared Lifting | strength training for beginners | Strength Training Methods
Tags: Squat, Tips, Novice Time to Read: 3.5min In the land of geared lifting, there are two pieces of powerlifting gear necessary to squat the heaviest...
Exercise Programming | Geared Lifting | strength training for beginners | Strength Training Methods
Tags: Deadlift, Novice, Conjugate MethodTime to Read: 3.5min In the realm of geared powerlifting, the deadlift suit is fortunately the easiest piece of...
Exercise Programming | Geared Lifting | strength training for beginners | Strength Training Methods
Tags: Bench, Tips, Program Time to Read: 3min The equipped bench press is one of, if not the most technical lift amongst all of the powerlifts. To be one...
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...
