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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.

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Westside Barbell: Gym Based Home Workouts Wk.4

Westside Barbell: Gym Based Home Workouts Wk.4

Westside Barbell 2 minute read

Louie Simmons | Exercise Programming | Home Gym Training | Strength Training Methods | Strength Training Program

Below is the forth week of bare-bones conjugate style workouts you can do to for your strength as well as increase GPP.   -Work up to a 3 Rep Max...

Bench Pressing Tips

Bench Pressing Tips

Louie Simmons 5 minute read

Louie Simmons | Exercise Programming | Strength Training Methods | Strength Training Program

Tags: bench, triceps, max effort     Westside has had six men hold the all-time bench press record along with DaveHoff making the biggest full-meet bench...

Westside Barbell: GPP Home Workouts Wk.4

Westside Barbell: GPP Home Workouts Wk.4

Westside Barbell 2 minute read

Louie Simmons | Exercise Programming | Home Gym Training | Strength Training Methods | Strength Training Program

*extra workouts *DO NOT break up the reps within the set, the idea is to go past the a normal ‘high’ repetition limit   Ultra Wide Push-up 1xMax Reps...

Avoid Boredom

Avoid Boredom

Westside Barbell 1 minute read

Louie Simmons | Exercise Programming | Strength Training Methods | Strength Training Program

      When training at home, at times lack of equipment can be present a road block in terms of stimulation. Below are tried and true methods we’ve...

Training Basic

Training Basic

Westside Barbell 2 minute read

Louie Simmons | Exercise Programming | Strength Training Methods | Strength Training Program

    Think back to the 1980s, when Louie trained in his basement and garage. There existed no specialty equipment, and yet he and his training partners...

Westside Barbell: Gym Based Home Workouts Wk.3

Westside Barbell: Gym Based Home Workouts Wk.3

Westside Barbell 2 minute read

Louie Simmons | Exercise Programming | Home Gym Training | Strength Training Methods | Strength Training Program

Below is the third week of bare-bones conjugate style workouts you can do to for your strength as well as increase GPP.   -Work up to a 3 Rep Max Good...

Westside Barbell: GPP Home Workouts Wk.3

Westside Barbell: GPP Home Workouts Wk.3

Westside Barbell 2 minute read

Louie Simmons | Exercise Programming | Home Gym Training | Strength Training Methods | Strength Training Program

*extra workouts   These catch up to you quick, and are executed in the following fashion: Set 1: exercise 1 Set 2: exercise 1&2 Set 3: exercise 1, 2,...

Football SPP: Mini Workouts

Football SPP: Mini Workouts

Westside Barbell 2 minute read

Louie Simmons | Exercise Programming | Strength Training for Sports | Strength Training Methods

These Mini Workouts are made to compliment what is done on the field in order to maintain athletic stability while training from home. -A Skip 5x20yds

CONJUGATE TACTICAL AT HOME WORK OUTS

CONJUGATE TACTICAL AT HOME WORK OUTS

Westside Barbell 2 minute read

Louie Simmons | Exercise Programming | Home Gym Training | Strength Training Methods | Strength Training Program

3 Sets of 1:30 Max Rep Goblet Squat 4 Sets: 50 Romanian Dead Lift+30 Alternating Lunge 1 x 100 Table Top Reverse Hyper Conditioning: With an object...