Jim Seitzer: Westside Barbell's Basement Days and Bandbell Founder
Listen to an insightful podcast featuring Jim Seitzer, an elite powerlifter with a total of 1824.3LBS, former Mr. USA, and founding member of Westside Barbell. Learn about his journey training under Louie Simmons from the Basement Days and his entrepreneurial success as the founder of Bandbell, a company specializing in O.K.E. training equipment.
Podcast Timestamps
- 00:00 - Intro
- 00:30 - Starting as gymnast/Discovering weight training
- 04:40 - Meeting Louie Simmons/The Original Crew
- 11:15 - Louie's Early training and developing his system
- 17:40 - Developing the Reverse Hyper
- 23:45 - When Louie broke his back
- 25:40 - The Board/Louie's Coaching/Crew Mentality
- 32:00 - Generations of Westside/Louie at Westside
- 39:57 - Louie's Favorite Hobby/Training with Louie
- 46:00 - Ohio Strong
- 49:00 - Jim's Bodybuilding Career/Powerlifting Career
- 58:00 - Louie Stories
- 01:08:00 - Jim on Louie
- 01:10:30 - Outro
