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WSBB Blog: Quick Guide to Hamstring Training

WSBB Blog: Quick Guide to Hamstring Training

Tags: Deadlift, Good Morning, Accessory Time: 4min When training the posterior strength chain, no group of...

Mon Jan 18, 2021
WSBB Blog: What is it Like to Train at Westside Barbell?

WSBB Blog: What is it Like to Train at Westside Barbell?

Tags: Mentality, Program, Training PartnersTime to Read: 3.5min Training at Westside Barbell is a much...

Sun Jan 17, 2021
WSBB Blog: Quick Guide to Increasing GPP

WSBB Blog: Quick Guide to Increasing GPP

Tags: GPP, Conditioning, Sled Drags Time to Read: 4.5min  When building a strength and condition...

Sat Jan 16, 2021
WSBB Blog: Bench Press Set Up 101

WSBB Blog: Bench Press Set Up 101

Tags: Benching, Dynamic Effort, Max Effort Time to Read: 5min The bench press is a...

Wed Jan 13, 2021
WSBB Blog: Sweat the Small Stuff

WSBB Blog: Sweat the Small Stuff

Tags: Training, Fighting, Mentality Time to Read: 4min Training for combat sports is as intense as...

Tue Jan 12, 2021
WSBB Blog: Good-Morning for a Good Total

WSBB Blog: Good-Morning for a Good Total

Tags: Good-Mornings, Back Strength, Variations Time to Read: 3min The good-morning is an exercise that...

Tue Jan 12, 2021
WSBB Blog: Building a Raw Bench Press The Westside Way

WSBB Blog: Building a Raw Bench Press The Westside Way

Tags: Bench, Dumbells, Westside Method Time to Read: 4min How much do you bench? This...

Tue Jan 12, 2021
WSBB Blog: Beginning a Conjugate Program in 2021

WSBB Blog: Beginning a Conjugate Program in 2021

Tags: Conjugate, Beginners, Westside Time To Read: 5min With the New Year upon us, many...

Tue Jan 12, 2021
WSBB Blog: Westside Shoulder Training

WSBB Blog: Westside Shoulder Training

Tags: Shoulders, Max Effort, Strength Time To Read: 5min Whether you are a powerlifter, a...

Tue Jan 12, 2021
The Luckiest Man Alive

The Luckiest Man Alive

By Louie Simmons Tags: Conjugate, Westside, ThoughtsTime to Read: 5min It may sound like I...

Tue Jan 12, 2021
WSBB Blog: Max Effort Upper for the Football Lineman

WSBB Blog: Max Effort Upper for the Football Lineman

Tags: Max Effort, Conjugate, Football Time To Read: 4min In the game of football, linemen...

Tue Jan 12, 2021
Equipment to Train Properly

Equipment to Train Properly

By Louie Simmons  Tags: Reverse Hyper, Home Gym, Sleds I competed in powerlifting contests from...

Fri Jan 01, 2021
Speed-Strength Periodization

Speed-Strength Periodization

 Tags Squats, Dynamic Effort, Bench For the development of speed-strength, one should use the Combinations...

Mon Dec 21, 2020
WSBB Blog: What is Accommodation?

WSBB Blog: What is Accommodation?

Tags: Accommodate, Conjugate Method, Max Effort, Dynamic Effort Time to read: 4min The human body is...

Fri Dec 11, 2020
WSBB Blog: Strong is Strong

WSBB Blog: Strong is Strong

Tags: Culture, Westside Method, Programming Time to Read: 3.5min In the world of strength sports...

Mon Dec 07, 2020
Hey, Coach. You Can’t Be Too Strong.

Hey, Coach. You Can’t Be Too Strong.

 By Louie Simmons  Tags, Special Strength, Explosive Strength, Coaching Years ago, I heard the head...

Mon Dec 07, 2020
WSBB Blog: A Strong Back Needs a Strong Stomach

WSBB Blog: A Strong Back Needs a Strong Stomach

Tags: Bracing, Back Health, GPP Time to Read: 2min If you’ve spent twenty minutes around...

Mon Dec 07, 2020
WSBB Blog: Up Your Clinch Game!

WSBB Blog: Up Your Clinch Game!

Tags: Fighters, Clinch, Endurance Time to Read: 4min Muay Thai kickboxing is one of the...

Mon Dec 07, 2020
WSBB Blog: Training to Fight like Tyson

WSBB Blog: Training to Fight like Tyson

Tags: Knockout, Fighters, Strength Time to Read: 3 min When it comes to professional fighters,...

Tue Nov 24, 2020
WSBB Blog: 5 Accessory Exercises for the Squat

WSBB Blog: 5 Accessory Exercises for the Squat

Tags: Goodmornings, Sumo Deadlifts, Box Squats Time to Read 3.5min The foundation of an elite...

Sat Nov 14, 2020