Justin Inacio's 8-Week Bench Press Breakthrough
In his rookie season, when athletes often focus just on their games, Justin Inacio, a professional lacrosse player, decided to take on an additional challenge. He increased his...
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Applying the Conjugate Method
The continuous improvement of absolute strength, explosive power, work capacity, and physical conditioning is vital to an athlete's success. In the modern sports landscape, athletes seek the most...
Westside Barbell's Elite Athlete Program: Join the Crew
Empowering professional athletes to reach their peak performance. Are you an athlete wanting to get better? Do you want to train full-time at a world-renowned gym with experienced...
Athletic Excellence: Embracing Daily Hard Work
Trust the Process, Not the Result In sports, success is more than just winning trophies. It is about the hard work and daily effort athletes put into training....
Introducing Plyometrics
Implementing lower body plyometrics into an athlete's training plan is one of the best ways to improve explosive power and all-around athleticism. By enhancing an athlete's power, the...
Training Advice for a Stronger 2024
The new year and another 52 weeks of training are upon us. As an athlete, each year of training is important. Athletes only have so many years to...
Basic Three-Day Conjugate Training Schedule
One of the most significant benefits of the Conjugate Method is the ability to manipulate the methodology to fit each athlete best. Whether this means adjusting training intensity,...
Starting Conjugate: How to Warm-Up
As a beginner or someone new to the Conjugate Method, it is important to understand how to set yourself up for successful and productive training days. How an...
It’s Not a Phase
The effectiveness of the Conjugate Method can be attributed to the system's ability to address the most important aspects of strength every week. This is in opposition to...
Max Effort Deadlift Variations for Athletes
As an athlete, one of the most important attributes you can develop is your absolute strength. Today, many coaches dispute the need for max effort training. These coaches...
Westside Barbell Triceps Training
Throughout the years, Westside Barbell has produced some of the strongest bench presses in the sport of powerlifting. This is due to the emphasis we place on triceps...
Absolute Strength for Grapplers
The different grappling sports all have a few things in common; you need to be skilled, strong, tough and possess a high level of endurance. You must do...