Lacrosse Strength and Conditioning
Lacrosse is a high-speed sport that requires athletes to possess explosive power, adequate conditioning, and the ability to change direction on a dime. Proper strength and conditioning can...
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Strength Training for Wrestling
Wrestling is one of the most challenging sports an athlete can compete in. To be a great wrestler, an athlete must be strong, explosive, well-conditioned, and tough. It...
Strength Training for Football
The sport of football places tremendous physical demands on an athlete. An athlete must possess adequate work capacity, speed, explosive power, and absolute strength to become a successful...
Starting Conjugate: Box Squat Variations
The box squat is one of Westside Barbell's most frequently used lower-body exercise variations. We utilize the box squat and its variations during max effort training and dynamic...
Introduction to Deficit Deadlifts
Exercise variation is an essential aspect of Conjugate Method training. Using exercise variations allows an athlete to attain optimal training stimuli in a targeted and specific manner. If...
Powerlifting vs. Weightlifting
Today, strength sports are more popular than ever. Take time to browse social media, and you will likely see some sort of strength sports-related content. It makes sense,...
The Seated Deadlift
Building strength, power, speed, and work capacity requires a training method that consistently delivers stimulus capable of producing positive training adaptations for the athlete. Training an athlete...
Accessory Training: Shoulder Exercises
Building strong and healthy shoulders is a critical aspect of training. If you are an athlete, improving the strength, work capacity, and durability of the shoulders will improve...
Base Building: Max Effort Training Explained
It is often considered reckless, if not crazy, to utilize the maximal effort method with athletes new to barbell training. This fear of the maximal effort method is...
Base Building: Basic Training Template
It has been said that there are more useful training methods than the Conjugate Method when dealing with athletes new to barbell training. There is a belief that...
Four Week Max Effort PR Plan
The maximal effort method is responsible for improving absolute strength and dictating dynamic effort training weights. When programming a Conjugate Method-based training plan, the training must be planned...
Starting Conjugate: Max Effort Myths
The maximal effort method is one of the two primary training methods used every week when executing a Conjugate Method training program. The intent of max effort is...