Max Effort Upper Week 10 Day 2
Warm up Sled pulls-pull hgh, pull low, reverse fly Do a few reps with the bar to get familiar with it, do a few warm up sets until...
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Max Effort Lower Week 10 Day 1
Warm up Wheelbarrow pulls Do a few reps with the bar to get familiar with it, do a few warm up sets until you are ready to engage...
Dynamic Effort Upper Week 9 Day 4
Warm up Banded curls Banded overhead ext Seated rows Do a few reps with the bar to get familiar with it, do a few warm up sets until...
Dynamic Effort Lower Week 9 Day 3
Warm up Banded Good mornings Seated box jumps Do a few reps with the bar to get familiar with it, do a few warm up sets until you...
Max Effort Upper Week 9 Day 2
Warm up Band pull aparts Cable push downs Hammer curls Do a few reps with the bar to get familiar with it, do a few warm up sets...
Max Effort Lower Week 9 Day 1
Warm up Sled walks with straps over shoulders Banded standing crunches Do a few reps with the bar to get familiar with it, do a few warm up...
My Private Thoughts
Private Thoughts From 1966 when I lifted in my first power meet in Dayton, Ohio, until today, powerlifting has absorbed my life. At that first meet I was...
The Theory of Developing Maximal Strength
What is Maximal Strength? The maximal strength of a muscle or a group of muscles in a given movement equals the highest external resistance an athlete can overcome...
The Need for G.P.P.
G.P.P. is a combination of strength endurance, speed, flexibility, and all matters of fitness. G.P.P. and S.P.P. (specialized physical preparation) will be sometimes inseparable. This is how Westside plans...
Transfer of Exercises
Dr. Anatoly Bondarchuk has written much about the transfer of exercises. His idea was that the general and directed exercises lead to sport specific exercises that lead to...
How to Increase Explosive Strength
Explosive strength is the ability to exert maximal force in minimal time. To develop explosive strength and reactive ability you need to do two things. First, you must...
Maximal Effort Benching
Westside has had multiple men hold all bench world records. How? A large part is the max effort workouts. There are too many available for you to use...