How to Bench Press Correctly
Tags: Bench, Delts , Dumbbells By: Louie Simmons With six men breaking all-time world records, while training at Westside, we have developed a system that helps Dave Hoff bench...
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A Sit Down Interview with Chuck Vogelpohl
Below is a transcribed interview that took place within Westside Barbell between Louie Simmons [Louie] and Chuck Vogelpohl [Chuck]. Anyone who knows Chuck will appreciate the fact he...
The King of Exercises
Good Mornings Tags: Back, Goodmorning, Low Back An almost forgotten special exercise is the Good Morning. From the beginning of weight training, the Good Morning—in its many varieties—has...
How to Start a Deadlift
By: Louie Simmons Tags: deadlift, lockout, glutes Many lifters find their sticking point or mini-max is when lifting the bar off the floor. First,...
Bench Pressing Tips
By: Louie Simmons Tags: bench, triceps, max effort Westside has had six men hold the all-time bench press record along with DaveHoff making the biggest full-meet...
Organization of Training
tags: training, waves, strength & conditioning It is most important to avoid over or under training. To avoid either extreme would call for using a...
How to Develop Explosive Strength
By: Louie Simmons Tags: explosive, jumps, dynamic First, let’s answer the question... “What is explosive strength?” Zatsiorsky described explosive strength roughly by dividing the maximum...
Strength Training for Long-Distance Running
By: Louie Simmons Tags: running, speed, strength In 2014, at thirty years old, Dennis Kipruto Kimetto, (b. Jan 22, 1984) a long-distance runner from Kenya set...
A Weekly Plan for Sprinters
Tags: sprinters, methods, strength and conditioning, conjugate method By: Louie Simmons One must not use Block Style Periodization as it leads to detraining. It does not advance your...
Training Special Strengths
[Special strengths—explosive, speed, and strength speed—are trained at different velocities.] Explosive Strength Explosive strength is trained at high velocity. This training activity...
How to Skyrocket your Squat
Sineaid Corley, a USA bobsled athlete, was training at Westside while trying to make the team again but decided she wanted to try powerlifting. She had a 325-pound...