Rack Work for the Bench
Bill West’s Westside Barbell Club was years ahead of everyone for strength in the late 1960s. Pat Casey used the power rack...
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Progressive Overload
The first method of periodization used was Western Progressive Overload. It would start a training cycle with light weights ranging up to...
What is General Physical Preparation?
What is General Physical Preparation (GPP)? GPP is first used to raise your level of physical fitness, but it must be directed...
Building Jumping Power
Jumping is synonymous with all sports track and field as well as all sports played with a ball. Jumping also can play...
Breaking Training Plateaus
Everyone has experienced a training plateau in one lift or another. Some can find a way to overcome a training plateau, while others cannot and stop...
November 2018
Why The Need For A Deadlift March 2018
Raising Volume
There are several methods that can be used to raise volume. Raising volume is critical for improving a lift or your total....
The Need for a Deadlift
Years ago they would say the meet doesn’t start until the bar hits the floor. The deadlift was the big equalizer. Nowadays, the big equalizer is the...
Why
I am constantly asks “Why does Westside do this or do that?” Why, why, why! When he asked “How did you come to the conclusion about training methods...
Westside Mass Production
Westside is famous for its Max Effort (M-E) workout and using the Dynamic Method for speed or explosive strength. But Westside also uses the third scientifically proven method—the...
No One Said It Would Be Easy
“No one said it would be easy” should have been stamped on my forehead as I started my full-time powerlifting career. I was born in Ohio and it...
2018 Articles
2018 ARTICLE COLLECTION Please find below all of the 2018 articles below. Click on image to access the given months content for free! January 2018 February 2018 March...