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ROM
Something most don't understand about reverse hypers... It's not necessarily about the ROM, but moreover the burn and blood flow you get to the area(s) targeted.
Bowing
Max Effort Lower Bow Bar Bow Squat 1RM-box = competition depthBow Bar Box Squat 1x6-box = competition depth-stance = 1 foot width wider (each foot)-work up to a...
Hard Set
One of our more aggressive Dynamic Effort set-ups. Downward average (green) and strong (blue) bands with light (purple) Jerry (front) bands. The Jerry bands aid in cuing the...
The Return
Return of the Tricep Challenge Ascending Giant Set-5 Board Close Grip Push-up x40-2 Board Close Grip Push-up x20-5 Board Close Grip Push-up x30-5 Board Close Grip Push-up x10-Banded...
Standards
The straight bar is THE standard. This is why we use a bevy of specialty bars to improve it. Many of them revolve around keeping the shoulders healthy...
Lower Action
Dynamic Lower Giant Cambered Bar 10x3@50%-~150lbs of band-box = competition depthSumo Speed Pulls 10x1@40%-~200lbs bandATP Dual KB Deadlift 4x30-straight weight only on carriageStanding Hamstring Curl 5x15Reverse Hyper 4x50@30%(best...
Way Back When
Before it was fabricated, the ATP or 'belt squat' as it was called at the time was a large reinforced wooden platform approximately 2.5' high with a 2'x1'...
On a Role
Everyone has a role to play. At Westside whether you're doing free weight or accommodating resistance, specialty or straight bar, close or wide grip, t-shirt or bench shirt,...
What is Key
Whether prehab or rest, recovery and recuperation between training sessions can be the deciding factor. Enough can allow one to continually blast workouts, or a lack there of...
Build the Top
Max Effort Upper (builder day) Straight Bar Bench 1x5-bench grip-work 5's from the bar, all the way up until the top set is foundFootball Bar JM Press 4x8-moderate...
Pain Game
Pain is a part of the game. When it comes to training, pain is something all too familiar to the Westside crew. It is not unusual to see...