WSBB Blog: Structuring Your DE Lower Training
Tags: Dynamic Effort, Accommodate , Box Squat Time to Read: 3min One of the most commonly misunderstood things about our training methods is dynamic effort lower day. Many people...
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WSBB Blog: Top 5 Shoulder Exercises
Tags: Strongman, Overhead Press, Delts Time to Read: 3min As a strength athlete, building world class pressing power is a requirement if you want to compete at the...
WSBB Blog: Advanced Squat Exercises
Tags: Accessories, Box Squat, Variations Time to Read: 3min As a competitive powerlifter, the squat lays the foundation of any meet you compete in. It is a lift...
WSBB Blog: Advanced Press Exercises
Tags: Bench Training, Accommodating Resistance, Avoiding Accommodation Time to Read: 3 min Whether you are a powerlifter, a strongman, or an Olympic weightlifter, every strength athlete can benefit...
WSBB Blog: The Russian Bear Aleksandr Karelin
Tags: Grappling, MMA, Grip Time to Read: 4min One of the most prolific grapplers of the modern era, and one of the most successful wrestlers of all time, Aleksandr...
WSBB Blog: The Squat Suit for Beginners
Tags: Squat, Tips, Novice Time to Read: 3.5min In the land of geared lifting, there are two pieces of powerlifting gear necessary to squat the heaviest weights possible;...
WSBB Blog: The Deadlift Suit for Beginners
Tags: Deadlift, Novice, Conjugate MethodTime to Read: 3.5min In the realm of geared powerlifting, the deadlift suit is fortunately the easiest piece of gear to learn to use....
WSBB Blog: Bench Press Shirt for Beginners
Tags: Bench, Tips, Program Time to Read: 3min The equipped bench press is one of, if not the most technical lift amongst all of the powerlifts. To be...
WSBB Blog: Raw to Geared
Tags: Powerlifting, Basics, Accommodation Time to Read: 3min It is no secret that for the past decade there has been a shift from geared powerlifting to raw powerlifting....
WSBB Blog: Increase Pitching Velocity The Westside Way
Tags: Maximal Effort Method, Baseball, Accommodating Resistance Time to Read: In the sport of baseball, the pitcher is the most important member of the defense. Having the ability to...
WSBB Blog: Strength Endurance for MMA
Tags: MMA, Conjugate Method, Absolute Strength Time to Read: 3.5 min Mixed martial arts is a sport that requires an athlete to possess high levels of cardiovascular capability...
WSBB Blog: Top Three Tricep Exercises
Tags: Tricep Training, Bench Training, Dumbbell Training Time to Read: 3min At Westside Barbell, one of the primary focuses of our bench training is tricep strength development. Whether...