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The Culver City boys had changed my life with their advanced training methods. They helped others as well. A...
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Westside for Raw Lifters: Choosing the Right Accessories to Maximize Results
By: Burley Hawk The main exercise of a training day, whether it is a squat, bench, or deadlift, is what most lifters believe to be the pinnacle of...
Conjugate Raw™
By: Burley Hawk The Westside Method, also known as the Conjugate Method, is a program that is often times misunderstood in the raw powerlifting realm. Most write it...
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Westside Barbell is an invitation only training laboratory where only the strongest of mind and body survive. Our goal is simple. To become the best and push every...
THE JOURNEY (Part Five)
Back to West and the gang. The bench is one-third of the power lifts, so the Culver City guys worked on the bench as much as the squat...
THE JOURNEY (Part Four)
Their deadlift training was just as advanced with the partial deadlifts in a power rack. (While the old Westside mostly used one position, the new Westside uses three...
THE JOURNEY (Part Three)
Much like the modern day Columbus Westside, Frenn and West came up with the high deadlift. Like the Russians, they placed boxes under the plate so the bar...
THE JOURNEY (Part Two)
West had an article about box squats. First it was called power rack box squats. After Bill had gotten hurt walking out 900 pounds and found himself in...
THE JOURNEY (Part 1)
I was always intrigued by the sport of powerlifting. I started my journey into powerlifting in 1966. There was a power meet in nearby Dayton, Ohio, in late...
Speed and Strength for Olympic Lifting
A weightlifter must have good form on the lifts and a strong squat for leg strength. For speed strength training for the squat use a three-week pendulum wave....
Olympic Lifting Max Effort
Below are max-effort workouts that will surely raise your lifts. It is very important to max out as often as possible, as you know this was the method...