DON’T DEADLIFT!
It was 1970 and I was having a hard time going up in the deadlift. The more I deadlifted, the more backward was my progress. Then, one day...
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WHO MADE WESTSIDE IN THE 90‘s?
A lot happened from 1991-2000 at Westside. I almost died in 1991. I ruptured my patella tendon during a low box squat. I am very sensitive to anesthesia,...
WHO BUILT WESTSIDE BARBELL? – THE 1980’S
The 80's! In January, the garage team went to the YMCA nationals and won the team title. I won the 220 class with a 1,950 total (the 3rd...
What Westside Means To Louie
What Westside Means To Louie Simmons? His answer may surprise many, but this is how it was told to me. After sitting down with one of his favorite...
Westside Barbell Exercises -The REAL J.M. Press
Check this video out of the J.M. Blakley Explaining And Demonstrating The real JM Triceps Press Exercise Movement
Keys To Raise The Clean
Keys to raise the clean It is impossible to use only classic lifts all the time to improve your clean. Do not train the clean and snatch in...
Conjugate System™ - Circa 2016
I have been asked many times what made me write a strength book about Olympic weight lifting. It has been pointed out to me that I have been...
Out of the Groove
In strength and conditioning, we sometimes get too wrapped up in trying to mimic sports-specific movements in our weight rooms, which can be a huge mistake as...