A resource for serious lifters and athletes seeking proven strength training methods. The Westside Barbell blog breaks down programming, exercise selection, recovery, and performance strategies built on decades of elite coaching experience of founder Louie Simmons and his dedicated team.
We’ve undertaken a project to organize our 1,400+ articles — start with the curated guides belowThe basic Conjugate Method training day typically features a main exercise, along with primary and secondary accessory exercises. We program to use available energy most efficiently, ensuring the...
The Conjugate Method provides coaches and athletes many opportunities to improve strength, speed, physical composition, and athletic skills. One aspect of our training that allows us to address...
Developing lower body strength and muscle mass is critical when competing in strength and conventional sports. Whether an athlete is focused on being as strong as possible or...
The Westside Barbell Conjugate Method offers many strength and athletic development training options for a coach or athlete. One of the most beneficial aspects of our training methods...
The bench press is one of, if not the most popular, barbell exercises. While the deadlift has become the more popular lift today, historically, it has been the...
Over the years, the Conjugate Method has built some of the strongest geared and raw benches in powerlifting. At Westside, we have had members press 700, 800, 900,...
The sport of powerlifting focuses on one goal: to become as strong as possible. It sounds easy enough, but reaching peak performance can be complex and require creative...
Training competitive athletes requires a methodology that addresses all aspects of athletic performance. The athlete's chosen training method will ultimately set the course for their athletic success. No...
Understanding how to plan a training day properly is one of the most critical aspects of successful training. This is especially true with the Conjugate Method, which incorporates...
The dynamic effort method is one of the three primary training methods featured within the Conjugate Method. This training aims to increase an athlete's rate of force development...
The Conjugate Method is a strength and conditioning training system that utilizes three primary strength training methodologies: maximal, dynamic, and repeated effort. Using these three primary training methods,...
It is the end of 2024, and the Conjugate Method has never been more popular. Looking around the strength and conditioning landscape, you will notice many coaches using...
