WSBB Blog: Effective Lower Body Exercises for Grapplers
Grappling is one of the most ancient tests of skill, strength, and endurance in the world of sport. Since the times of the Roman Empire, having the ability...
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WSBB Blog: Building General Endurance for Strongman
No matter the strength sport, there is always a level of general endurance needed to train and compete at a high level. The strength sport that requires the...
WSBB Blog: Strong Lats, Strong Bench
Out of the three powerlifts, the bench press is the lift that requires the highest level of precision to complete. With most powerlifters, the squat and deadlift movements...
WSBB Blog: How to Program Max Effort Lower
When designing a Conjugate Method program, you must know how to properly organize each training day to get the most out of your programming on a week-to-week basis....
WSBB Blog: How to Program Max Effort Upper
No matter what sport you participate in, having a strong upper body is essential for overall sports performance and injury avoidance. To develop a strong upper body, athletes...
WSBB Blog: GPP for Wrestlers
When it comes to the demand placed on absolute strength, explosive strength, strength endurance, and cardiovascular endurance, few sports compare to amateur wrestling. Amateur wrestling is often considered...
WSBB Blog: Conjugate for Firefighters
When it comes to physically demanding jobs, few can compare to firefighting. Whether you are using heavy duty tools to extract an injured person, climbing up and down...
WSBB Blog: GPP Training For Football Players
General physical preparedness training, otherwise known as GPP training, is training focused on increasing the strength endurance and cardiovascular capabilities of an athlete, leading to increased levels of...
WSBB Blog: Box Squat Success
If you know Westside Barbell, then you know that we have been utilizing dynamic effort box squats for years to increase the power and explosiveness of our athletes....
WSBB Blog: Early Retirement
As the old saying goes, 'time waits for no one.' If you have been around a powerlifting gym, you have inevitably heard older lifters talk about how they...
WSBB Blog: Max Effort Upper Exercises for Football Players
Tags: Max Effort Lower, Hamstrings, Sprinting The sport of football not only requires a strong set of legs, you must have a strong upper body as well. Linemen...
WSBB Blog: Max Effort Lower Exercises for Football Players
Tags: Neck, Grip, Low back Football is a sport that not only requires an athlete to be fast, players need to be strong as well. No matter if...