Westside Barbell Back Training
Developing the back muscles should be a top priority for all athletes regardless of sport or training goals. These muscles play a significant role in strength and sports...
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Starting Conjugate: Main Exercise Selection for Beginners
Effective strength training relies heavily on a few key factors; the proper regulation of intensity, volume, and frequency, optimal exercise selection, and correct exercise execution. Failure to control...
Westside Barbell Triceps Training
Throughout the years, Westside Barbell has produced some of the strongest bench presses in the sport of powerlifting. This is due to the emphasis we place on triceps...
Building Your First DE Upper Training Wave
Dynamic effort work is the key to building explosive power, allowing an athlete to increase their rate of force production. This training method couples with max effort training...
Max Effort Lower: SSB Exercise Variations
Coaches should include max effort training in every athlete's training plan. Regardless of the sport you compete in, every athlete requires a high level of absolute strength. Many...
Understanding The Standard Template
Success with a training program depends significantly on programming design, regardless of the exact methodology. Today, many believe that your success in the gym has less to do...
Barbell Conditioning
As an athlete, your conditioning decides a lot about the success you’ll have in your sport. Failure to maintain proper conditioning levels relative to your sport will lead...
The Importance of Calf Training
Building a strong, fast, and resilient athlete calls for a coach to leave no stone unturned. To ensure that an athlete is adequately prepared, you must focus on...
Primary Accessory Exercises
What does it take to succeed using a Conjugate-based program? Do you need bands? Chains? Specialty bars? No. You need to have appropriately organized programming with the correct...
Understanding the Anderson Squat
You should know the name Paul Anderson if you are a strength athlete. Paul was a legendary Olympic weightlifter, powerlifter, and strongman. This man possessed unbelievable strength and...
3 Recommended Sumo Deadlift Variations
The sumo deadlift is an exercise that offers powerlifters and athletes various training benefits. By utilizing the sumo deadlift, you will gain strength and muscle mass that will...
Understanding Max Effort
The maximal effort method is a weight training method used to increase absolute strength. This is achieved by training at intensity levels above 90%, working up to a...