Starting Conjugate: Simplified Meet Peak Program
One of the questions we receive most frequently is regarding how we recommend peaking for a powerlifting meet when using the Conjugate Method. Most of these questions also...
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WSBB Blog: The Squat Suit for Beginners
Tags: Squat, Tips, Novice Time to Read: 3.5min In the land of geared lifting, there are two pieces of powerlifting gear necessary to squat the heaviest weights possible;...
WSBB Blog: The Deadlift Suit for Beginners
Tags: Deadlift, Novice, Conjugate MethodTime to Read: 3.5min In the realm of geared powerlifting, the deadlift suit is fortunately the easiest piece of gear to learn to use....
WSBB Blog: Bench Press Shirt for Beginners
Tags: Bench, Tips, Program Time to Read: 3min The equipped bench press is one of, if not the most technical lift amongst all of the powerlifts. To be...
WSBB Blog: Raw to Geared
Tags: Powerlifting, Basics, Accommodation Time to Read: 3min It is no secret that for the past decade there has been a shift from geared powerlifting to raw powerlifting....
The Westside Journey Continues Full Article
The Culver City boys had changed my life with their advanced training methods. They helped others as well. A...
Goodbye to Dr. Squat
Many are called a legend but few can answer to it. Fred Hatfield was a true legend to many including myself. I first met Fred in the 1977...
The Gym
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...