General Physical Preparedness Articles

Articles Tagged with General Physical Preparedness

The Need for GPP Training

General physical preparation training, commonly called GPP training, is the training or training phase used to establish the strength and endurance necessary to accomplish a sport-relevant training program. GPP training builds basic levels of strength, endurance, coordination, proficiency, and durability, allowing an athlete to train at increasingly high levels of volume and intensity.

Thu Aug 10, 2023

Starting Conjugate: Basic Workout Template

As an athlete new to the Conjugate Method, it is vital that you understand how to organize your training days properly. The organization of the training week is simple; max-effort lower on Monday, max-effort upper on Wednesday, dynamic-effort lower on Friday, and dynamic-effort upper on Saturday. You don’t have to train on those exact days, but you must maintain the timespan between each training day for recovery to remain optimal.

Mon Oct 31, 2022

Conjugate Conditioning

Don't believe that just because your sport doesn't require large amounts of cardiovascular output, you do not need improved conditioning levels. No matter the sport or athlete, we all can benefit from improved conditioning.

By raising your fitness level, you improve your overall health and your ability to train at higher levels of intensity and volume while recovering faster. For many, a lack of physical conditioning keeps them from reaching the next level in their sport.

Fri Jun 03, 2022

WSBB Blog: Summer Outdoor Conditioning

Summertime is now upon us, and with the increased temperatures and sunny weather it is...

Tue Jul 13, 2021

WSBB Blog: Strength Athlete Cardio

In the world of strength sports, athletes are typically focused on attaining massive gains in...

Fri Jul 02, 2021

WSBB Blog: Cardio for the Powerlifter

Tags: GPP Training, Conjugate Method, Dynamic Effort MethodTime to Read: 2min Powerlifting is a sport that...

Sun Mar 07, 2021

WSBB Blog: Quick Guide to Increasing GPP

Tags: GPP, Conditioning, Sled Drags Time to Read: 4.5min When building a strength and condition...

Sat Jan 16, 2021

WSBB Blog: Training for the Outdoorsman

by Westside Education Team Tags: GPP, Conditioning, Tactical Since the beginning of time, people have...

Thu Oct 15, 2020

WSBB Blog: The Sled

Tags: GPP, Sleds, Conditioning By: Westside Barbell Educational Team One of the most functional and...

Mon Oct 12, 2020

The Need for G.P.P.

In a broad sense G.P.P. is a balance of fitness for recovery and special strength training thru special small exercises. The small special exercises are for hypertrophy. Westside has 4 large workouts a week and 4 small workouts for recovery or building one or two muscle groups.