The Need for GPP Training
Whether you are a high-level athlete or someone new to strength training, building and maintaining adequate physical fitness to ensure you can accomplish your typical sport or...
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Starting Conjugate: Basic Workout Template
As we have discussed previously, your success using the Conjugate Method will depend significantly on the quality of your programming. To be successful, an athlete must have a...
Conjugate Conditioning
As you already know, the Conjugate Method can be applied to any sport and can increase an athlete's strength, speed, and durability. When many think of Westside Barbell...
WSBB Blog: Summer Outdoor Conditioning
Summertime is now upon us, and with the increased temperatures and sunny weather it is a great opportunity for lifters and athletes to get outside and get some...
WSBB Blog: Strength Athlete Cardio
In the world of strength sports, athletes are typically focused on attaining massive gains in size and strength, thinking that these two attributes alone are the keys to...
WSBB Blog: Cardio for the Powerlifter
Tags: GPP Training, Conjugate Method, Dynamic Effort MethodTime to Read: 2min Powerlifting is a sport that celebrates being as big and strong as humanly possible. When you walk into...
WSBB Blog: Quick Guide to Increasing GPP
Tags: GPP, Conditioning, Sled Drags Time to Read: 4.5min When building a strength and condition plan one of the most important factors that directly impacts your ability to...
WSBB Blog: Training for the Outdoorsman
by Westside Education Team Tags: GPP, Conditioning, Tactical Since the beginning of time, people have had to hunt, fish, hike, and climb for survival. The individuals who possessed...
WSBB Blog: The Sled
Tags: GPP, Sleds, Conditioning By: Westside Barbell Educational Team One of the most functional and cost effective pieces of equipment a gym can have is a sled. When...
The Need for G.P.P.
G.P.P. is a combination of strength endurance, speed, flexibility, and all matters of fitness. G.P.P. and S.P.P. (specialized physical preparation) will be sometimes inseparable. This is how Westside plans...
The Origin of Yee Systems
First and foremost I am honored and humbled to be promoted by Louie Simmons, Tom Barry, Marcus Marinelli (who labeled “Yee Systems, the missing piece of the puzzle”)...
DON’T CHASE YOUR TAIL
Chases His Tail I am fascinated whenever my pit bull, Jackie, chases his tail. Round and round he goes, going nowhere fast, until he finally realizes he’s right...