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Training the Overhead Press

Training the Overhead Press

    When training at home or the gym, a universal standard of strength is...

Fri Apr 10, 2020
Westside Barbell: Gym Based Home Workouts Wk.4

Westside Barbell: Gym Based Home Workouts Wk.4

 Main Training Days Below is the forth week of bare-bones conjugate style workouts you can...

Thu Apr 09, 2020
Bench Pressing Tips

Bench Pressing Tips

Bench Pressing Tips By: Louie Simmons Tags: bench, triceps, max effort     Westside has...

Wed Apr 08, 2020
Westside Barbell: GPP Home Workouts Wk.4

Westside Barbell: GPP Home Workouts Wk.4

Ultra High Reps *extra workouts *DO NOT break up the reps within the set, the...

Wed Apr 08, 2020
Avoid Boredom

Avoid Boredom

Home Training Variation Methods       When training at home, at times lack of...

Fri Apr 03, 2020
Training Basic

Training Basic

    Think back to the 1980s, when Louie trained in his basement and garage....

Wed Apr 01, 2020
Westside Barbell: Gym Based Home Workouts Wk.3

Westside Barbell: Gym Based Home Workouts Wk.3

Main Training Days Below is the third week of bare-bones conjugate style workouts you can...

Wed Apr 01, 2020
Westside Barbell: GPP Home Workouts Wk.3

Westside Barbell: GPP Home Workouts Wk.3

Ascending Giant Sets *extra workouts   These catch up to you quick, and are executed...

Wed Apr 01, 2020
Football SPP: Mini Workouts

Football SPP: Mini Workouts

These Mini Workouts are made to compliment what is done on the field in order...

Sun Mar 29, 2020
CONJUGATE TACTICAL AT HOME WORK OUTS

CONJUGATE TACTICAL AT HOME WORK OUTS

WEEK TWO Day 1: 3 Sets of 1:30 Max Rep Goblet Squat 4 Sets: 50...

Sat Mar 28, 2020
Behind These Walls

Behind These Walls

Premier & Live Q&A starts @ 6.00pm 3/27/20 In this video, Louie Simmons shares some...

Thu Mar 26, 2020
The BOB: What is it?

The BOB: What is it?

    The BOB quite honestly can change the way a lifter/athlete performs. From the...

Thu Mar 26, 2020
Keep It Simple - Sleds 101

Keep It Simple - Sleds 101

The Basic Sled Pull (Posterior Chain & General Conditioning)   To perform the basic sled...

Wed Mar 25, 2020
Westside Barbell: GPP Home Workouts Wk.2

Westside Barbell: GPP Home Workouts Wk.2

Giant Sets *extra workouts In contrast to last week, we’ll be instituting a large amount...

Wed Mar 25, 2020
Westside Barbell - Reverse Hyper Fundamentals

Westside Barbell - Reverse Hyper Fundamentals

We teamed up with our good friend and functional therapist John Quint.  In these two...

Wed Mar 25, 2020
Keep It Simple - A Workout Guide To Healthy Joints

Keep It Simple - A Workout Guide To Healthy Joints

Act now and start training your joints. Do not start by overcomplicating things, keep it...

Mon Mar 23, 2020
Organization of Training

Organization of Training

   Organization of Training   tags: training, waves, strength & conditioning      It is...

Mon Mar 23, 2020
Max Effort Sled Workout

Max Effort Sled Workout

Training Brief This Max effort movement is performed with a weighted sled attached to a...

Fri Mar 20, 2020
Banded Home Workout - For Your Joints

Banded Home Workout - For Your Joints

Workout Brief The aim of this quick workout is to put force into our joints to...

Fri Mar 20, 2020
CONJUGATE TACTICAL “AT HOME, WEEK ONE”

CONJUGATE TACTICAL “AT HOME, WEEK ONE”

Training Brief Bodyweight training based on efficiency and necessity to keep your central nervous system...

Fri Mar 20, 2020