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Tendonitis in the elbows… Before you go off the deep end flossing, and scraping, and tempering, trying to alleviate the tendonitis in your elbows think of your squat…...
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Absolute Strength Controls All Strength Gains
Absolute strength controls all strength gains. Analysis of Hill’s equation shows that speed of movement is dependent on absolute muscular strength: v = Ft/m. This can be found...
Train General to Improve Specific
Do Not get caught up in illusion that you have to train exactly like your sport in the weight room. You must train outside of your groove in...
Self Respect
This statement holds true everyday for every person because If you don't respect yourself and your actions, how the hell can anybody or any athlete respect you! #conjugatestrong...
Don't Be Afraid to Fail
-I broke my back twice-I have tore off both biceps-I ripped off my patella tendon-I have been emergency trachea'd twice -Emergency chest tubed once-I've been clinically dead once-I've...
Dont Rush
Don't Rush. Strength is earned by hard work and sweat equity so it will take a minute before you will become as strong as you can. So embrace...
Always Have A Plan
Always have a Plan A, Plan B and a Plan C. In the world of professional sports and sports in general "shit happens". This is when you see...
Leave your problems outside
"Louie Simmons never entered Westside Barbell. As soon as I entered the gym Louie's life, work, and problems stayed outside like they should. I went into another dimension. I...
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Top 10 Westside Benches
Westside Barbells Top 10 Benches Rank First Name Last Name Total Wt Class Body Weight Coefficient 1 Jason Coker 900 198 195 530.37 2 Dave Hoff 1000 275...
Westside Barbells Top 10 Squats
Westside Barbells Top 10 Squats Rank First Name Last Name Total Wt Class Body Weight Coefficient 1 Dave Hoff 1210 275 271 633.9 2 Dave Hoff 1200 308...