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....
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Westside for Raw Lifters: Choosing the Right Accessories to Maximize Results
By: Burley Hawk The main exercise of a training day, whether it is a squat, bench, or deadlift, is what most lifters believe to be the pinnacle of...
Conjugate Raw™
By: Burley Hawk The Westside Method, also known as the Conjugate Method, is a program that is often times misunderstood in the raw powerlifting realm. Most write it...
Raw Benching in 2016
Raw Bench Pressing Westside lifts in mostly gear meets. There is a lot to learn on how to use a bench shirt, but you must also raise your...
THEN AND NOW
My powerlifting memories start in 1966, just one month before my induction into the Army. I feel like Captain Ahab with his obsession with Moby Dick. I am...
PART TWO OF MY JOURNEY
Larry’s string of Worlds stops at 9 after jumping 2 1/5 k’s on his second attempt, negating a third. Dan Wohleber pulls the first 900 pound deadlift. Dave...
RAW BENCHING
I am often asked how to get a big raw bench. I was a Top 8 bencher in 1980 with a 480lb lift at 220, without a shirt....
LARRY PACIFICO
It’s 2016 and this year marks the end of my first 50 years in powerlifting. I have seen a lot in 50 years as powerlifting has introduced me...
Westside Raw
Many ask, how does Westside train for a raw contest? The answer is simple, the same. Remember our system is based on physics, mathematics, and bio mechanics. The...
Somebody You Should Know! - Louis Cyr
Louis Cyr was a French-Canadian strongman born near Montreal in 1863. There are many stories of Cyr remarkable strength. One such story was in his youth working as...
Somebody You Should Know!- Bob Hoffman
Bob Hoffman was the founder of York Barbell and lived quiet the interesting life to say the least. Hoffman began a company called the York Oil Burner association....
Somebody You Should Know!- Charles Rigoulot
Charles Rigoulot Was born in France on November 3rd 1903 and died on August 22, 1962 at the age of 58. He won Olympic Gold in weightlifting in the...