Building World-Class Strength: Rylen Wax’s Development at Westside Barbell
16 years old, Rylen Wax represented Team USA at 45 kilograms in both Greco-Roman and freestyle at the 2026 U17 World Championships. He returned home this week as...
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Conjugate Hockey: Basic Training Template
The sport of ice hockey requires athletes to develop optimal strength and conditioning to improve physical capacity and performance. While sport-specific skills are no doubt incredibly important, the...
Conjugate for Athletes: Combined Dynamic Effort
The combined dynamic effort training day is a modification to the standard Westside Barbell Conjugate Method training schedule used when working with conventional sports athletes. Combining dynamic effort...
Conjugate Football: Basic Offseason Training Template
Football requires an athlete to be strong, fast, and well-conditioned. Success on the field is not just a matter of sports skill; it is also a matter of...
Intent and Execution
The level of success an athlete can achieve with their strength training program depends on a few factors. First, a training program must be appropriately structured; this calls...
Starting Conjugate: Deloading
One of the most important aspects of training is fatigue management. Truthfully, you could argue that fatigue management is the most critical aspect of any training program. How...
Conjugate Football: Max Effort Lower
Football is a sport that requires tremendous levels of strength, speed, endurance, and resilience to reach the highest competitive levels. It is a game known for violent impacts, with...
Dynamic Effort Lower Advice for Football Players
It's no secret that good athletes are explosive athletes. As a football coach, you want skill position players capable of reaching top running speeds quickly and linemen capable...
Max Effort Upper for Offensive and Defensive Linemen
The sport of football requires a tremendous level of athleticism to excel. Athletes must exhibit immense strength, speed, and durability to be successful. It doesn’t matter if you’re...
Conjugate for Grappling: Max Effort Lower
The Conjugate Method is well known for its effectiveness when used to train powerlifters; however, athletes have as much to gain if not more when choosing to utilize...
Absolute Strength for Basketball
To the average person, the game of basketball can seem like it is a game of speed and agility instead of explosive power and strength. However, anybody who...
WSBB Blog: Max Effort Lower Exercises for Basketball Players
The sport of basketball is unique. You must possess a high level of speed, agility, and explosiveness to be effective. One trait that is not often associated with...