Strength Training Methods Articles

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Wed Aug 01, 2018

Louie’s Private Thoughts Part 2                   My life has been dedicated to strength and power...

Wed Jul 18, 2018

Wed Jun 20, 2018

Private Thoughts  From 1966 when I lifted in my first power meet in Dayton, Ohio,...

Thu Jun 14, 2018

  A New Thought for an Old School Optimal Physical Capacities Over the past five...

Wed Jun 06, 2018

Remember, the heaviest weight that is lifted through a full range of joint motion cannot be greater than the strength at the weakest point. But adding more acceleration can break that so-called sticking point.

Mon Mar 12, 2018

In a broad sense G.P.P. is a balance of fitness for recovery and special strength training thru special small exercises. The small special exercises are for hypertrophy. Westside has 4 large workouts a week and 4 small workouts for recovery or building one or two muscle groups.

Thu Jan 25, 2018

Dr. Anatoly Bondarchuk has written much about the transfer of exercises.

His idea was that the general and directed exercises lead to sport specific exercises that lead to an improvement in the field events.

Tue Nov 07, 2017

Explosive strength is the ability to exert maximal force in minimal time. To develop explosive...

Mon Oct 30, 2017

Westside has had multiple men hold all bench world records.  How? A large part is...

Mon Oct 23, 2017

Why?   I am constantly asked “Why does Westside do this or do that?” Why,...

Tue Oct 10, 2017

Warm Up Sled Drags - 2 - 4 plates for 6 trips of 60 yards...

Tue Sep 26, 2017

Smart Strength Training   There are many things to know about strength training, but to...

Mon Sep 25, 2017

Travis Shaffer came to Westside from Seattle, Washington, to train and live after his training...

Mon Sep 25, 2017

Everyone knows that Jason Coker is one of the greatest bench pressers of all time....

Mon Aug 28, 2017

Dave Yarnell wrote a great tribute to the Culver City Westside Barbell club and its...

Thu Jul 27, 2017

When executing a sumo deadlift most beginners will start the pull by not pushing the...

Mon Jul 17, 2017

In the 1970s the sumo deadlift was a rarity. A lifter from Indiana called Carlos...

Mon Jul 17, 2017

Vladimir Issurin PhD. If there is a method of determining who will, and who will...

Thu May 11, 2017