BECOMING AN OLYMPIC LEVEL SPRINTER
What is required to be an Olympic level sprinter? First, one must have a top coach who is capable of teaching proper running form. Next, there needs to...
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BOX SQUATING FOR BIG GAINS PART I
Box squatting has been around since the days of the original Westside Barbell Club (Culver City, CA), when Pat Casey became the first man to squat 800 pounds....
WHEN WILL YOU LEARN?
I have sent football players to college and the NFL only to see them regress in strength and speed. A football player while in high school ran a...
ISOMETRIC TRAINING
Isometrics In the 1960’s Isometric Training became the rage. Bob Hoffman was making an Isometric power rack at his York Barbell company. It was made very narrow, about...
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...
SHOCK METHODS
Plyometrics, commonly used by Westsiders to develop explosive and absolute strength, were invented by Dr. Verkhoshansky. However, Verkhoshansky used the term, “shock training.” Shock training covered many forms...
The Science of the Physical Environment: Understanding why optimal mobility is critical to optimal function
By: John Quint NMT ART CAFS To understand why optimal mobility is so critical for us, we need to know exactly what mobility is. Mobility is defined as:...
UNDERSTANDING THE TRAINING PROCESS
UNDERSTANDING THE TRAINING PROCESS By Alan Sherry CSP GymWe are now thankfully (well, hopefully) long passed the idea that a one-size-fits-all approach is the way forward for appropriate...
Understanding HRV
Understanding HRV By Alan Sherry CSP Gym Stress: When people think of stress, they think of its mental properties, the worries and anxieties of everyday life. Stress however...
Westside Barbell Exercises -The REAL J.M. Press
Check this video out of the J.M. Blakley Explaining And Demonstrating The real JM Triceps Press Exercise Movement
Science and Practice of Strength Training
Westside began using the Soviet system in late 1981. It was trial and error, but our lifts were going up at a fast rate. It would seem we...
Special Strength Training Manual For Coaches
Yuri was very important in my early stages of learning the Soviet training system. Many know Yuri as an early researcher in the field of plyometric training and...