Keys To Raise The Clean
Keys to raise the clean It is impossible to use only classic lifts all the time to improve your clean. Do not train the clean and snatch in...
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Facts and Fallacies of Fitness
I had the pleasure of assisting Dr. Mel Siff doing talks about the fine book Supertraining. Mel was a good friend and an expert on biomechanics. Mel was...
Conjugate System™ - Circa 2016
I have been asked many times what made me write a strength book about Olympic weight lifting. It has been pointed out to me that I have been...
Dear John Coffee
Dear John: It is always great to hear from you, and especially to hear your views on the Westside Strength Manual for Olympic Weight Lifting. But I did...
Programming and Organization of Training
When training for a meet, there must be organization of systems of training. This is called periodization. In 1917, Kotov, of the former Soviet Union, wrote a series...
Programming and Organization of Training
When training for a meet, there must be organization of systems of training. This is called periodization. In 1917, Kotov, of the former Soviet Union, wrote a series...
A System of Multi-Year Training in Weightlifting by A.S. Medvedyev
As you should know by now, the Westside system is adapted from the systematic research of the Soviet Union’s track and field and weightlifting methodologies. There was no...
Speed-Strength Periodization
For the development of speed-strength, one should use the Combinations of Methods training. Westside has had great success with adding bands to the barbell for speed-strength....
How to Bench Press Correctly
With six men breaking all-time world records, while training at Westside, we have developed a system that helps Dave Hoff bench press 1014 pounds in a...
Training Methods
TRAINING METHODS: “But Westside Doesn’t Work For Me” By: Westside Barbell “Westside doesn’t work for me…” This statement is still present in the world...
Track Mistakes
tags: running, sprint, athlete Working with track athletes, one thing is certain—most are completely overtrained. When talking to many track coaches, a common term is...