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SQUAT THE KING LIFT

SQUAT THE KING LIFT

The squat is the king of all exercises. It builds strong legs and hips which helps...

Tue Oct 18, 2016
BENCH WORKOUTS

BENCH WORKOUTS

Westside has 30 members who bench more than 700 pounds and four who bench more...

Tue Oct 18, 2016
Westside Powerlifting Morning Crew-Max Effor Lower Body Workout October 17th

Westside Powerlifting Morning Crew-Max Effor Lower Body Workout October 17th

Powerlifting Crew Workout Main Lift Free Squat Tester  OR Pin 3 deadlift against 4 sets...

Tue Oct 18, 2016
Westside Powerlifting Morning Crew-Dynamic Effort Lower Workout October 14th 2016

Westside Powerlifting Morning Crew-Dynamic Effort Lower Workout October 14th 2016

Powerlifting Crew Workout  Main Lifts - 10 sets of 2 reps of Cambered Bar and Blue Bands (60%...

Fri Oct 14, 2016
A Multiyear Plan

A Multiyear Plan

Renowned sports scientist A. S. Medvedyev wrote a text called A System of Multi-Year Training...

Fri Oct 14, 2016
TOP FIVE SQUATS: PART I

TOP FIVE SQUATS: PART I

We have 17 men who squat over 1000 pounds. The top five average 1143 pounds....

Thu Oct 13, 2016
TOP FIVE: PART II. THE BENCH

TOP FIVE: PART II. THE BENCH

I wrote an article in 1993 entitled “Three of a Kind”. Westside was the only...

Thu Oct 13, 2016
TOP FIVE: PART III. THE DEADLIFT

TOP FIVE: PART III. THE DEADLIFT

Before bench shirts, there was a saying, “the meet does not start until the bar...

Thu Oct 13, 2016
Strong Legs

Strong Legs

Strong Legs (Circa 2011) Westside lifters started doing belt squats in 1975. I personally realized...

Thu Oct 13, 2016
BENCH PRESS

BENCH PRESS

Westside has a method to its madness, and Travis Bell utilizes this perfectly. His raw...

Thu Oct 13, 2016
THE SQUAT

THE SQUAT

After moving to Westside, A.J. Roberts has improved his squat from 1008 to 1140 pounds...

Thu Oct 13, 2016
DEADLIFT TRAINING

DEADLIFT TRAINING

Although we have never had a Benny or an Andy or for that fact a...

Thu Oct 13, 2016
OLYMPIC LIFTING DEBACLE

OLYMPIC LIFTING DEBACLE

It was good to read Ed Bakers and John Coffee’s commentary on my “debacle”. I...

Thu Oct 13, 2016
STRENGTH TRAINING FOR WEIGHTLIFTING

STRENGTH TRAINING FOR WEIGHTLIFTING

Hello Westside Fans. This article is for our Olympic Weightlifting enthusiast. It is a sample...

Thu Oct 13, 2016
How to Execute A Box Squat Correctly!

How to Execute A Box Squat Correctly!

You don’t see box squats commonly performed in the gym because the majority of even the most experienced lifters don’t know how to do a box squat correctly. 

I will now tell you everything you need to know to do box squats the correct way—the Westside way

-Louie Simmons

Thu Oct 13, 2016
Westside Powerlifting Morning Crew-Max Effort Upper Body Workout October 12th

Westside Powerlifting Morning Crew-Max Effort Upper Body Workout October 12th

Powerlifting Crew Workout Main Lift Shirt Work 2 board press fro a 1 R.M. Or...

Wed Oct 12, 2016
Westside Powerlifting Morning Crew-Max Effor Lower Body Workout October 10th

Westside Powerlifting Morning Crew-Max Effor Lower Body Workout October 10th

Powerlifting Crew Workout Main Lift Cambered bar 3 R.M. Against Light Bands plus 2 Monster...

Mon Oct 10, 2016
Westside Powerlifting Morning Crew-Dynamic Effort Lower Workout October 7th 2016

Westside Powerlifting Morning Crew-Dynamic Effort Lower Workout October 7th 2016

Powerlifting Crew Workout  Main Lifts - 10 sets of 2 reps of Cambered Bar and Blue Bands (55%...

Fri Oct 07, 2016
Westside Powerlifting Morning Crew-Dynamic Effort Lower Workout September 30th

Westside Powerlifting Morning Crew-Dynamic Effort Lower Workout September 30th

Powerlifting Crew Workout  Main Lifts - 12 sets of 2 reps of Cambered Bar and Blue Bands -10...

Fri Sep 30, 2016
Westside Powerlifting Morning Crew-Max Effort Upper Body Workout September 28th

Westside Powerlifting Morning Crew-Max Effort Upper Body Workout September 28th

Powerlifting Crew Workout Main Lift Bench against light bands to a 2 board for a...

Wed Sep 28, 2016