Starting Conjugate: Managing Training Volume
The success of your Conjugate Method programming will depend on your ability to properly regulate three aspects of training: intensity, volume, and frequency. All three play a significant...
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31 articles · page 2 of 3THE VIRTUAL FORCE SWING
At Westside Barbell we use the dynamic method throughout the year. Its purpose is not to build maximal strength but to improve the rate of force development and...
THE WESTSIDE BARBELL BELT SQUAT
The Secret Weapon in Strength and Conditioning At Westside Barbell we are constantly asked what is the most effective and versatile piece of equipment used to train a...
How to Execute A Box Squat Correctly!
Foreward Westside Barbell founder Louie Simmons was an avid writer for people who wanted to learn about practical strength training. He based his information on practical experience with...
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...
Equipment Education- Dual Pendulum Reverse Hyper
The Westside Barbell Dual Pendulum Reverse Hyper: … Or as I like to call it “The Swiss Army Knife” of Reverse Hypers. Users can get so much out...
Equipment Education- Standing Hamstring Curl Machine
The Westside Barbell Standing Hamstring Curl Machine: First let me preface this piece with a simple statement: There is NO such thing as quad dominant! There is only...
Equipment Education- The Ultra Supreme Reverse Hyper
The Ultra Supreme Reverse Hyper: Weighing in around 300 pounds, we have the Westside Barbell Ultra Supreme Reverse Hyper. We often refer to the Reverse Hyper as the...
Equipment Education- Inverse Curl
In athletics the hamstrings are rarely, if ever used by themselves… so why should athletes train them only isolated? While its true hamstring curls have their place in...
Somebody You Should Know! - Louis Cyr
Louis Cyr was a French-Canadian strongman born near Montreal in 1863. There are many stories of Cyr remarkable strength. One such story was in his youth working as...
Somebody You Should Know!- Bob Hoffman
Bob Hoffman was the founder of York Barbell and lived quiet the interesting life to say the least. Hoffman began a company called the York Oil Burner association....
Somebody You Should Know!- Charles Rigoulot
Charles Rigoulot Was born in France on November 3rd 1903 and died on August 22, 1962 at the age of 58. He won Olympic Gold in weightlifting in the...