Westside Mass Production
Westside is famous for its Max Effort (M-E) workout and using the Dynamic Method for speed or explosive strength. But Westside also uses the third scientifically proven method—the...
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Back Restoration
Most lifters have some idea of how Westside trains.It is a ratio of 20 percent barbell training with 80 percent small special exercises. This leads to a high...
Athletic Talent
Vladimir Issurin PhD. If there is a method of determining who will, and who will not rise to the top in athletics, this book can answer many of...
The Origin of Yee Systems
First and foremost I am honored and humbled to be promoted by Louie Simmons, Tom Barry, Marcus Marinelli (who labeled “Yee Systems, the missing piece of the puzzle”)...
TRAINING EQUIPMENT: NEVER LOOKING BACK
I made the Top 10 in the United States in 1972 in Powerlifting News. At that time, they kept track only of the Top 10 and this was...
The Tendo Unit
Have you ever wondered how you measure up to other athletes or lifters? Are you quick with light loads? What about heavy loads? How explosive are you when...
TRAINING THE BACK
At Westside we do an enormous amount of back work. This consists of upper and lower back work. The upper back plays a large role in all three...
PREPARE TO BENCH
The lifters at Westside are constantly going to meets. Many of the meets are small and mostly in Ohio. We like to represent Ohio. Top lifters should lift...
ACCOMMODATION
Everyone should know what accommodation is. Accommodation causes your performance to stagnate or decrease. Zatsiorsky stated that the response of a biological object to a given constant stimulus...
REACTIVE METHOD
In the late 1960s isometrics were used not only by the Soviets but also here in the United States by the York Barbell team. They were very effective...
ISOMETRICS
Isometrics have been around since the 1950s. It was an effective method to develop strength at a particular angle and affordable to most because of the limited amount...
USING KETTLEBELLS
I am asked all the time what we do with kettle bells. Although they have been around forever, they have once again become the rage. There are kettle...