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About Us

About Us

What is Westside Barbell? Westside Barbell, founded by world-renowned strength and powerlifting coach, trainer and...

Mon Nov 06, 2017
The Westside Journey Continues Full Article

The Westside Journey Continues Full Article

                  The Culver City boys had changed...

Fri May 19, 2017
Goodbye to Dr. Squat

Goodbye to Dr. Squat

Many are called a legend but few can answer to it. Fred Hatfield was a...

Mon May 15, 2017
Forgotten Secrets of the Culver City Westside Barbell Club

Forgotten Secrets of the Culver City Westside Barbell Club

Everybody knows Louie and the Westside guys in Columbus, Ohio. The gym has its great...

Thu May 11, 2017
The Gym

The Gym

Westside Barbell is an invitation only training laboratory where only the strongest of mind and...

Tue Feb 28, 2017
THE JOURNEY (Part Five)

THE JOURNEY (Part Five)

Back to West and the gang. The bench is one-third of the power lifts, so...

Mon Feb 27, 2017
THE JOURNEY (Part Four)

THE JOURNEY (Part Four)

Their deadlift training was just as advanced with the partial deadlifts in a power rack....

Sun Feb 26, 2017
THE JOURNEY (Part Three)

THE JOURNEY (Part Three)

Much like the modern day Columbus Westside, Frenn and West came up with the high...

Sat Feb 25, 2017
THE JOURNEY (Part Two)

THE JOURNEY (Part Two)

West had an article about box squats. First it was called power rack box squats....

Fri Feb 24, 2017
THE JOURNEY (Part 1)

THE JOURNEY (Part 1)

I was always intrigued by the sport of powerlifting. I started my journey into powerlifting...

Thu Feb 23, 2017
Top 10 Westside Benches

Top 10 Westside Benches

Westside Barbells Top 10 Benches  Rank First Name Last Name Total Wt Class Body Weight...

Wed Oct 19, 2016
Westside Barbells Top 10 Squats

Westside Barbells Top 10 Squats

Westside Barbells Top 10 Squats  Rank First Name Last Name Total Wt Class Body Weight...

Wed Oct 19, 2016
Top 10 Westside Deadlifts

Top 10 Westside Deadlifts

Westside Barbells Top 10 Deadlifts   Rank First Name Last Name Total Wt Class Body...

Wed Oct 19, 2016
VISITORS TO WESTSIDE

VISITORS TO WESTSIDE

At Westside Barbell we have a steady Invasion of visitors. Recently people have come from...

Tue Oct 18, 2016
AMY WEISBERGER

AMY WEISBERGER

Westside women have proven to be stronger as a group than those from any other...

Tue Oct 18, 2016
ANGELO BERARDINELLI

ANGELO BERARDINELLI

Angelo Berardinelli has become one of the premier middleweights in the world. The sky was...

Tue Oct 18, 2016
THEN AND NOW

THEN AND NOW

My powerlifting memories start in 1966, just one month before my induction into the Army....

Tue Oct 18, 2016
PART TWO OF MY JOURNEY

PART TWO OF MY JOURNEY

Larry’s string of Worlds stops at 9 after jumping 2 1/5 k’s on his second...

Tue Oct 18, 2016
WESTSIDE BENCHERS

WESTSIDE BENCHERS

I receive many calls asking how our top benchers train. We have 17 benching over...

Tue Oct 18, 2016
HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED

In the summer of 2005 1 placed an ad on our Web site for lifters...

Tue Oct 18, 2016