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TRAINING THE BACK

TRAINING THE BACK

At Westside we do an enormous amount of back work. This consists of upper and...

Tue Oct 18, 2016
ADVANCED SYSTEM FOR BEGINNERS

ADVANCED SYSTEM FOR BEGINNERS

I hear all the time that Westside training is for the advanced and that only...

Tue Oct 18, 2016
TRAINING METHODS PART 1: SPEED DAY

TRAINING METHODS PART 1: SPEED DAY

While recovering from my second lower back injury, for which doctors recommended removing two disks,...

Tue Oct 18, 2016
TRAINING METHODS PART 2: MAX EFFORT DAY

TRAINING METHODS PART 2: MAX EFFORT DAY

In part 1 I wrote about the numerous methods that Westside uses on dynamic squat...

Tue Oct 18, 2016
THE BENCH PRESS SHIRT

THE BENCH PRESS SHIRT

There’s always a lot of talk today about the bench shirt. In the beginning everyone...

Tue Oct 18, 2016
CONJUGATE METHOD™ - (Circa 2004)

CONJUGATE METHOD™ - (Circa 2004)

When lifters repeatedly use the same simple method of training to raise their strength level,...

Tue Oct 18, 2016
MORE ON THE CONJUGATE METHOD: THE PRINCIPLE OF VARIETY

MORE ON THE CONJUGATE METHOD: THE PRINCIPLE OF VARIETY

Training is not as simple as doing 5 sets of 5 reps or 5 sets...

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
BOX SQUATTING

BOX SQUATTING

Box squatting is the most effective method to produce a first-rate squat. This is, in...

Tue Oct 18, 2016
CHAINS AND BANDS

CHAINS AND BANDS

There are many keys to success, but two invaluable ones are accelerating strength training and...

Tue Oct 18, 2016
THE VIRTUAL FORCE SWING

THE VIRTUAL FORCE SWING

At Westside Barbell we use the dynamic method throughout the year. Its purpose is not...

Tue Oct 18, 2016
DEADLIFT TRAINING PART II

DEADLIFT TRAINING PART II

There are approximately 65 700lb benchers and 35 1000lb squatters. But when one looks at...

Tue Oct 18, 2016
PREPARE TO BENCH

PREPARE TO BENCH

The lifters at Westside are constantly going to meets. Many of the meets are small...

Tue Oct 18, 2016
ACCOMMODATION

ACCOMMODATION

Everyone should know what accommodation is. Accommodation causes your performance to stagnate or decrease. Zatsiorsky...

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
PERIODIZATION: PENDULUM WAVE

PERIODIZATION: PENDULUM WAVE

Periodization simply means organizing training plans of one year or more into shorter manageable plans,...

Tue Oct 18, 2016
REACTIVE METHOD

REACTIVE METHOD

In the late 1960s isometrics were used not only by the Soviets but also here...

Tue Oct 18, 2016
DEADLIFTING TRAINING PART III

DEADLIFTING TRAINING PART III

The back has much potential, which is seldom reached. For such a simple lift, the...

Tue Oct 18, 2016