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EXTRA WORKOUTS 2

EXTRA WORKOUTS 2

I write to all powerlifters, but I am always amazed to hear a drug-free lifter...

Tue Oct 18, 2016
How To Bench 500 Pounds, Easy!

How To Bench 500 Pounds, Easy!

Everyone strives for a goal, one of which may be a 500 bench. The problem is how do you achieve it? For me it was a mystery until I discovered a method of training known as the conjugate method.

Tue Oct 18, 2016
MORE BIG BENCHES

MORE BIG BENCHES

I was proud to write the article ‘Three of a Kind”, which reported that Westside...

Tue Oct 18, 2016
OVERCOMING PLATEAUS

OVERCOMING PLATEAUS

Your squat is going nowhere. No matter what you do it won’t increase. What can...

Tue Oct 18, 2016
OVERCOMING PLATEAUS PART 2: THE BENCH PRESS

OVERCOMING PLATEAUS PART 2: THE BENCH PRESS

Everyone likes to bench press, but no one likes to get stuck. Not making progress...

Tue Oct 18, 2016
OVERCOMING PLATEAUS PART 3: THE DEADLIFT

OVERCOMING PLATEAUS PART 3: THE DEADLIFT

Squat and bench press records are continually being set in recent years. It’s easy to...

Tue Oct 18, 2016
CHAIN REACTION: ACCOMMODATING LEVERAGES

CHAIN REACTION: ACCOMMODATING LEVERAGES

Chain Reaction Because the human body is stronger at some positions than at others, we...

Tue Oct 18, 2016
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