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Thank You

Thank You

I would like to thank Glen Pendlay and the Olympic Lifters for there participation in...

Fri Oct 07, 2016
Westside Powerlifting Morning Crew-Dynamic Effort Lower Workout October 7th 2016

Westside Powerlifting Morning Crew-Dynamic Effort Lower Workout October 7th 2016

Powerlifting Crew Workout  Main Lifts - 10 sets of 2 reps of Cambered Bar and Blue Bands (55%...

Fri Oct 07, 2016
Dr.Anatoliy Bondarchuk

Dr.Anatoliy Bondarchuk

We all know that Dr. Bondarchuk was a great hammer thrower, a former World Record...

Thu Oct 06, 2016
The Science of the Physical Environment: Understanding why optimal mobility is critical to optimal function

The Science of the Physical Environment: Understanding why optimal mobility is critical to optimal function

 By: John Quint NMT ART CAFS To understand why optimal mobility is so critical for...

Wed Oct 05, 2016
Are Westside Methodologies Appropriate for Adolescent and High School Athletes

Are Westside Methodologies Appropriate for Adolescent and High School Athletes

  "Are Westside Methodologies appropriate for adolescent and high school athletes?" By Pete Montpelier Get...

Mon Oct 03, 2016
VOLUME V INTENSITY

VOLUME V INTENSITY

VOLUME V INTENSITYBy Alan Sherry For this week's workout Wednesday we will take a look...

Mon Oct 03, 2016
UNDERSTANDING THE TRAINING PROCESS

UNDERSTANDING THE TRAINING PROCESS

UNDERSTANDING THE TRAINING PROCESS By Alan Sherry CSP GymWe are now thankfully (well, hopefully) long...

Mon Oct 03, 2016
Understanding HRV

Understanding HRV

Understanding HRV By Alan Sherry CSP Gym Stress: When people think of stress, they think...

Mon Oct 03, 2016
Westside Powerlifting Morning Crew-Dynamic Effort Lower Workout September 30th

Westside Powerlifting Morning Crew-Dynamic Effort Lower Workout September 30th

Powerlifting Crew Workout  Main Lifts - 12 sets of 2 reps of Cambered Bar and Blue Bands -10...

Fri Sep 30, 2016
The Origin Of The Conjugate System- Podcast Video

The Origin Of The Conjugate System- Podcast Video

In this episode Louie talks in depth about the true Conjugate System of training and...

Thu Sep 29, 2016
Maximal Effort Method™ and Dynamic Effort Method™ - Podcast Video

Maximal Effort Method™ and Dynamic Effort Method™ - Podcast Video

In our first live recorded podcast Louie Simmons and Tom Barry discuss the Maximal Effort...

Thu Sep 29, 2016
Maximal Effort Method™ and Dynamic Effort Method™ for the Upper Body Podcast Video

Maximal Effort Method™ and Dynamic Effort Method™ for the Upper Body Podcast Video

Maximal Effort and Dynamic Effort Methods for the Upper BodyIn our second live recorded podcast...

Thu Sep 29, 2016
Westside Barbell Exercises -The REAL J.M. Press

Westside Barbell Exercises -The REAL J.M. Press

Check this video out of the J.M. Blakley Explaining And Demonstrating The real JM Triceps...

Thu Sep 29, 2016
Equipment Education- Dual Pendulum Reverse Hyper

Equipment Education- Dual Pendulum Reverse Hyper

The Westside Barbell Dual Pendulum Reverse Hyper: … Or as I like to call it...

Thu Sep 29, 2016
Equipment Education- Standing Hamstring Curl Machine

Equipment Education- Standing Hamstring Curl Machine

The Westside Barbell Standing Hamstring Curl Machine: First let me preface this piece with a...

Thu Sep 29, 2016
Equipment Education- The Ultra Supreme Reverse Hyper

Equipment Education- The Ultra Supreme Reverse Hyper

The Ultra Supreme Reverse Hyper: Weighing in around 300 pounds, we have the Westside Barbell...

Thu Sep 29, 2016
Science and Practice of Strength Training

Science and Practice of Strength Training

Westside began using the Soviet system in late 1981. It was trial and error, but...

Thu Sep 29, 2016
Special Strength Training Manual For Coaches

Special Strength Training Manual For Coaches

Yuri was very important in my early stages of learning the Soviet training system. Many...

Thu Sep 29, 2016
Equipment Education- Inverse Curl

Equipment Education- Inverse Curl

 In athletics the hamstrings are rarely, if ever used by themselves… so why should athletes...

Thu Sep 29, 2016
Somebody You Should Know! - Louis Cyr

Somebody You Should Know! - Louis Cyr

Louis Cyr was a French-Canadian strongman born near Montreal in 1863. There are many stories...

Thu Sep 29, 2016