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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
BOX SQUATTING BENEFITS

BOX SQUATTING BENEFITS

I am often asked, why do box squats? We do them to produce world-record squats....

Tue Oct 18, 2016
ISOMETRICS

ISOMETRICS

Isometrics have been around since the 1950s. It was an effective method to develop strength...

Tue Oct 18, 2016
BENCH PRESS WORKOUT

BENCH PRESS WORKOUT

I am frequently asked to write personal workouts for a fee. However, I don’t have...

Tue Oct 18, 2016
SQUAT WORKOUT

SQUAT WORKOUT

I am always asked to make personal workout programs for lifters. This is impossible to...

Tue Oct 18, 2016
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW

Did you know there are three main methods of weight training? The Dynamic Method. This...

Tue Oct 18, 2016
THE LIGHTENED METHOD

THE LIGHTENED METHOD

At Westside Barbell, we often use the contrast methods: bands, chains, and of course the...

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
USING KETTLEBELLS

USING KETTLEBELLS

I am asked all the time what we do with kettle bells. Although they have...

Tue Oct 18, 2016
PERIODIZATION OF TRAINING

PERIODIZATION OF TRAINING

Anyone training for a meet has undergone some form of periodization. Unfortunately, most have misused...

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
STRENGTH TRAINING METHODS

STRENGTH TRAINING METHODS

There are three main methods of training for strength. The most recognized is the maximal...

Tue Oct 18, 2016
ECCENTRIC UNLOADING

ECCENTRIC UNLOADING

I have written about overspeed eccentrics, citing why it is so important to lower the...

Tue Oct 18, 2016
OFF-SEASON TRAINING

OFF-SEASON TRAINING

I have been asked many times what we do in the off-season. However, we don’t...

Tue Oct 18, 2016
SQUATS

SQUATS

I squatted 525 in 1970 when I started to do power meets on a continuous...

Tue Oct 18, 2016
RACK WORK

RACK WORK

When one thinks of rack work, Bob Peoples comes to mind. He was a powerlifting...

Tue Oct 18, 2016
OPTIMAL TRAINING

OPTIMAL TRAINING

What is optimal training? It can be many things to many people. The optimal number...

Tue Oct 18, 2016
THE SQUAT

THE SQUAT

The squat has always been referred to as the king of all lifts. If you...

Tue Oct 18, 2016