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DON’T CHASE YOUR TAIL

DON’T CHASE YOUR TAIL

Chases His Tail I am fascinated whenever my pit bull, Jackie, chases his tail. Round...

Tue Oct 18, 2016
WORLD POWERS

WORLD POWERS

In this article the training methods of the most successful countries in weight lifting will...

Tue Oct 18, 2016
TRAINING THE LOCK-OUT

TRAINING THE LOCK-OUT

We are in a new millennium, and the times are a changing, as they say....

Tue Oct 18, 2016
TRAINING STRONG LEGS FOR WORLD RECORDS

TRAINING STRONG LEGS FOR WORLD RECORDS

It was around 1970, and I was reading Muscle Power Builder and articles by members...

Tue Oct 18, 2016
THE REPETITION METHOD

THE REPETITION METHOD

I have previously discussed the different methods of training that are utilized at Westside. The...

Tue Oct 18, 2016
THE REPETITION METHOD

THE REPETITION METHOD

I have previously discussed the different methods of training that are utilized at Westside. The...

Tue Oct 18, 2016
FRED: A BOLDT OF LIGHTNING

FRED: A BOLDT OF LIGHTNING

Fred Boldt moved from Buffalo, NY, in October 2001 to Columbus to train at Westside...

Tue Oct 18, 2016
RESEARCHING RESISTANCE

RESEARCHING RESISTANCE

There are many things about strength that I don’t understand. One, in particular, is how...

Tue Oct 18, 2016
ORGANIZATION OF TRAINING PART 1

ORGANIZATION OF TRAINING PART 1

When planning training, one must not plan for the next meet, but rather the next...

Tue Oct 18, 2016
ORGANIZATION OF TRAINING PART 2

ORGANIZATION OF TRAINING PART 2

When planning training, one must not plan for the next meet, but rather the next...

Tue Oct 18, 2016
PERCENT TRAINING: WHAT IS IT REALLY?

PERCENT TRAINING: WHAT IS IT REALLY?

In the squat, what is too heavy to train with and too light to train...

Tue Oct 18, 2016
Programming and Organization of Training

Programming and Organization of Training

When training for a meet, there must be organization of systems of training. This is...

Fri Oct 14, 2016
2010 POWERSTATION PRO/AM MEET

2010 POWERSTATION PRO/AM MEET

As always, Mike Ferguson, owner of the Powerstation gym in Cincinnati, OH hosted a great...

Fri Oct 14, 2016
Westside Powerlifting Morning Crew-Dynamic Effort Lower Workout October 14th 2016

Westside Powerlifting Morning Crew-Dynamic Effort Lower Workout October 14th 2016

Powerlifting Crew Workout  Main Lifts - 10 sets of 2 reps of Cambered Bar and Blue Bands (60%...

Fri Oct 14, 2016
A Multiyear Plan

A Multiyear Plan

Renowned sports scientist A. S. Medvedyev wrote a text called A System of Multi-Year Training...

Fri Oct 14, 2016
General Physical Preparedness

General Physical Preparedness

I am often asked, how do we recover from two max effort workouts a week...

Thu Oct 13, 2016
TOP FIVE SQUATS: PART I

TOP FIVE SQUATS: PART I

We have 17 men who squat over 1000 pounds. The top five average 1143 pounds....

Thu Oct 13, 2016
TOP FIVE: PART II. THE BENCH

TOP FIVE: PART II. THE BENCH

I wrote an article in 1993 entitled “Three of a Kind”. Westside was the only...

Thu Oct 13, 2016
TOP FIVE: PART III. THE DEADLIFT

TOP FIVE: PART III. THE DEADLIFT

Before bench shirts, there was a saying, “the meet does not start until the bar...

Thu Oct 13, 2016
Strong Legs

Strong Legs

Strong Legs (Circa 2011) Westside lifters started doing belt squats in 1975. I personally realized...

Thu Oct 13, 2016