Self Respect
This statement holds true everyday for every person because If you don't respect yourself and your actions, how the hell can anybody or any athlete respect you! #conjugatestrong...
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A resource for serious lifters and athletes seeking proven strength training methods. The Westside Barbell blog breaks down programming, exercise selection, recovery, and performance strategies built on decades of elite coaching experience of founder Louie Simmons and his dedicated team.
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Don't Be Afraid to Fail
-I broke my back twice-I have tore off both biceps-I ripped off my patella tendon-I have been emergency trachea'd twice -Emergency chest tubed once-I've been clinically dead once-I've...
Dont Rush
Don't Rush. Strength is earned by hard work and sweat equity so it will take a minute before you will become as strong as you can. So embrace...
Always Have A Plan
Always have a Plan A, Plan B and a Plan C. In the world of professional sports and sports in general "shit happens". This is when you see...
Leave your problems outside
"Louie Simmons never entered Westside Barbell. As soon as I entered the gym Louie's life, work, and problems stayed outside like they should. I went into another dimension. I...
Conjugate Raw™
By: Burley Hawk The Westside Method, also known as the Conjugate Method, is a program that is often times misunderstood in the raw powerlifting realm. Most write it...
The Gym
Westside Barbell is an invitation only training laboratory where only the strongest of mind and body survive. Our goal is simple. To become the best and push every...
THE JOURNEY (Part Five)
Back to West and the gang. The bench is one-third of the power lifts, so the Culver City guys worked on the bench as much as the squat...
THE JOURNEY (Part Four)
Their deadlift training was just as advanced with the partial deadlifts in a power rack. (While the old Westside mostly used one position, the new Westside uses three...
THE JOURNEY (Part Three)
Much like the modern day Columbus Westside, Frenn and West came up with the high deadlift. Like the Russians, they placed boxes under the plate so the bar...
THE JOURNEY (Part Two)
West had an article about box squats. First it was called power rack box squats. After Bill had gotten hurt walking out 900 pounds and found himself in...
THE JOURNEY (Part 1)
I was always intrigued by the sport of powerlifting. I started my journey into powerlifting in 1966. There was a power meet in nearby Dayton, Ohio, in late...