Strength Training Methods Articles

The Westside Barbell Podcast Episode 30 - Low Back Pain Syndrome    Tom Barry:                    Welcome...

Thu Oct 11, 2018

Exam Handbook  Practice Exam Questions    Start Your Exam Exam Entry Link

Tue Oct 09, 2018

Westside Mass Production  Westside is famous for its Max Effort (M-E) workout and using the...

Mon Sep 10, 2018

Westside Tactical -CC Description  Instructors Notes In this section you will find articles, blogs, and...

Wed Aug 08, 2018

Westside Tactical -CC Description  Instructors Notes In this section you will find articles, blogs, and...

Wed Aug 08, 2018

As a follow on from the last article written, I contacted over 30 professional strength coaches to engage in a conversation about the topic of assessment.

Tue Aug 07, 2018

No One Said It Would Be Easy “No one said it would be easy” should have been stamped on my forehead as I started my full-time powerlifting career.

Thu Aug 02, 2018

2018 ARTICLE COLLECTION Please find below all of the 2018 articles below. Click on image...

Wed Aug 01, 2018

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Wed Aug 01, 2018

Louie’s Private Thoughts Part 2                   My life has been dedicated to strength and power...

Wed Jul 18, 2018

Wed Jun 20, 2018

Private Thoughts  From 1966 when I lifted in my first power meet in Dayton, Ohio,...

Thu Jun 14, 2018

A New Thought for an Old School Optimal Physical Capacities Over the past five years...

Wed Jun 06, 2018

Remember, the heaviest weight that is lifted through a full range of joint motion cannot be greater than the strength at the weakest point. But adding more acceleration can break that so-called sticking point.

Mon Mar 12, 2018

In a broad sense G.P.P. is a balance of fitness for recovery and special strength training thru special small exercises. The small special exercises are for hypertrophy. Westside has 4 large workouts a week and 4 small workouts for recovery or building one or two muscle groups.

Thu Jan 25, 2018

Dr. Anatoly Bondarchuk has written much about the transfer of exercises.

His idea was that the general and directed exercises lead to sport specific exercises that lead to an improvement in the field events.

Tue Nov 07, 2017

Explosive strength is the ability to exert maximal force in minimal time. To develop explosive...

Mon Oct 30, 2017

Westside has had multiple men hold all bench world records.  How? A large part is...

Mon Oct 23, 2017

Why?   I am constantly asked “Why does Westside do this or do that?” Why,...

Tue Oct 10, 2017