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CONJUGATE METHOD™ - (Circa 2004)

CONJUGATE METHOD™ - (Circa 2004)

When lifters repeatedly use the same simple method of training to raise their strength level,...

Tue Oct 18, 2016
MORE ON THE CONJUGATE METHOD: THE PRINCIPLE OF VARIETY

MORE ON THE CONJUGATE METHOD: THE PRINCIPLE OF VARIETY

Training is not as simple as doing 5 sets of 5 reps or 5 sets...

Tue Oct 18, 2016
BOX SQUATTING

BOX SQUATTING

Box squatting is the most effective method to produce a first-rate squat. This is, in...

Tue Oct 18, 2016
CHAINS AND BANDS

CHAINS AND BANDS

There are many keys to success, but two invaluable ones are accelerating strength training and...

Tue Oct 18, 2016
DEADLIFT TRAINING PART II

DEADLIFT TRAINING PART II

There are approximately 65 700lb benchers and 35 1000lb squatters. But when one looks at...

Tue Oct 18, 2016
PREPARE TO BENCH

PREPARE TO BENCH

The lifters at Westside are constantly going to meets. Many of the meets are small...

Tue Oct 18, 2016
ACCOMMODATION

ACCOMMODATION

Everyone should know what accommodation is. Accommodation causes your performance to stagnate or decrease. Zatsiorsky...

Tue Oct 18, 2016
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
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
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