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The Origin of Yee Systems

The Origin of Yee Systems

First and foremost I am honored and humbled to be promoted by Louie Simmons, Tom...

Fri Nov 11, 2016
TRAINING EQUIPMENT: NEVER LOOKING BACK

TRAINING EQUIPMENT: NEVER LOOKING BACK

I made the Top 10 in the United States in 1972 in Powerlifting News. At...

Tue Oct 18, 2016
The Tendo Unit

The Tendo Unit

Have you ever wondered how you measure up to other athletes or lifters? Are you...

Tue Oct 18, 2016
TRAINING THE BACK

TRAINING THE BACK

At Westside we do an enormous amount of back work. This consists of upper and...

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
REACTIVE METHOD

REACTIVE METHOD

In the late 1960s isometrics were used not only by the Soviets but also here...

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
USING KETTLEBELLS

USING KETTLEBELLS

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

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
RACK WORK

RACK WORK

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

Tue Oct 18, 2016
SPECIAL STRENGTH

SPECIAL STRENGTH

Do you know the importance of special strength development? What are the velocities of explosive...

Tue Oct 18, 2016
ASSISTED ECCENTRICS

ASSISTED ECCENTRICS

Have you ever thought that ideas should be reversed? What if we were born with the...

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
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
ISOMETRIC TRAINING

ISOMETRIC TRAINING

Isometrics In the 1960’s Isometric Training became the rage. Bob Hoffman was making an Isometric...

Thu Oct 13, 2016
The Science of the Physical Environment: Understanding why optimal mobility is critical to optimal function

The Science of the Physical Environment: Understanding why optimal mobility is critical to optimal function

 By: John Quint NMT ART CAFS To understand why optimal mobility is so critical for...

Wed Oct 05, 2016
VOLUME V INTENSITY

VOLUME V INTENSITY

VOLUME V INTENSITYBy Alan Sherry For this week's workout Wednesday we will take a look...

Mon Oct 03, 2016
Science and Practice of Strength Training

Science and Practice of Strength Training

Westside began using the Soviet system in late 1981. It was trial and error, but...

Thu Sep 29, 2016
Special Strength Training Manual For Coaches

Special Strength Training Manual For Coaches

Yuri was very important in my early stages of learning the Soviet training system. Many...

Thu Sep 29, 2016