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Westside

16 articles

Training

Max and Chad take questions on a variety of topics from unilateral leg work to Strongman training in this special…

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Bands for weightlifting? This is a hot topic now on social media so Chad and Max decided to weigh in with their views…

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Westside Barbell has built some of the greatest multiply powerlifters of all-time, but do their methods have efficacy…

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Struggling with your deadlift lockout? Do rack pulls. Getting stuck a few inches off the chest in bench press? Hit some…

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Last year in February, I pulled a personal best 535 deadlift at about 190 lbs. In the months immediately following, I…

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There is an old saying that I use often; “When I was 16 my father was the dumbest man I knew, by 25 he was the smartest…

Training

I have been influenced by some of the greatest strength coaches in our industry and I have also pushed back against…

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I remember sitting at a tikki bar with my best friend in the Summer of ’08 having a conversation about lifting. He…

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Crossfit in America is one of the most controversial topics in the strength and conditioning world. I have to admit…

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As virtually any lifter who’s lived in the internet era knows… There’s only one side: Westside! The training split, the…

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I spent the majority of my career at Westside Barbell. Everyone there was strong had been training for years. Recently…

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Reclaiming “real” strength is about getting back to what got you in the gym in the first place. It wasn’t about this %…