Westside Barbell: The Conjugate Method Podcast

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Functional Range Conditioning - DR. ANDREO A. SPINA & John Quint - WSBB #62 Nov 28, 2022

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Dr. Andreo A.Spina holds a Bachelor of Kinesiology degree from McMaster University. He later graduated with summa cum laude and clinic honors from the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College as a Doctor of Chiropractic. He then completed a two-year post-graduate fellowship in Sports Sciences. He is the creator of the Functional Range Release (FR)® soft tissue management system, the Functional Range Conditioning (FRC)® mobility development system, and the Kinstretch™ method of movement stretching that are currently used by practitioners world wide as well as a number of professional sports organizations, athletes, and performers. He is a published author, and international speaker on the topics of joint health, movement and mobility development, sports performance, and injury management.

John Quint holds a Bachelors of Health and Promotion Fitness with a minor in Coaching from Otterbein University. He graduated from the American Institution of Alternative Medicine in Neuromuscular Therapy. He is a Functional Range Systems Instructor and travels throughout the world teaching and lecturing. In addition to maintaining a private practice located in Columbus, Ohio, he co-owns/maintains a virtual internal strength training platform: Gain ACCES, and activity programs the training process of physical capacity for skill acquisition for multiple professional and amateur athletes. He also has an extensive competitive career in bodybuilding and has worked for and trained at The Westside Barbell Club since 2011.

Dr. Andreo A. Spina links:

Isocials: @drandreospina

Website: https://functionalanatomyseminars.com/

Podcast: Control Yourself with Dr Andreo Spina
https://functionalanatomyseminars.com/podcast

John Quint Links:

socials: @jquintnmt

Website: www.johnquintnmt.com

Gain ACCES (virtual joint specific training) : www.gainacces.com

Substack: Absolute: The Art and Science of Human Performance : https://drmichaelchivers.substack.com

Functional Anatomy Seminars: https://functionalanatomyseminars.com/seminars/find-a-seminar/

Time Stamps

00:00 START
00:12 WE'RE IN
00:31 THE START OF FRC
05:12 BRINGING FRC TO THE MAINSTREAM
06:46 MISCONCEPTIONS WITH FRC
11:09 HOW ANDREO AND JOHN MET
16:24 THE IMPORTANCE OF INTERNAL TRAINING AND COMMUNICATION
24:12 CORRECTING COMMON ISSUES/EDUCATION
49:19 EVOLUTION OF SCIENCE AND THE INTERNAL STRENGTH MODEL
59:24 WORKING WITH A PRO ATHLETE
1:04:16 INTRODUCING INJURY PREVENTION EARLIER
1:15:58 CONTROL YOURSELF AND THE FUTURE OF FRC
1:52:55 OUTRO

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Return Of The Newark Boys - Josh Gutridge, Joe Bayless, Tim Harold & Zach Cole - WSBB#61 Oct 25, 2022

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On today's episode of the podcast we catch up with the Newark Boys. All highly accomplished lifters and loyal members of Westside. They discuss going to Westside, training with Louie and the crew, competing and much more.

00:00 - INTRO
00:24 - STARTING AT WESTSIDE
18:02 - NEWARK AT WESTSIDE
27:03 - COE, GRITTER & THE NIGHT CREW
38:32 - PROUD MOMENTS
39:52 - LOU & WESTSIDE STORIES
48:59 - CONCLUDING REMARKS
52:58 - OUTRO

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Always Analyze, Never Criticize - Gary Sanger - WSBB#60 Oct 07, 2022

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Gary Sanger is an integral member of Westside History and began training under Louie back at the Garage of 590 Larcomb in the late 70's. He's a highly accomplished powerlifter and has made many great achievements in his tenure in the sport. Gary helped Louie lay the foundations of the Conjugate System, both constantly analysing their training and results that came with it.

00:00 Intro
00:23 Gary's start at Westside
09:54 The Culture at Westside
11:03 Louie and Gary Analyzing and Experimenting with Training
17:20 The Connection Between Black's & Westside, Competing at Meets
26:22 Stories of Matt Dimel & Westside
36:55 5-90 Larcomb and Plyometrics
47:46 1984
53:25 Wrestling
58:05 Gary's Proudest Memories at Westside
1:02:47 More Westside Stories.
1:16:30 Parting Thoughts/Outro

Q’n’A with Laura Phelps - WSBB#59 Sep 23, 2022

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Laura Phelps-Stackhouse currently holds 5 all-time world records, has the #1 total, by formula, across all weight classes, and is the first female to total 11x Bodyweight. Laura is an accomplished coach, actively training lifters through Queen Bee Power.

https://www.queenbeepower.com/

00:00 INTRO
01:39 ORGANIZING MEETS
12:42 COACHING GPP
34:31 THE SQUAT
39:40 USING BANDS IN TRAINING
43:45 BACK TO SQUATS
49:30 YOUR QUESTIONS FOR LAURA
1:15:07 WRAP UP/PARTING THOUGHTS

It’s a Marathon, not a Sprint - Jason Coker - WSBB #58 Sep 16, 2022

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Jason Coker is a professional powerlifter and coach, whom during his tenure at Westside Barbell broke multiple world records. Outside of lifting, he is well known for being brutally honest, incredibly loyal and one of the most entertaining and genuine characters to come through Westside in the last 10 years

00:00 INTRO
00:18 WHEN DID JASON START POWERLIFTING
03:41 WHEN DID JASON START LIFTING EQUIPPED
06:19 WHEN DID LIFTING GET SERIOUS
08:14 JASON AND LOUIE
10:05 JASON'S NUMBERS '06-'09
12:26 RIVALRY WITH SHAWN FRANKL
17:35 JASON'S MISHAPS WHILE LIFTING
19:13 STARTING TO TRAIN AT WESTSIDE
23:56 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MORNING AND EVENING CREW
25:43 BREAKFAST
34:17 GYM STORIES
48:18 SEEING LOUIE'S ADVICE FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF A COACH
52:39 THEY STAYED IN CONTACT
1:03:12 THE POINT OF SURGERY
01:11:38 TRAINING QUESTIONS
1:18:41 3 TIPS FOR BEGINNERS/OUTRO

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The Newark Boys - Josh Gutridge & Joe Bayless - WSBB #57 Sep 09, 2022

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Josh Gutridge & Joe Bayless, aka "The Newark Boys", began training at Westside Barbell in the late 90's back when the gym was located on Demorest Rd. They have been important members of westside history and the development of the Conjugate method.

00:00 INTRO
01:22 JOSH'S START AT WESTSIDE
04:13 JOE'S START AT WESTSIDE
08:52 JOSH'S FIRST PUSH PULL
11:39 JOE'S FIRST MEET AT WESTSIDE
20:03 WHAT CREW DID THEY TRAIN WITH
20:36 WHAT WAS GRITTER LIKE?
27:02 HOW THEY TESTED NEW MEMBERS?
30:46 WHAT DROVE THEM?
43:30 THE INTENSITY OF WESTSIDE
51:27 THE LEGEND OF ESKILL CONTINUES
54:51 WHAT WAS MORE FUN - MEETS OR GYM TRAINING?
1:00:23 STRONG FOR THE GYM
1:03:06 LOUIE AS A TRAINING PARTNER
1:08:23 THE MEET AT WESTSIDE
1:18:22 WHAT AT WESTSIDE ARE THEY MOST PROUD OF?
1:30:55 FINAL THOUGHTS/OUTRO

Westside Barbell Podcast #56 - Bill Whittaker & Jim Seitzer Sep 02, 2022

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Bill and Jim were a part of the original crew that trained under the guidance of Louie.

Bill was Louie's first training partner back in the when Louie trained in his basement.

Jim is also the Founder of Bandbell, a company that specializes in O.K.E. training equipment such as the Earthquake and Rhinoflex series of bars.

Checkout Bandbell Here.

https://www.bandbell.com

00:00 INTRO
00:20 HOW BILL STARTED TRAINING
02:35 BILL'S FIRST IMPRESSION OF LOUIE
05:52 WHAT GROUP LIKE AS IT GREW?
08:53 WHAT WAS THE MINDSET BACK THEN? HOW ID THEY STAY MOTIVATED?
10:25 DID PEOPLE HAVE A SPECIFIC ROLE?
11:01 AMAZING FEATS SEEN IN THE GYM
13:31 DID THEY TALK ABOUT TRAINING?
15:04 HOW LONG WERE YOU AT WESTSIDE?
17:44 BILL'S STORIES OF WESTSIDE
22:26 THE FAMILY ASPECT
24:50 THE START OF THE REVERSE HYPER
26:19 HOW DID THEY GET EQUIPMENT
29:15 HOW DID THEY LEARN TO SPOT AND LOAD
32:26 WHO WAS INNOVATING EQUIPMENT BACK THEN
35:02 HOW DID THEY DO EXERCISE SELECTION
41:39 THE ATMOSPHERE WHILE TRAINING
43:54 HOW TO CORRECT A LIFT
44:37 LOUIE'S DEVELOPMENT AS A COACH
51:09 HOW MUCH FUN WERE MEETS?
54:09 LOUIE'S LIFE IS A SERIES OF SHORT STORIES
58:31 THE HISTORY OF BACK THEN
1:02:26 WHAT DID TIM AND GARY ADD TO THE GROUP?
1:05:35 HOW HARD WAS THE TRANSITION OUT
1:06:38 MORE STORIES
1:15:09 OUTRO

Westside Barbell Podcast #55 - Combat Sports Q’n’A Aug 26, 2022

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In this episode, Tom and Loper sit down to answer your questions on training for Combat Sports

Timesstamps

00:00 intro
00:27 In-season Wrestling Training
01:53 Ab Movemnt for MMA
03:30 Day 3 for a Condensed Conjugate Progam
04:17 Does Dana Know?
05:07 What type of Strengths to address and when?
07:20 How ot increase explosiveness
08:20 Whay are MMA workouts so damn long?
10:24 Weighted Carries
12:13 How to split Upper and Lower Days
13:35 Training Boxers vs Mixed Martial Artists
15:42 Tom's Favourite Carry
17:00 Sprints
17:51 What lifts has the most correspondence to punching power
19:15 Speed Squats - Time vs Reps
20:05 KPI's For Stand Up Fighters vs Grapplers
22:15 Training for Muay Thai
24:32 How do change leading up to the fight?
27:07 Best excercises for wrestling
28:32 Outro

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Westside Barbell Podcast #54 - Laura Phelps & Tony Ramos Aug 12, 2022

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Laura Phelps-Stackhouse currently holds 5 all-time world records, has the #1 total, by formula, across all weight classes, and is the first female to total 11x Bodyweight. She is a shining example of Westside and it's legacy. Aside from achieving G.O.A.T. status, Laura is an accomplished coach, actively training lifters through Queen Bee Power.

Tony Ramos is a professional powerlifter and loyal member of Westside Barbell. He has earned the nickname "The Ninja" because of how he disappears and reappears all the time. Outside of the gym, Tony owns and operates multiple successful businesses, of which his leading company TFR construction, continues to grow and lead the way in concrete installation.

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00:00 Intro 00:10 Start 00:33 Tony's Start at Westside 07:00 Tony's first meet at westside 11:46 Laura's Start at westside 18:45 Tony's Party House, 23:07 What made westside so special? 25:25 Training people to break your own records? 26:30 Tony & Westside 31:31 Louie knew how to treat everyone 36:19 How Westside helped Laura, how they motivated people 41:50 Louie would test you in every way, perfect form, seated deadlifts 45:49 Unique training moments, new forms of training, training to get stronger 53:45 origin of the 5x5s, transition between crews, Louie led by example 1:01:30 Circa max with chains 1:03:00 Tony free squatting, meet stories 1:04:55 Routine up to the bar, life stories 1:14:40 Tony always had everyone's back, Tony & Louie 1:17:41 Louie's network, Louie's numbers 1:24:25 Final thoughts

Westside Barbell Podcast #53 - Chuck, Markus, Dom and Tom Jul 22, 2022

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This is special episode of the podcast as it's the first podcast recorded inside the gym of Westside Barbell. The guests for today's podcast couldn't be more appropriate for this occasion:

Chuck Vogelpohl: Other than Louie himself, Chuck V is probably the most associated name with Westside Barbell. A living legend of Westside history, as well as setting world records, Chuck is the embodiment of both the Westside mentality and the achievements of the club.

Marcus Marinelli: Founder of Strong Style MMA in Cleveland. Marcus based his gym after the time he spent training with Louie and the crew at Westside. Strong Style is home to many great martial artists including former UFC Heavyweight Champion Stipe Miocic.

Dominic Rotolo and Tom Waddle are integral members of Westside History, part of the morning crew with Chuck and Marcus, they both have contributed to the Westside Legacy.

Follow Chuck V:

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Check Out Marcus and Strong Style Here:

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00:00:00 Intro
00:00:25 Marcus starting at Westside, meeting Dom, meeting Chuck
00:07:24 Chuck's Start
00:09:30 Dom's Start, being around Louie
00:18:06 Tom Waddle's Start, Louie the Chameleon
00:23:55 A Strong Mind
00:27:00 Chuck's Neck
00:28:56 The impact of Westside's culture, Matt Dimmel
00:36:27 Characters at Westside
00:40:00 Comp Behavior, The Pecking Order
00:41:30 Briggs Rd, Matt working the front
00:43:40 Competing as a team, going out as a team, comradery
01:00:00 Learning from Louie
01:03:45 Louie Simmons, Nitro
01:12:11 Training Stories
01:14:15 a UPS delivery
01:17:15 Woo!

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