Westside Barbell: The Conjugate Method Podcast

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**Westside Barbell: The Conjugate Method Podcast**

The Conjugate Method, straight from the source. Westside Barbell is where the method was built, and this is the podcast where it gets taught.

Host Mac McFarland sits down with the coaches, athletes, and specialists using conjugate training to build strength and speed in the real world. NFL, UFC, grappling, track, wrestling, and the weight room floor at 705 Hadley Drive.

Tom Barry, Head Coach of Westside Barbell, joins to answer your training questions and break down gym topics. Tom was mentored and chosen by Louie Simmons to carry the method forward after his passing.

Every episode: max effort, dynamic effort, special exercises, and the reasoning behind them. If you coach athletes, train yourself, or want to understand why the Conjugate Method works, this is your show.

New episodes Monthly. Learn the system at westside-barbell.com.

Latest Episodes:

Westside Barbell Podcast #52 Q&A with Tom and Loper Jul 08, 2022

Show notes

In this episode of the podcast, Tom and Loper go over your questions submitted from Instagram

Some of the topics covered include:

- Westside and The Future

- Training and Programming

- Louie and Westside

00:00 Intro
01:30 Warm Ups
03:35 Speed Bench without bands or chains
06:55 Programming Jumps
10:05 Who's in Charge?
11:28 Louie's way of teaching
17:21 Originally, where was Westside Barbell?
23:22 If you fail to plan, you plan to fail
24:29 What wearing a Westside t-shirt mean to Louie
25:59 Louie and the Podcast, his own universe and his fame
30:09 Train Twice a Day?
32:21 Beginners and building Strength
34:29 Wheelbarrows
35:37 Parting thoughts/outro

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Westside Barbell Podcast #51 - Coe & Gritter, The Night Crew Jun 24, 2022

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Bob Coe and Jeff "Gritter" Adams ran the Night Crew at Westside for many years. Coe initially came to Westside in 1979, alongside Matt Dimmel while Gritter started in 1994. after being invited to train there by Louie. Their development of Night Crew and the resulting achievements became an integral part to the legacy of Westside Barbell and Louie's training methodologies.

Topics Covered include:

- The history and culture of the Night Crew

- Training Dave Hoff

- Chuck's brief stint in the Night Crew

00:00 intro
00:35 Coe & Gritters beginnings at Westside
07:30 Louie & The First Arnold, Coe's Olympia Stories
10:00 Westside Competing at the Arnold's, Anthony Clarke
11:27 The Night Crew
16:28 Eskill and The Night Crew
19:46 What stood out with the Night Crew
22:00 Achievements of the Night Crew
27:11 Coe, a benchshirt, and a 100 scratches
31:20 Feats of Strength in the Gym, injury rates, training with bands for the first time
34:54 Louie's training experiments,
39:30 Why People Stayed, bar fights, meeting Matt Dimmel, early Westside days
42:16 Ohio Strong, Black's Strength World
44:48 Matt Dimmel
48:30 Louie's Gyms, The Board
54:00 Coe as a Handler, hand outs, Training with Dave off
1:00:00 Never Dump The Bar
1:03:00 Hoff - 3005
1:04:00 Chuck
1:09:20 The Westside Method
1:13:00 The Newark Crew
1:17:55 Louie and The Crew, The Hoffs
1:21:30 Jerry O, Tony Ramos, back to Hoff
1:26:00 Parting Thoughts on Louie
1:29:23 Outro

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Westside Barbell Podcast #50 - Jim Seizter, The First Member Jun 10, 2022

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Jim Seitzer has an elite total of 1824.3 and is a former Mr. USA. Jim was a founding member of Westside Barbell, training under Louie back in the Basement Days through various inceptions of Westside. He is also the Founder of Bandbell (https://www.bandbell.com/), a company that specializes in O.K.E. training equipment such as the Earthquake and Rhinoflex series of bars

Topics covered include:

- Meeting Louie Simmons

- The Original Crew and training in the 70's

- Jim's bodybuilding career and the importance power-building played

00:10 - Intro

00:30 - Starting as gymnast/Discovering weight training

04:40 - Meeting Louie Simmons/The Original Crew

11:15 - Louie's Early training and developing his system

17:40 - Developing the Reverse Hyper

23:45 - When Louie broke his back

25:40 - The Board/Louie's Coaching/Crew Mentality

32:00 - Generations of Westside/Louie at Westside

39:57 - Louie's Favorite Hobby/Training with Louie

46:00 - Ohio Strong

49:00 - Jim's Bodybuilding Career/Powerlifting Career

58:00 - Louie Stories

01:08:00 - Jim on Louie

01:10:30 - Outro

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Westside Barbell Podcast #49 - The Deadlift Mar 01, 2022

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Louie and Tom answer your questions on the deadlift in this episode. Regarded as the king of all lifts, the deadlift is an essential exercise. Topics Covered include:

-Speed Work
-Essential Muscle Groups
-Common Weaknesses Deadlifting

00:00 Intro
00:09 LOUIE WANTS YOU
01:10 Podcast Start
01:22 The Importance of developing the back, glutes and hamstrings
04:50 What Louie Learned about the Deadlift at Westside
06:45 The Importance of the Stomach
07:23 Most Common Weakness in the Deadlift
08:50 How Louie rates the Deadlift
09:20 Incorporating Speed Work
11:25 The Effect of Speed Work
16:18 The Good Morning
20:35 Andy Bolton, Yuri Belken
22:36 Chair Deadlift
24:03 When should you switch Exercise
27:05 Adding Bands
29:16 Deficit Deadlifts
32:19 Louie's Coaching Blueprint
34:50 Deadlift Grip
36:30 Barbell Rows
38:20 Snatch Grip Deadlift
39:02 Strongman Implements
41:54 Louie's Concluding Comments on the Deadlift
50:16 You Gotta Learn
56:08 Outro
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For more exclusive interviews, video tutorials, webinars, master class with Louie Simmons, never seen before footage, and much more, visit Westside Barbell’s official education system at www.conjugatemethod.com
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Louie Simmons is widely regarded as the 'Strength Coaches, Strength Coach' and is the founder of the world-renowned gym called Westside Barbell in Columbus, Ohio.

Westside Barbell is an invitation-only training laboratory where only the strongest of mind and body survive. Our goal is simple: “To become the best and push every boundary known to man in doing so.”

This gym has produced more world records in powerlifting than any other in the World, and Louie has been regarded as one of the main reasons that the conjugate style of training has been popularized in today's training methods.

Outside of powerlifting, Louie is a strength consultant for many NFL, NBA, MBA teams, along with having trained gold medal sprinters, pro boxers, UFC fighters, and many more athletes out of his gym via the conjugate method of strength training.

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Westside Barbell Podcast #48 - Jud Logan, Box Jumps and Explosive Power Feb 03, 2022

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Jud Logan (July 19, 1959 – January 3, 2022) was a hammer thrower, highly decorated athlete and a 4 time Olympian. He competed in the 1984, 1988, 1992 and the 2000 Olympic Games. In 1987 he won gold in the Pan American Games. In the 1980's, as his strength began to stagnate, his East German friends advised him to push his box jumps. As his improved his box jumps, his throws began increasing. Box jumps are still a staple in Westside training to this day. Louie and Tom discuss Jud's time at Westside, the effectiveness of box jumps, the importance of explosive power and more in todays episode.

TIMESTAMPS - 00:00 - Intro 00:10 - Who is Jud Logan? 02:00 - Implementing Box Jumps 02:25 - What difference did box jumping make? 04:28 - How important is speed work in relation to max effort? 06:27 - Sled Pulls 09:37 - As true today as it was back then - Soviet Training Books, Science and practice of strength training 11:02 - Make the Athlete better than You 11:50 - Louie's Coaching Technique 16:25 - The Importance of GPP 18:12 - Box Jump's Carryover 19:27 - Sport Specific Training 21:20 - Athlete Overtraining 23:36 - Conjugate is Everything 25:42 - The Gym is the Answer 31:26 - Louie on Jud 32:53 - Louie's Goal

For more exclusive interviews, video tutorials, webinars, master class with Louie Simmons, never seen before footage, and much more, visit Westside Barbell’s official education system at www.conjugateclub.com _____ Louie Simmons is widely regarded as the 'Strength Coaches', Strength Coach' and is the founder of the world-renowned gym called Westside Barbell in Columbus, Ohio. Westside Barbell is an invitation-only training laboratory where only the strongest of mind and body survive. Our goal is simple: “To become the best and push every boundary known to man in doing so.” This gym has produced more world records in powerlifting than any other in the World, and Louie has been regarded as one of the main reasons that the conjugate style of training has been popularized in today's training methods.

Westside Barbell Podcast #47 - Olympic Weightlifting Nov 24, 2021

Show notes

Louie and Tom discuss the USA weightlifting team's performance at the 2020 Olympics. Louie outlines the challenges facing American weightlifting and what needs to change in regards to the training and development of athletes in order to overcome these obstacles.

Some of the topics discussed are:

Future of USA Weightlifting
What makes China so strong?
Powerlifting for Weightlifting
Weightlifting for Powerlifting
And more!

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Intro
00:12 Start
00:24 Future of USA Weightlifting
03:55 What makes China so strong?
07:00 Louie's experience with Olympic Weightlifting
08:10 Best Olympic Lifter
09:00 What role does maximum strength have in weightlifting?
12:18 Max effort strength and other forms of strength in weightlifting
13:50 Absolute strength and technical improvements
17:35 Powerlifting for weightlifters, weightlifting for powerlifters
20:03 Crossfit and Football's influence on Weightlifting
20:45 Olympic weightlifters and Westside Barbell
25:40 Olympic coaches, come to Westside Barbell

_____ For more exclusive interviews, video tutorials, webinars, master class with Louie Simmons, never seen before footage, and much more, visit Westside Barbell’s official education system at www.conjugateclub.com _____ Louie Simmons is widely regarded as the 'Strength Coaches', Strength Coach' and is the founder of the world-renowned gym called Westside Barbell in Columbus, Ohio. Westside Barbell is an invitation-only training laboratory where only the strongest of mind and body survive. Our goal is simple: “To become the best and push every boundary known to man in doing so.” This gym has produced more world records in powerlifting than any other in the World, and Louie has been regarded as one of the main reasons that the conjugate style of training has been popularized in today's training methods.

Westside Barbell Podcast #46 - The Origins of The Conjugate Method and Westside Barbell Oct 18, 2021

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In this podcast, Louie Simmons and Tom Barry discuss the original Westside Barbell from Culver city, where you got the conjugate method from, and modern-day Westside barbell. Some of the topics discussed are:

Culver City Westside Barbell members
Louie's competitive days
Why did Louie open a gym?
The Westside Barbell logo, Nitro
And more!

Westside Barbell Podcast #45 - Louie Simmons and John Quint - NFL Injuries Oct 24, 2020

Show notes

In this episode, John Quint joins Louie Simmons and Tom Barry to discuss the injury rate in the NFL. Within the first week of 2019, the NFL lost about half a billion dollars for starters not playing.

Some of the topics discussed are:

Optimal training
Minimizing injuries
Training environment
And much more!

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Louie Simmons is widely regarded as the 'Strength Coaches', Strength Coach' and is the founder of the world-renowned gym called Westside Barbell in Columbus, Ohio. Westside Barbell is an invitation-only training laboratory where only the strongest of mind and body survive.

Our goal is simple: “To become the best and push every boundary known to man in doing so.” This gym has produced more world records in powerlifting than any other in the World, and Louie has been regarded as one of the main reasons that the conjugate style of training has been popularized in today's training methods.

Westside Barbell Podcast #44 - Fundamentals Q&A with Coach Josh Bush Jul 24, 2020

Show notes

In today's podcast, Louie Simmons is joined by Coach Josh Bush who is the base Lead Strength and Conditioning Coach at Fort Knox for Reef Systems.

This is a phone in question and answers based podcast, so advanced apologies for any patches of inconsistent volume.

Stay Strong!

Westside Barbell

Westside Barbell Podcast #43 - Behind These Walls Mar 31, 2020

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In this podcast, Louie Simmons shares the real history of Westside Barbell and what impact the original
Westside Barbell Club in Culver City had on him. From training as a twelve-year-old in this basement
all the way up to the current location of Westside Barbell. Find out why Westside Barbell has
become what it is today in a way that only Louie can tell.

The past training years resulted in Louie’s first book, the Book of Methods. Here you can find the
collection of training methods which were obtained in 30 years. The 3-week wave system, circa max,
delayed transformation, accommodating resistance and much more, it’s all there.

Video Index:
00:00:12 – The effect of the original Westside Barbell club in Culver City
00:02:22 – What made you choose their methods?
00:04:41 – First equipment and exercises after the army
00:07:29 – First training partners
00:08:56 – How people found Louie
00:09:18 – The effects of having training partners
00:11:35 – Equipment in the basement
00:12:24 – Looking for an edge
00:12:35 – The reverse hyper
00:13:35 – Post-training assessment
00:14:12 – Westside Barbell locations
00:15:18 – World record holders
00:16:35 – Westside women
00:17:06 – The four greatest lifters
00:17:52 – Asking questions
00:18:40 – Why do you always answer every question now?
00:20:41 – Garage stories
00:22:20 – Hardcore attitude
00:24:28 – No time to change
00:26:03 – Don’t miss lifts
00:26:49 – (John) Blacks Health Club
00:28:01 – George Crawford
00:29:33 – Psychology
00:30:22 – The first generation of lifters
00:31:32 – Team = Family
00:33:29 – Woman of Westside Barbell
00:33:52 – Demorest
00:37:20 – Eskil Thomasson (Sweden)
00:39:34 – Gym competitions
00:41:02 – Dave Tate
00:42:54 – The current Westside Barbell location
00:43:28 – Meets & Records
00:46:23 – Unbelievable stories
00:50:48 – Matt Wenning
00:51:57 – Best day and worst day
00:55:31 – Can’t
00:56:38 – Hilltop fights

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