Westside Barbell

By Westside Barbell

What's Westside Barbell about?

Strength and Conditioning based education aimed for coaches, athletes, and fitness enthusiast. Hosted by Tom Barry with Strength Guru Louie Simmons.

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Westside Barbell episodes:

02.08.2024
Lance Palmer - WSBB #76
Exciting news! We've successfully recovered a lost podcast featuring Lance Palmer from 2023 and have decided to release it today as a special treat before the launch of our new podcast season. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: -Studio...
10.13.2023
Conjugate & Skateboarding, Being a Pro Athlete, Resilience - Neen Williams - WSSB#75
Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: -Studio Sponsor: CLMS - https://clmslandscapes.com/ - The Butcher & Grocer: https://thebutcherandgrocer.com/ - Conjugate Tactical: https://conjugatetactical.com/ - The Conjugate Club: https://www.conjugateclub.com/ Neen Williams is a Professional skateboarder, athlete, coach, business owner and restaurateur. Follow Neen here: Socials: @neenwilliams Accross all...
09.15.2023
Strongman at Westside, MMA Coaching, Onnit - Craig Bongelli - WSBB#74
Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: -Studio Sponsor: CLMS - https://clmslandscapes.com/ - The Butcher & Grocer: https://thebutcherandgrocer.com/ - Conjugate Tactical: https://conjugatetactical.com/ - The Conjugate Club: https://www.conjugateclub.com/ Craig Bongelli is a former professional strongman and is a highly experienced strength coach who has...
08.31.2023
Westside Style MMA Training, Muay Thai Champion, Double Knockout - WSBB #73 - Dorian Price
Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: -Studio Sponsor: CLMS - https://clmslandscapes.com/ - The Butcher & Grocer: https://thebutcherandgrocer.com/ - Conjugate Tactical: https://conjugatetactical.com/ - The Conjugate Club: https://www.conjugateclub.com/ Dorian Price is is a highly accomplished Muay Thai fighter and Coach. He fought in the...
08.01.2023
Beginner’s Guide To Conjugate: The Maximal Effort Method
Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: -Studio Sponsor: CLMS - https://clmslandscapes.com/ - The Butcher & Grocer: https://thebutcherandgrocer.com/- Conjugate Tactical: https://conjugatetactical.com/- The Conjugate Club: https://www.conjugateclub.com/ Welcome to our new series "Beginner's Guide To Conjugate", where we'll go through each facet of...
07.10.2023
Internship at Westside Barbell, Learning From Louie, Integrity - WSBB #72 - Jordan Syatt
Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: -Studio Sponsor: CLMS - https://clmslandscapes.com/ - The Butcher & Grocer: https://thebutcherandgrocer.com/- Conjugate Tactical: https://conjugatetactical.com/- The Conjugate Club: https://www.conjugateclub.com/ Jordan Syatt is a renowned health and fitness coach and is a record setting, world class...
06.27.2023
Beginner’s Guide To Conjugate - Introduction
Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: -Studio Sponsor: CLMS - https://clmslandscapes.com/ - The Butcher & Grocer: https://thebutcherandgrocer.com/- Conjugate Tactical: https://conjugatetactical.com/- The Conjugate Club: https://www.conjugateclub.com/ Welcome to our new series "Beginner's Guide To Conjugate", where we'll go through each facet of...
04.14.2023
Working with MMA Athletes, Stipe Miocic, being a Performance Coach and more.. -WSBB#71-Bobby Kaleal
Bobby Kaleal is an award-winning performance coach, entrepreneur, inventor, and keynote speaker who specializes in extracting greatness out of individuals, teams, and organizations. Drawing from his philosophy of Recognition, Educating, and Consistency (REC), Bobby helps individuals and companies reach their peak...
04.07.2023
Professional Grappling, Pioneering Strength Training in BJJ, The Illusion of going ”All Out”-WSBB#70
Dante Leon is an accomplished Canadian grappler as well as a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Leon is widely recognized as one of the most talented athletes of his generation, a reputation earned while competing in the lower belt divisions...
03.31.2023
Conjugate for Tactical Training, Training Different Demographics & More, - Jason ”Gus” Gusic - WSBB#69
The concept of Conjugate Tactical predates our official launch in 2018 back nearly 10 years. Serving in a number of roles at Westside Barbell for nearly a decade, Conjugate Tactical’s founder “Gus” began to apply his knowledge of and application...
03.18.2023
Utilizing The Conjugate Method, Dedication To Athletes And More... - WSBB#68 -Brian Bott
Brian Bott is the owner and day to day operational Manager of Sports AdvantEdge and Edge Baseball. He has been a performance coach for over 20 years. He has a Masters Degree in Exercise Science from the University of North...
03.10.2023
Patience - Gary Benford - WSBB 67
Gary Benford is world record holding powerlifter and loyal member of the Westside Barbell Alumni. He starting training with Louie back in 590 Larcomb in the Late 70's and still competes to this day. Since the age of 50, Benford...
02.10.2023
”Adapt On The Fly” - Dustin Brancheau - WSBB#66
Dustin is the Owner/Special Strengths Coach of Advantedge Sports Marquette, MI. Dustin is well experienced and highly qualified coach, most notably completing a B.S. in Physical Education & Coaching from Northern Michigan University and the Westside Barbell Special Strengths Coach...
01.27.2023
”At Least 3” - Gerry 0 - WSBB#65
On today's podcast we have the man, the myth, the legend that is Gerry O. A true Westsider, he is known loyal training partner and equally powerful motivator, throughout his tenure at Westside, he introduced a cast of characters and...
01.13.2023
Training Always Evolves - George Halbert & Tony Ramos - WSBB#65
On today's podcast we have George Halbert and Tony Ramos. George Halbert is the most decorated bencher in Westside History, breaking 11 All-Time World records over 3 weight classes during his tenure at the gym. Known for his innovative training style...
12.28.2022
Q’n’A with Louie Simmons - WSBB #64
There is a special format for today's episode. The production team here at Westside, while working on upcoming projects, recovered unaired Q'n'A files with Louie. In this episode, we have content from Louie covering a diverse range of topics in...
12.23.2022
”God Damn Chicken Hawk” - Chicken Hawk - WSBB #63
Today's guest on the podcast is Chicken Hawk, another valued member of Westside History. We go through CH's start at Westside in late 90's, the training crewe at the Time and mainy stories from his tenure at Westside 00:00 INTRO00:28 CH...
11.28.2022
Functional Range Conditioning - DR. ANDREO A. SPINA & John Quint - WSBB #62
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...
10.25.2022
Return Of The Newark Boys - Josh Gutridge, Joe Bayless, Tim Harold & Zach Cole - WSBB#61
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 - INTRO00:24 -...
10.07.2022
Always Analyze, Never Criticize - Gary Sanger - WSBB#60
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...
09.23.2022
Q’n’A with Laura Phelps - WSBB#59
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 INTRO01:39...
09.16.2022
It’s a Marathon, not a Sprint - Jason Coker - WSBB #58
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...
09.09.2022
The Newark Boys - Josh Gutridge & Joe Bayless - WSBB #57
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...
09.02.2022
Westside Barbell Podcast #56 - Bill Whittaker & Jim Seitzer
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...
08.26.2022
Westside Barbell Podcast #55 - Combat Sports Q’n’A
In this episode, Tom and Loper sit down to answer your questions on training for Combat Sports Timesstamps 00:00 intro00:27 In-season Wrestling Training01:53 Ab Movemnt for MMA03:30 Day 3 for a Condensed Conjugate Progam04:17 Does Dana Know?05:07 What type of Strengths to...
08.12.2022
Westside Barbell Podcast #54 - Laura Phelps & Tony Ramos
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...
07.22.2022
Westside Barbell Podcast #53 - Chuck, Markus, Dom and Tom
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...
07.08.2022
Westside Barbell Podcast #52 Q&A with Tom and Loper
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 Intro01:30 Warm Ups03:35 Speed Bench without bands or chains06:55...
06.24.2022
Westside Barbell Podcast #51 - Coe & Gritter, The Night Crew
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...
06.10.2022
Westside Barbell Podcast #50 - Jim Seizter, The First Member
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...
03.01.2022
Westside Barbell Podcast #49 - The Deadlift
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 Intro00:09 LOUIE WANTS YOU01:10 Podcast Start01:22 The...
02.03.2022
Westside Barbell Podcast #48 - Jud Logan, Box Jumps and Explosive Power
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...
11.24.2021
Westside Barbell Podcast #47 - Olympic Weightlifting
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...
10.18.2021
Westside Barbell Podcast #46 - The Origins of The Conjugate Method and Westside Barbell
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...
10.24.2020
Westside Barbell Podcast #45 - Louie Simmons and John Quint - NFL Injuries
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...
07.24.2020
Westside Barbell Podcast #44 - Fundamentals Q&A with Coach Josh Bush
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...
03.31.2020
Westside Barbell Podcast #43 - Behind These Walls
In this podcast, Louie Simmons shares the real history of Westside Barbell and what impact the originalWestside Barbell Club in Culver City had on him. From training as a twelve-year-old in this basementall the way up to the current location...
03.25.2020
Westside Barbell Podcast #42 - Five things you should know about the Bench Press!
Louie is going over some crucial teaching points for those wanting a better bench. Need More Info Article - How to bench 500lbs Easy! https://www.westside-barbell.com/blog...
03.18.2020
Westside Barbell Podcast #41 - Jeremy Smith
In this episode, Louie Simmons sits down with Westside's newest member Jeremy Smith to talk all things training. Jeremy is a dwarf powerlifter from West Grove Pennsylvania and is breaking perceptions and world records to show the world that with hard...
01.22.2020
Westside Barbell Podcast #40 - Peter Bremner
Peter Bremner is the number one deadlifter in Ireland and the newest recruit to join Westside Barbell. In this podcast, Louie sits down with Peter to find out about his training and his thoughts on training at Westside. This podcast is...
06.14.2019
Episode 39 - Louie Simmons talks with Nick Showman
In this episode, Louie sits down and talks training with Nick Showtime of Showtime Strength. They go in-depth on strength training for Softball and go over common coaching mistakes made when in the weight room working with athletes. Hope you enjoy, Tom Brought...
05.10.2019
Episode 38 - Tom Barry talks with Matt Brown
In this episode, Tom Barry talks with UFC fighter Matt Brown to discuss the athletes perspective on a good strength and conditioning system and coach. To watch the full video of this interview head over to conjugateclub.com and become a...
03.05.2019
Episode 37 - Louie Simmons talks with Dan Green
Louie sits down with world known powerlifter Dan Green. Dan’s best meet total in the 242’s is 2210lb, and best pulls in the gym are an 881lb sumo and a 900lb conventional. In this episode, they discuss the difference (if any)...
02.11.2019
Episode 36 - Louie Simmons talks with Dave Hoff
In this episode brought to you by the conjugateclub.com, Louie Simmons sits down with Westside's resident World Record holder Dave Hoff to discuss his powerlifting career, his journey through Westside Barbell, how he trains with some bench press tips, and lots,...
01.31.2019
Episode 35 - Louie Simmons meets Ashley Jones
In this months podcast, John Ashley Jones joins us for a discussion on his journey through strength and conditioning. Ashley is a HIGHLY respected strength coach and has an endless wealth of knowledge to share especially when it comes to a common...
12.24.2018
Westside Barbell Audio Articles 04 - Westside Mass Production
Louie briefly talks about Westside Barbells submaximal effort that helped developed 10 athletes to have raw benched over 600lbs. Hope You Enjoy, Tom
12.17.2018
Westside Barbell Audio Articles 03 - No Body Said It Would Be Easy
“No one said it would be easy” should have been stamped on my forehead as I started my full-time powerlifting career. - Louie Simmons This audio article accounts for Louie Simmons powerlifting career showcasing the ups and many downs he had to overcome....
12.17.2018
Westside Barbell Audio Articles 02 - Strength training for the sprinter
In this article, Louie goes in-depth on how to accurately train strength for a sprinter, Hope You Enjoy, Tom
10.19.2018
CC Bitesize Chat - Dr. Nicholas Romanov and Louie Simmons
This is a small segment of the Conjugate Chat video interview we did today with Dr. Nicholas Romanov and Louie Simmons. To Listen and Watch in full go to Go To www.conjugateclub.com Sign Up Go To The Chat Section Under Month 1 you will find...
10.05.2018
Episode 34 - Untold Fitness Meets Louie Simmons
Another audio segment that was snagged from a phone call interview Louie did with Untold Fitness, Hope you Enjoy

What's Westside Barbell about?

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Westside Barbell episodes:

Lance Palmer - WSBB #76

Conjugate & Skateboarding, Being a Pro Athlete, Resilience - Neen Williams - WSSB#75

Strongman at Westside, MMA Coaching, Onnit - Craig Bongelli - WSBB#74

Westside Style MMA Training, Muay Thai Champion, Double Knockout - WSBB #73 - Dorian Price

Beginner’s Guide To Conjugate: The Maximal Effort Method

Internship at Westside Barbell, Learning From Louie, Integrity - WSBB #72 - Jordan Syatt

Beginner’s Guide To Conjugate - Introduction

Working with MMA Athletes, Stipe Miocic, being a Performance Coach and more.. -WSBB#71-Bobby Kaleal

Professional Grappling, Pioneering Strength Training in BJJ, The Illusion of going ”All Out”-WSBB#70

Conjugate for Tactical Training, Training Different Demographics & More, - Jason ”Gus” Gusic - WSBB#69

Utilizing The Conjugate Method, Dedication To Athletes And More... - WSBB#68 -Brian Bott

Patience - Gary Benford - WSBB 67

”Adapt On The Fly” - Dustin Brancheau - WSBB#66

”At Least 3” - Gerry 0 - WSBB#65

Training Always Evolves - George Halbert & Tony Ramos - WSBB#65

Q’n’A with Louie Simmons - WSBB #64

”God Damn Chicken Hawk” - Chicken Hawk - WSBB #63

Functional Range Conditioning - DR. ANDREO A. SPINA & John Quint - WSBB #62

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

Always Analyze, Never Criticize - Gary Sanger - WSBB#60

Q’n’A with Laura Phelps - WSBB#59

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

The Newark Boys - Josh Gutridge & Joe Bayless - WSBB #57

Westside Barbell Podcast #56 - Bill Whittaker & Jim Seitzer

Westside Barbell Podcast #55 - Combat Sports Q’n’A

Westside Barbell Podcast #54 - Laura Phelps & Tony Ramos

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

Westside Barbell Podcast #52 Q&A with Tom and Loper

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

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

Westside Barbell Podcast #49 - The Deadlift

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

Westside Barbell Podcast #47 - Olympic Weightlifting

Westside Barbell Podcast #46 - The Origins of The Conjugate Method and Westside Barbell

Westside Barbell Podcast #45 - Louie Simmons and John Quint - NFL Injuries

Westside Barbell Podcast #44 - Fundamentals Q&A with Coach Josh Bush

Westside Barbell Podcast #43 - Behind These Walls

Westside Barbell Podcast #42 - Five things you should know about the Bench Press!

Westside Barbell Podcast #41 - Jeremy Smith

Westside Barbell Podcast #40 - Peter Bremner

Episode 39 - Louie Simmons talks with Nick Showman

Episode 38 - Tom Barry talks with Matt Brown

Episode 37 - Louie Simmons talks with Dan Green

Episode 36 - Louie Simmons talks with Dave Hoff

Episode 35 - Louie Simmons meets Ashley Jones

Westside Barbell Audio Articles 04 - Westside Mass Production

Westside Barbell Audio Articles 03 - No Body Said It Would Be Easy

Westside Barbell Audio Articles 02 - Strength training for the sprinter

CC Bitesize Chat - Dr. Nicholas Romanov and Louie Simmons

Episode 34 - Untold Fitness Meets Louie Simmons