Westside Barbell

In this episode, Tom Barry interviews professional skateboarder and fitness coach Neen Williams. They discuss how Neen balances his passion for skateboarding with the work it entails, sharing insights on setting and achieving new personal records (PRs) in training. Neen emphasizes the importance of continuous learning and staying motivated personally and professionally. Engage with Neen as he shar...

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 worked with athletes in mu...

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 legendary Lumpinee Arena, is a UFC Veter...

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 the Conjugate System, educatin...

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 powerlifter.  Jordan Syatt started hi...

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 the Conjugate System, educatin...

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 potential regardless of the situation. He has presented to hundreds of small and larg...

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 of BJJ when he earned titles at important tournaments in the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) circuit, a level of success he was able to...

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 of the Westside Methods to address the increasing demands of the military personnel and first responders relying on the proven Westside Barbell Methods af...

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 Dakota and is C.S.C.S. Certified. As an athlete Brian was a 4 year starter on the UW Oshkosh baseball team from 1993-1996- In that time the teams he played on won 1 National Cha...

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 has broken 27 world records in the bench press, competing in five different powerlifting federations, in the age categories of 50-54. 55-59 and 60-64 in the 198-pound bod...

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 Certificate.  Dustin has a diverse range of experience training athletes from multiple sports and levels within those...

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 lifters to the gym, including an infamous one known as "The Ninja". Tom and Gerry talk about his time in the club, his relationship with Louie and the history he witne...

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 and constant pursuit more effective training, his work with Louie hugely contributed to the development of the Westside Method.  Tony Ramos is a pro...

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 is unique and informative style. 00:00 INTRO 00:58 IMPROVING THE START OF THE DEADLIFT 03:56 NECK TRAINING 08:14 WHEN TO ADD BRIEFS 09:06 HOW TO VARY SPEED...

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 INTRO 00:28 CH MEETING LOUIE, BEGINNING AT WESTSIDE 04:16 ORIGINS OF "CHICKEN HAWK" 06:48 CHARACTERS IN THE GYM 09:14 EXPERIMENTING WITH BANDS AND CHAINS 11:16 CHICKEN HAWK STOR...

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 Rang...

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 - CONCLUDIN...

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...

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...

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 EQUI...

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...

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...

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:...

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 me...