Il Westside Conjugate Method is one of the creatures that came out of the mind of Louie Simmons. And like all the children of this great coach and guru ofiron game, we know what to expect.
Intense workouts, cards built with meticulous meticulousness ... e gain of force make sure.
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A bit of history: the powerlifting guru and the Westside Conjugated Method
As with all inventions that work - and which stand the test of time - what is needed is the mix of personal observation, field test and scientific study.
Il Westside Conjugated Method is no exception.
The method is the result of the knowledge that Loiue Simmons he learned between 1965 and 1970 from some of the greats of the powerlifting, when the discipline was still in its infancy. Among these are Vince Anello, "The deadlifting machine", and Geroge Crawford, according to Simmons the true king of squatting.
Vigorously shaking the tricks learned at the meetings of the discipline with the Westside style, Simmons lays out the foundations of the method.
The elements therefore are:
- La diversity of training exercises
- La rotation of these exercises applied by Westsiders, according to Simmons ahead on time.
La rotation is essential to continue progressing, as focusing - as was typical of the powerlifters of the time - on the three competition lifts means inducing the body to adapt. With the result of limiting over time i earnings of possible strength.
The next concept with which the author finds himself dealing is that of periodization.
Simmons is based on the observation of his body, because at that time the "secrets of the Russians" - the periodization techniques of the Soviet coaches - had not yet filtered through the United States.
Ours then realizes that after a race, regularly, its strength is still maximum for one time window one or two weeks.
Even in the gym you have to use your head
And he begins to perfect the Westside Conjugated Method, which at this point becomes a cross between the Russian system - with the cycling of different exercises and wave load percentages - and the Bulgarian one, where each workout is worked with loads close to the ceiling.
The result?
That the physical and mental fatigue that normally occurs after three weeks of ceilings on a lift are intelligently avoided by varying exercise training.
After breaking his back for the first time and refusing surgery, Simmons returns to powerlifting after an "alternative" rehabilitation based on stretching, acupuncture and weight training. The same thing happens after the 1983 incident. On both occasions Simmons uses a device of his invention to recover the functionality of the spine. And the reverse hyper machine, which will patent in the nineties.
When you say "listen to your body" ...
In next article we will deepen the dynamics that make the Westside Conjugated Method a very profitable training system.