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    If anyone is interested in the Westside Barbell style of training for powerlifting, here are the articles that I would start off with.

    Here are the articles I would start off with first:

    http://www.t-nation.com/findArticle....icle=264eight2

    http://www.t-nation.com/findArticle....icle=265eight2

    http://www.t-nation.com/findArticle....icle=266eight2

    http://www.t-nation.com/findArticle....icle=267eight2

    http://www.t-nation.com/findArticle....le=body_129per

    http://www.t-nation.com/findArticle....le=body_133per

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      Nice !!!

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        thanks ddawg , i think i am going to give westside a try in the fall
        i want to run kelly baggets program first though
        Owner of Fitness Paramount Personal Training

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        • #5
          Originally posted by adoniscomplex
          thanks ddawg , i think i am going to give westside a try in the fall
          i want to run kelly baggets program first though
          Have not looked into that one yet but have seen it pop up here and there. Keep me posted when you start the WS program.

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          • #6
            A NICE WESTSIDE FAQ from bb.com

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            • #7
              Originally posted by pu12en12g
              Nice !!!
              didnt you have bad results with westside?

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              • #8
                Originally posted by NumberTwentyTwo
                didnt you have bad results with westside?

                I think that was periodization....



                ermmmmmmm.....wait, is Westside periodization training?
                Last edited by Travis71902; 07-19-2006, 12:32 PM.
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                • #9
                  Originally posted by NumberTwentyTwo
                  didnt you have bad results with westside?
                  It wasn't the right choice at the time... for my short term goal. Any type of periodization is solid for strength IMO.

                  Originally posted by Travis71902
                  wait, is Westside periodization training?
                  Yea.. conjugated periodization

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by pu12en12g View Post
                    Any type of periodization is solid for strength IMO.



                    Westsude a philsophy and atmosphere created. they implement russian conjugate periodization which has been slightly modified for powerlifters by the great louie simmons (im going to a clinic in a few months he's presenting at!!) -- joe defranco uses a further modification for athletes

                    they basically train all aspects of muscle at the same time -- rather than splitting it into cycles/waves like is common -- the thought is if you don't train it you lose it, which is true. so if you follow western periodization, you train hypertrophy for awhile, switch to strength (and lose hypertrophy), than switch to power (and lose hypertrophy + strength) - than peak for an event (which will be a piss poor peak) - enter a recovery period and repeat the cycle. in my opinion this periodization is only ideal for a short period of time with true beginners - aka: it's pathetic

                    conjugate periodization includes repeated efforts (endurance-hypertrophy), dynamic efforts (power), and maximal efforts (strength) into a cyclical program design



                    Known as the Conjugate Sequence System, the Soviets were able to develop it so thoroughly that
                    results as above were commonplace. Initially, the System involves a concurrent training of several motor
                    abilities (means) or a wide multi-lateral skill developmental approach. This provides the base framework
                    for the neurological construction of all subsequently developed motor skills. As the athlete passes through
                    maturation and is able to functionally specialize, a foundational motor skill pool exists from which the
                    athlete is able to pull. Future adaptive restructuring is highly specific and is dependant upon the ability to
                    maintain strength and skill qualities already gained while raising limiting motor qualities. The Conjugate
                    approach is emp loyed to control and consistently redirect the desired specific training-effect. This is
                    preservation procedure and is accomplished by simultaneously training all necessary motor abilities with a
                    constant renewal and reestablishing process, promoting a steady, permanent adaptation while securing the
                    desired training-effect, thus elevating the athlete’s functional potential.

                    (from :The Development of the Russian Conjugate Sequence System by Tom Myslinski)
                    Last edited by jiritt0; 02-21-2010, 12:02 PM.

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