The podcast, hosted by Tom Barry, delves into strength and conditioning training, focusing on the Conjugate Method. Tom Barry, who was mentored and chosen by Louie Simmons to lead Westside Barbell after his passing, brings unparalleled expertise and experience to each episode. The podcast will feature guests who are coaches, athletes, and specialists sharing their stories and insights on helping athletes increase strength and performance.
Episodes
Saturday Mar 18, 2023
Saturday Mar 18, 2023
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 Championship and took 2nd, 3rd and 3rd in the other 3 years. Bott played every inning of every game all 4 years. Bott was a strength and conditioning coach for two years at the University of North Dakota. There he worked with athletes of all sports. Bott then moved to Madison to work with the Wisconsin Badger football team for 13 seasons as an assistant strength coach. He was a member of 3 Big Ten Championships and 3 Rose Bowl Appearances. In his 13 seasons the Badgers attended 12 bowl games. Bott worked with many athletes who moved on to professional football. names include Joe Thomas, Travis Frederick, Russell Wilson, JJ Watt and so many more. In 2013 Bott started Sports AdvantEdge LLC. The philosophy of Sports AdvantEdge is to give youth, high school, college and professional athletes THE BEST training in the Midwest. Since opening Sports AdvantEdge he has trained over 1,000 athletes ranging from age 8 - 61! Sports AdvantEdge now provides 100's of athletes the chance to enhance their athletic ability! follow sport advantedge Instagram @sportsadvantedge_waunakee @sportsadvantedgeverona @sportsadvantedgebeaverdam @sportsadvantedge_oconomowoc Twitter @sportadvantedge Follow Brian instagram @brianbott23 twitter @23botter
Friday Mar 10, 2023
Friday Mar 10, 2023
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 bodyweight class. Aside from being known as an elite level powerlifter, Gary has been an effective and efficient meet director and published author.
00:00 Intro
00:34 First Time Hearing About Westside
05:43 Role Models
08:20 Garage Days
13:12 Meeting Louie/Role in Gym
23:08 Lessons Learned From Running Meets
28:30 Gerry & Powerlifting/The Importance of the Crew
37:37 Louie The Problem Solver/Louie The Lifter
44:26 What Made It So Special?
55:33 Favourite Louie Stories
1:04:25 Growing Older And Still Training
1:07:40 Garry's Proudest Moment/Outro
Friday Feb 10, 2023
Friday Feb 10, 2023
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 sports. From combat athletes like Mikaela Mayer to pro NFL players, as well collegiate and youth athletes, we are delighted to have him on and discuss his experiences as a coach and the importance of being adaptable.
Follow Dustin: @coachbrancheau
https://www.instagram.com/coachbrancheau
Check Out Advantedge Sport:
https://www.advantedgesports.com/
https://www.instagram.com/advantedge906
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00:00 Intro
00:21 Start
00:40 What Dustin is up to?
01:55 Transitioning athletes from multiple sports
03:20 Training Mikaela Mayer
07:53 How did Dustin become a strength coach?
19:06 The importance of Cleans
21:08 Hoe has the industry changed over time?
25:07 Working in the collegiate sector/using the conjugate method
35:39 Training different demographics
43:08 The modern strength coach
46:24 Hockey
50:28 Credentials/Education
54:47 Parting Thoughts/Outro
Friday Jan 27, 2023
Friday Jan 27, 2023
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 witnessed.
00:00 INTRO
00:50 START/HOW DID GERRY START AT WESTSIDE
12:59 TRAINING WITH CHUCK V
14:54 GOING TO MEETS
17:19 KEVIN RANDLEMAN & MARK COLEMAN
19:45 "GERRY'S RECRUITS"
22:17 THE ATMOSPHERE AT WESTSIDE
25:26 GERRY'S GYM/LOUIE STORIES
30:07 GETTING KICKED OUT/GYM CULTURE
35:13 GERRY'S LIFTS
35:45 FEATS OF STRENGTH/GEORGE HALBERT
39:16 PROUDEST MOMENTS
40:09 LOUIE, FINAL THOUGHTS, OUTRO
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Friday Jan 13, 2023
Friday Jan 13, 2023
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 professional powerlifter and loyal member of Westside Barbell. He has earned the nickname "The Ninja" because of how he disappears and reappears all the time. Outside of the gym, Tony owns and operates multiple successful businesses, of which his leading company TFR construction, continues to grow and lead the way in concrete installation.
00:00 INTRO
00:40 START
00:56 GEORGE'S START IN POWERLIFTING
06:08 THE ATMOSPHERE AT WESTSIDE, MEETING LOUIE
10:25 WHEN GEORGE MET TONY, THE TRAINING CREW
12:50 GEORGE'S FIRST WORLD RECORD, WORLD RECORD TRAINING
21:26 BIGGEST CHALLENGES TO OVERCOME
28:44 TRAINING PARTNERS
33:02 LOUIE'S WISDOM
43:18 TONY & THE KETTLEBELLS
50:02 NICK WINTERS & MIKE WOLFE
56:40 "PHYSICS"
1:02:28 THE CULTURE CREATES CONSISTENCY
1:06:21 ANALYZING RIVALS & ADVICE
1:11:59 THE TRUE SECRET IS HARD WORK
1:17:16 HOW HAS WESTSIDE IMPACTED YOUR LIFE
1:20:26 3 THINGS FOR BEGINNERS
1:23:44 OUTRO
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Wednesday Dec 28, 2022
Wednesday Dec 28, 2022
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 WORK
12:07 HOW SHOULD YOU START OUT DYNAMIC WORK
15:25 EXERCISES TO AVOID?
17:06 TWEAKING MMA TRAINING FOR BOXING
18:03 HOW TO START THE OFF-SEASON?
19:34 EXPLOSIVENESS FOR BJJ
20:59 BEST TIME FOR EXPLOSIVE WORK
22:06 ALTERNATIVES FOR REVERSE HYPERS
23:22 HOW OFTEN TO WESTSIDE LIFTERS WAR GEAR?
24:39 HOW TO KNOW IF YOUR DOING ENOUGH?
26:20 SEATED BOX JUMP VS STANDING BOX JUMP
27:44 HOW TO TRAIN FOR LONG DISTANCE
29:44 SPEED DAYS WITHOUT CHAINS/BANDS
30:36 DOES WESTSIDE TRAIN REPS ABOVE 90%?
31:15 STRENGTH TRAINING FOR JUNIOR ATHLETES
32:36 BAND VOLUME FOR TRICEPS/SHOULDERS
34:30 OPTIMAL REP RANGE FOR BEGINNERS
35:40 SPEED WORK WITHOUT BAND PLATFORM
36:25 SHOULDER STABILITY FOR BJJ
37:22 BEST SHOULDER EXERCISES FOR POWERLIFTING
39:12 ANDERSON SQUAT AS A MAX EFFORT MOVEMENT
40:17 ORIGIN OF BANDS
42:20 BAND TRAINING BEFORE WESTSIDE
43:37 STRONG BASE WITH BANDS
44:54 MAXIMAL BAND TRAINING
45:51 SHOULD YOU TRAIN WITH BANDS FROM THE BEGINNING
47:10 TOO MUCH BAND TENSION?
48:17 CLOSE GRIP BENCH MORE THAN WIDE?
51:10 PULL UPS FOR LATS?
Friday Dec 23, 2022
Friday Dec 23, 2022
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 STORIES
16:44 LOUIE SIMMONS
26:19 RIVALS, BLACKS HEALTH WORLD
28:32 GYM AND MEET STORIES
41:36 THE AFTERNOON CREW
42:39 CHICKEN HAWK STORIES PART DEUX
46:12 LOUIE STORIES
48:38 GOODBYE/OUTRO
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Monday Nov 28, 2022
Monday Nov 28, 2022
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 Range Conditioning (FRC)® mobility development system, and the Kinstretch™ method of movement stretching that are currently used by practitioners world wide as well as a number of professional sports organizations, athletes, and performers. He is a published author, and international speaker on the topics of joint health, movement and mobility development, sports performance, and injury management.
John Quint holds a Bachelors of Health and Promotion Fitness with a minor in Coaching from Otterbein University. He graduated from the American Institution of Alternative Medicine in Neuromuscular Therapy. He is a Functional Range Systems Instructor and travels throughout the world teaching and lecturing. In addition to maintaining a private practice located in Columbus, Ohio, he co-owns/maintains a virtual internal strength training platform: Gain ACCES, and activity programs the training process of physical capacity for skill acquisition for multiple professional and amateur athletes. He also has an extensive competitive career in bodybuilding and has worked for and trained at The Westside Barbell Club since 2011.
Dr. Andreo A. Spina links:
Isocials: @drandreospina
Website: https://functionalanatomyseminars.com/
Podcast: Control Yourself with Dr Andreo Spina
https://functionalanatomyseminars.com/podcast
John Quint Links:
socials: @jquintnmt
Website: www.johnquintnmt.com
Gain ACCES (virtual joint specific training) : www.gainacces.com
Substack: Absolute: The Art and Science of Human Performance : https://drmichaelchivers.substack.com
Functional Anatomy Seminars: https://functionalanatomyseminars.com/seminars/find-a-seminar/
Time Stamps
00:00 START
00:12 WE'RE IN
00:31 THE START OF FRC
05:12 BRINGING FRC TO THE MAINSTREAM
06:46 MISCONCEPTIONS WITH FRC
11:09 HOW ANDREO AND JOHN MET
16:24 THE IMPORTANCE OF INTERNAL TRAINING AND COMMUNICATION
24:12 CORRECTING COMMON ISSUES/EDUCATION
49:19 EVOLUTION OF SCIENCE AND THE INTERNAL STRENGTH MODEL
59:24 WORKING WITH A PRO ATHLETE
1:04:16 INTRODUCING INJURY PREVENTION EARLIER
1:15:58 CONTROL YOURSELF AND THE FUTURE OF FRC
1:52:55 OUTRO
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Tuesday Oct 25, 2022
Tuesday Oct 25, 2022
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 - CONCLUDING REMARKS
52:58 - OUTRO
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Website: https://www.conjugateclub.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/westsidebarbellofficial
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/westsidebarbell
Podcast: https://westsidebarbell.podbean.com/
Blog: https://www.westside-barbell.com/blogs/the-blog
Friday Oct 07, 2022
Friday Oct 07, 2022
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 start at Westside
09:54 The Culture at Westside
11:03 Louie and Gary Analyzing and Experimenting with Training
17:20 The Connection Between Black's & Westside, Competing at Meets
26:22 Stories of Matt Dimel & Westside
36:55 5-90 Larcomb and Plyometrics
47:46 1984
53:25 Wrestling
58:05 Gary's Proudest Memories at Westside
1:02:47 More Westside Stories.
1:16:30 Parting Thoughts/Outro