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The Conjugate Method: Enhanced Through the Research of Westside Barbell
Louie Simmons had an unwavering mission to demystify The Conjugate Method. He wanted everyone to understand its value regardless of occupation or education level. Therefore this book contains easily accessible and digestible information on the Conjugate Method and how it applies to strength training for a wide range of sports.
It is a perfect read for those who want to learn the basics before diving head first into the world of Westside Barbell and its training philosophies.
Why should you use this system?
The Conjugate System makes it possible to train all aspects of athletic movements. It can be rotating large and small exercises, volume, intensities, velocities, or GPP aerobic and anaerobic capabilities.
It also covers all special strengths and endurances while the coach and athlete can work on sports-specific preparation (SSP) to improve the cardiovascular system.
One of the most significant benefits is avoiding the Law of Accommodation. The athlete experiences a decrease in all manner of training when they train with the same load of volume.
A reduction also occurs when the athlete trains at one intensity or trains using the same exercises over a long training cycle. Accommodation can also take place during the competitive season when using the same program repetitively. To see improvement, one must almost adapt to training but never fully adapt.
While the Conjugate System was employed to advance the training efforts of highly skilled athletes, the Westside Conjugate System was also introduced to its 12- and 14-year-old athletes with phenomenal results. But the system is most important to teach the highest degree of sports-specific technique. The technique must continuously be reinforced throughout the athlete's entire career.
About the Author
Louie Simmons owned Westside Barbell, the strongest powerlifting gym globally with 140 all-time world records. He founded the enterprise in 1986. He is one of only four men to Total Elite in five weight classes with two-hour weigh-ins ranging from the 181-pound class to the 275-pound class.
Louie earned a Top Ten ranking for 34 years from 1971 to 2005. Louie is known for three-week wave periodization. He also is credited with establishing Combinations of Resistance Methods using bands and chains in conjunction with the barbell, contrast methods, and plyometrics while utilizing the Conjugate System.
It is a perfect read for those who want to learn the basics before diving head first into the world of Westside Barbell and its training philosophies.
Why should you use this system?
The Conjugate System makes it possible to train all aspects of athletic movements. It can be rotating large and small exercises, volume, intensities, velocities, or GPP aerobic and anaerobic capabilities.
It also covers all special strengths and endurances while the coach and athlete can work on sports-specific preparation (SSP) to improve the cardiovascular system.
One of the most significant benefits is avoiding the Law of Accommodation. The athlete experiences a decrease in all manner of training when they train with the same load of volume.
A reduction also occurs when the athlete trains at one intensity or trains using the same exercises over a long training cycle. Accommodation can also take place during the competitive season when using the same program repetitively. To see improvement, one must almost adapt to training but never fully adapt.
While the Conjugate System was employed to advance the training efforts of highly skilled athletes, the Westside Conjugate System was also introduced to its 12- and 14-year-old athletes with phenomenal results. But the system is most important to teach the highest degree of sports-specific technique. The technique must continuously be reinforced throughout the athlete's entire career.
About the Author
Louie Simmons owned Westside Barbell, the strongest powerlifting gym globally with 140 all-time world records. He founded the enterprise in 1986. He is one of only four men to Total Elite in five weight classes with two-hour weigh-ins ranging from the 181-pound class to the 275-pound class.
Louie earned a Top Ten ranking for 34 years from 1971 to 2005. Louie is known for three-week wave periodization. He also is credited with establishing Combinations of Resistance Methods using bands and chains in conjunction with the barbell, contrast methods, and plyometrics while utilizing the Conjugate System.
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157 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 17, 2022
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September 3, 2024
More of a reference manual
March 1, 2023
Disappointing
Louie's work takes a lot of effort to decipher but this was disappointing for other reasons(I actually enjoy his normal rambling style). I don't know if his death caused this to be rushed out to publication but it is poorly edited and never should have been published as is. I hope the Westside group takes this feedback for this publication and comeback with stronger, better material. Come on guys you can do better then this!
Louie's work takes a lot of effort to decipher but this was disappointing for other reasons(I actually enjoy his normal rambling style). I don't know if his death caused this to be rushed out to publication but it is poorly edited and never should have been published as is. I hope the Westside group takes this feedback for this publication and comeback with stronger, better material. Come on guys you can do better then this!
December 1, 2024
Louie Simmons is of course one of the greatest to ever coach in our field. In his writing, he has a unique ability to, as he says, “demystify” difficult concepts, but also (at least for me) confuse you just as you are starting to grasp what he is saying.
A great thing Louie does throughout his writing is reference and push you toward other great coaches. He was equally eager to share his knowledge and to credit those he learned from.
A great thing Louie does throughout his writing is reference and push you toward other great coaches. He was equally eager to share his knowledge and to credit those he learned from.
January 21, 2023
I know it was geared toward introductions to WSBB but if you've studied louie/WSBB books with a close eye you notice inconsistencies and this one was no different. Multiple times it referneces doing two max effort lifts a M-E day but I've never heard that before and at multiple other times it says to do 3 ME lifts at 90%,95% and 100+%
March 5, 2023
Cool book. I'm pretty familiar with most of the material, as I've listened or watched just about everything Louie produced over the years. Nonetheless, it's a very nice reference, and I'm happy to have it in my library.
March 5, 2024
Full of scientific reasoning behind the methods prescribed. I would have enjoyed a sample program in full at the end instead of only examples of portions of workouts throughout.
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