Westside Barbell Podcast #43 - Behind These Walls

In this podcast, Louie Simmons shares the real history of Westside Barbell and what impact the original Westside Barbell Club in Culver City had on him. From training as a twelve-year-old in this basement all the way up to the current location of Westside Barbell. Find out why Westside Barbell has become what it is today in a way that only Louie can tell. The past training years resulted in Louie’s first book, the Book of Methods. Here you can find the collection of training methods which were obtained in 30 years. The 3-week wave system, circa max, delayed transformation, accommodating resistance and much more, it’s all there. Video Index: 00:00:12 – The effect of the original Westside Barbell club in Culver City 00:02:22 – What made you choose their methods? 00:04:41 – First equipment and exercises after the army 00:07:29 – First training partners 00:08:56 – How people found Louie 00:09:18 – The effects of having training partners 00:11:35 – Equipment in the basement 00:12:24 – Looking for an edge 00:12:35 – The reverse hyper 00:13:35 – Post-training assessment 00:14:12 – Westside Barbell locations 00:15:18 – World record holders 00:16:35 – Westside women 00:17:06 – The four greatest lifters 00:17:52 – Asking questions 00:18:40 – Why do you always answer every question now? 00:20:41 – Garage stories 00:22:20 – Hardcore attitude 00:24:28 – No time to change 00:26:03 – Don’t miss lifts 00:26:49 – (John) Blacks Health Club 00:28:01 – George Crawford 00:29:33 – Psychology 00:30:22 – The first generation of lifters 00:31:32 – Team = Family 00:33:29 – Woman of Westside Barbell 00:33:52 – Demorest 00:37:20 – Eskil Thomasson (Sweden) 00:39:34 – Gym competitions 00:41:02 – Dave Tate 00:42:54 – The current Westside Barbell location 00:43:28 – Meets & Records 00:46:23 – Unbelievable stories 00:50:48 – Matt Wenning 00:51:57 – Best day and worst day 00:55:31 – Can’t 00:56:38 – Hilltop fights