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Westside Barbell Podcast #56 - Bill Whittaker & Jim Seitzer

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Bill and Jim were a part of the original crew that trained under the guidance of Louie.  Bill was Louie's first training partner back in the when Louie trained in his basement.  Jim is also the Founder of Bandbell, a company that specializes in O.K.E. training equipment such as the Earthquake and Rhinoflex series of bars. Checkout Bandbell Here. https://www.bandbell.com 00:00 INTRO 00:20 HOW BILL STARTED TRAINING 02:35 BILL'S FIRST IMPRESSION OF LOUIE 05:52 WHAT GROUP LIKE AS IT GREW? 08:53 WHAT WAS THE MINDSET BACK THEN? HOW ID THEY STAY MOTIVATED? 10:25 DID PEOPLE HAVE A SPECIFIC ROLE? 11:01 AMAZING FEATS SEEN IN THE GYM 13:31 DID THEY TALK ABOUT TRAINING? 15:04 HOW LONG WERE YOU AT WESTSIDE? 17:44 BILL'S STORIES OF WESTSIDE 22:26 THE FAMILY ASPECT 24:50 THE START OF THE REVERSE HYPER 26:19 HOW DID THEY GET EQUIPMENT 29:15 HOW DID THEY LEARN TO SPOT AND LOAD 32:26 WHO WAS INNOVATING EQUIPMENT BACK THEN 35:02 HOW DID THEY DO EXERCISE SELECTION 41:39 THE ATMOSPHERE WHILE TRAINING 43:54 HOW TO CORRECT A LIFT 44:37 LOUIE'S DEVELOPMENT AS A COACH 51:09 HOW MUCH FUN WERE MEETS? 54:09 LOUIE'S LIFE IS A SERIES OF SHORT STORIES 58:31 THE HISTORY OF BACK THEN 1:02:26 WHAT DID TIM AND GARY ADD TO THE GROUP? 1:05:35 HOW HARD WAS THE TRANSITION OUT 1:06:38 MORE STORIES 1:15:09 OUTRO Merch: https://www.westside-barbell.com/collections/apparel Website: https://www.conjugateclub.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/westsidebar... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/conjugatecl... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/westsidebarb... Podcast: https://westsidebarbell.podbean.com/​ Blog: https://www.westside-barbell.com/blog... _____

Bill and Jim were a part of the original crew that trained under the guidance of Louie.  Bill was Louie's first training partner back in the when Louie trained in his basement.  Jim is also the Founder of Bandbell, a company that specializes in O.K.E. training equipment such as the Earthquake and Rhinoflex series of bars. Checkout Bandbell Here. https://www.bandbell.com 00:00 INTRO00:20 HOW BILL STARTED TRAINING02:35 BILL'S FIRST IMPRESSION OF LOUIE05:52 WHAT GROUP LIKE AS IT GREW?08:53 WHAT WAS THE MINDSET BACK THEN? HOW ID THEY STAY MOTIVATED?10:25 DID PEOPLE HAVE A SPECIFIC ROLE?11:01 AMAZING FEATS SEEN IN THE GYM13:31 DID THEY TALK ABOUT TRAINING?15:04 HOW LONG WERE YOU AT WESTSIDE?17:44 BILL'S STORIES OF WESTSIDE22:26 THE FAMILY ASPECT24:50 THE START OF THE REVERSE HYPER26:19 HOW DID THEY GET EQUIPMENT29:15 HOW DID THEY LEARN TO SPOT AND LOAD32:26 WHO WAS INNOVATING EQUIPMENT BACK THEN35:02 HOW DID THEY DO EXERCISE SELECTION41:39 THE ATMOSPHERE WHILE TRAINING43:54 HOW TO CORRECT A LIFT44:37 LOUIE'S DEVELOPMENT AS A COACH51:09 HOW MUCH FUN WERE MEETS?54:09 LOUIE'S LIFE IS A SERIES OF SHORT STORIES58:31 THE HISTORY OF BACK THEN1:02:26 WHAT DID TIM AND GARY ADD TO THE GROUP?1:05:35 HOW HARD WAS THE TRANSITION OUT1:06:38 MORE STORIES1:15:09 OUTRO Merch: https://www.westside-barbell.com/collections/apparelWebsite: https://www.conjugateclub.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/westsidebar...Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/conjugatecl...Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/westsidebarb...Podcast: https://westsidebarbell.podbean.com/​Blog: https://www.westside-barbell.com/blog..._____

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