Q’n’A with Louie Simmons - WSBB #64

Westside Barbell

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?