WESTSIDE BARBELL The Official Fan Page - http://westside-barbell.com/ Westside Barbell is a private “Invitation Only” Elite training facility in Columbus Ohio.
It was
created by world renowned power lifter Louie Simmons. Louie is one of only 5 lifters to
total Elite in 5 diff erent powerlifting weight classes. For the last 37 years Louie Simmons
has totaled Elite in various power-lifting organizations. He is the only lifter over 50 years of
age to squat 920 pounds, bench 600 pounds and dead lift 722 pounds which in total 2100
pounds and was ranked 4th na
tionally in 2000 in the open. Over the many years that Louie has been involved in power-lifting and special strength
trainin, he has gained a vast amount of knowledge on how to produce strength. Through
experience and constant research, his areas of expertise are vast and include but not limited
to the list below;
• The Percent Training Method
• The Conjugate Training Method
• The Dynamic Training Method
• The Maximum Effort Method
• Lifting Technique
• Raising Work Capacity
• Rehabilitation And Restoration
• The Reactive And Contrast Methods
Louie’s training methodology is backed up by his athlete’s results. Currently he trains 33
men who have benched 700 pounds, 8 over 800, and 2 over 900 pounds. In addition Louie
has 17 athletes who have squatted over 1000 pounds and 6 over 1100. He also has 18 athletes
who deadlift over 800 pounds and has 13 athletes who have a total lifting record over
2500 pounds, 7 over 2600 pound total, and the only gym to have 2 over 2700 pound totals,
plus 2 over 2800 pounds. All these athletes train within Westside Barbell. Louie has published over a 100 training articles and produced 7 highly respected training
videos and is also the inventor of the Reverse Hyper® machine. He is a strength consultant
for the Cleveland Browns , Green Bay Packers, New England Patriots, Seattle Seahawks, and
numerous college football teams. 2 Olympic gold medal sprinters and an Ultimate Fighting
Championship (UFC) Heavy Weight World Champion have also trained under the watchful
eye of Mr. Simmons. Top fl ight rugby teams have and still ask for his advice and Louie has
had past dealings with the New Zealand All-Blacks to name but one of a long list.
05/29/2026
In this clip from the Westside Barbell Podcast, Lou discusses his strategy for deadlift attempt selection, as well as his perspective on competition.
Want to hear more? Check out the Westside Barbell Podcast available on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.
05/28/2026
In this video, Lou discusses the grappler, a training device used to train the obliques, abdominals, and lower back.
Want to hear more? Check out the Westside Barbell YouTube channel to access more training tapes from the 1990s and early 2000s.
05/27/2026
In this clip from the Westside Barbell Podcast, Lou provides alternative exercises for athletes training at gyms that do not have a Reverse Hyper machine.
Want to hear more? Check out the Westside Barbell Podcast available on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.
05/24/2026
In this clip from the Westside Barbell Podcast, and discuss learning pathways when getting started as a strength and conditioning coach.
Want to hear more? Check out the Westside Barbell Podcast available on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.
05/22/2026
In this video clip, you will see what a typical maximal effort deadlift session looked like for the Westside Barbell morning crew.
Often imitated, always irritated, never duplicated.
05/21/2026
In this clip from the Westside Barbell Bench Press VHS, Lou discusses a few of the common shoulder exercises used at the gym.
Want to hear more? Check out the Westside Barbell YouTube channel to access our old school training videos.
05/20/2026
In this clip from the Westside Barbell Deadlift Secrets tape, Lou discusses the Tread Sled.
The Tread Sled is a training device used to develop lower body GPP and overall conditioning.
Want to hear more? Check out the Westside Barbell YouTube channel.
05/19/2026
In this clip from the Westside Barbell training DVD library, Lou discusses the plyo swing.
Want to hear more? Check out the Westside Barbell YouTube channel.
05/18/2026
In this clip from the Westside Barbell Podcast, Lou discusses which Olympic weightlifting movement he finds effective for powerlifting training.
Want to hear more? Check out the Westside Barbell Podcast available on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.
05/15/2026
In this clip from the 2005 Westside Barbell Squat Training VHS tape, Lou discusses the importance of developing strong abdominals when preparing for heavy squats and deadlifts.
Want to hear more? Check out the classic Westside Barbell VHS training tapes available on our YouTube channel.
