Westside Barbell for Personal Trainers: Lessons From Louie Simmons

In this episode, we discuss what Jordan learned from Louie Simmons during his time training at Westside Barbell. We dive into Conjugate Periodization, how it's different (and better) than other periodization models, and how you can incorporate it into your workout programs.
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TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) — Intro
(00:11) — Jordan is... an anti-v*xxer?
(05:12) — What would it take for Mike to make content again?
(11:21) — Louie Simmons & the origins of conjugate periodization
(14:42) — Pitfalls of other types of periodization
(18:52) — Breaking down the conjugate methodology
(25:15) — How the Westside atmosphere affected Jordan (& how it's different than anywhere else)
(29:41) — 11 workouts a week??
(32:20) — How each day's training was determined
(36:05) — Benefits of such a high amount of training variety & why you're probably not "overtraining"
(41:28) — Mike's recent (weird) trip to the dermatologist
(45:31) — Shoutouts!

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