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History of the Westside Conjugate System

September 14, 2011 By Gregor Winter

Here is a little post by Louie Simmons on how he came up with the Westside Conjugate System.

The Westside conjugate system is the best of two advanced training systems: the Soviet system, where several special exercises are used to advance the training of superior lifters and athletes, and the Bulgarian system, where near-max lifts are performed every workout. The Westside system is a combination of the two.

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