Hey Everyone,

Here is a review I did of the Westside Barbell Book of Methodsfor Westsidebarbell.com. While the book is mostly about Powerlifting, it’s applications to football and training for football are without question. It is a must read for any football player or coach. Remember, any good football training program will have some of its roots in powerlifting! In fact, many a football workout has resembled a powerlifting session…

Several weeks back, during one of my many forays into the vast info-packed landscape known as Westside-Barbell.com, I came across a new item. Now, for those of us who love Westside gear and videos, whenever “New Item” appears, it’s kinda’ like Christmas morning.

 When I first looked at the Westside Barbell Book of Methods (WBBM), I was apprehensive to buy. I figured it was just a collection of the articles already listed on the website. But, since Louie has given away a mega-ton of free info over the years, I decided to buy anyway.

 A few days later, the book arrived. I will admit that not only was I wrong about the book just being a rehash of old articles, but, I was completely blown away by the amount of right-now-useful info packed into this beast.

 The layout of the book is excellent. It’s organized in an easy to follow format and the attention to detail is exquisite. Not only does it have the entire system laid out in great detail, but I believe the book will put to rest some of the tired old arguments that the haters have been spewing for years. Such as:

•  Westside is fine in theory, but you have to train there to put it into practice!

Well, there are several (over 30) sample training days laid out. And, as Louie points out, this is nowhere near the limit. These samples give you a great foundation to build on so that you can easily put together a template for you or your athletes.

 The bottom line is that this system has produced countless super strong athletes. It works both in theory and in practice…for both the raw and geared lifter.

 This book should be required reading for every Exercise Science program. Forgot all those worthless western-texts, the Westside Barbell Book of Methods is the king of the hill when it comes to learning how to be the best strength coach possible. Read it and put the methods into practice if you want to have the strongest athletes in your sport.

-Steve Morris of Explosive Football Training.com

• If you’d like another must read (two, actually) then you’ve gotta check out the new Explosive Football Training Program page. From now until Saturday July 1 at midnight, I’m giving away the brand-new “How to Increase Your Deadlift 100lbs” manual to anyone who gets the Explosive Football Training Manual.

This is it though, after Saturday, the Deadlift manual goes on sale for $34.99