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staudt
08-18-08, 7:43 pm
I'm 16 and I've been lifting for about 2 years and I want to try out westside barbell to get my strength up. I found this split on the internet but it doesn't have rest days put in. Could someone help me change this around to make a good split for starting out WSBB. Heres what the split looks like I found.





Day 1- Max Effort (ME) Bench press
Bench Press of any of the above mentioned variations working from a triple to a single.

Tricep work - Any form of core strength tricep work such as close grip bench, JM presses, Tate presses, lying dumbbell extensions - 4 x 5-10
Cable pushdowns - A variety of cable attachments may be used (flat bar, V bar, rope) - 4 x 8-12

Shoulder work - choice of either lateral or front raises - 4 x 10-12

Lat work - as below - 4 x 8-10

Biceps - Pick any bicep exercise of your choice - 3 x 8-10

Day 2 - Max Effort (ME) squat/deadlift
Squat/deadlift/good morning - Using one of these exercises or a variation of them for no more than 3 consecutive weeks work up from a warm up in sets of 3 until 3 repetitions are no longer possible and switch to a single rep working up to 4 single repetitions of between 90-100% of your max.

Lower back work - Choose from glute-ham raises, reverse hyper-extensions, half deadlifts, Romanian deadlifts, stiff-legged deadlifts (SLDLs), hyper-extensions or cable pulls - 4 x 8-10 (weighted if need be to stay within rep range)

Abs - Any form of rectus abdominus work - 4 x 8-12

Lat work - Any form of upper back work such as wide grip chins, pull downs, barbell rows, cable rows - 4 x 8-10


Day 3- Dynamic Effort (DE) Bench press
Speed bench 8-10 triples with 45-46% 1 RM

Tricep work - as Day 1

Pushdowns - as Day 1

Lat work - as Day 2

Biceps - as Day 1


Day 3- Dynamic Effort (DE) Squat
Box squat 8-12 doubles with 45-65% of 1RM

Lower back work - as Day 2

Side bends (or variation of external oblique training) - 4 x 8-12

Neck work

Jonisocool
08-19-08, 7:38 am
I'm 16 and I've been lifting for about 2 years and I want to try out westside barbell to get my strength up. I found this split on the internet but it doesn't have rest days put in. Could someone help me change this around to make a good split for starting out WSBB. Heres what the split looks like I found.





Day 1- Max Effort (ME) Bench press
Bench Press of any of the above mentioned variations working from a triple to a single.

Tricep work - Any form of core strength tricep work such as close grip bench, JM presses, Tate presses, lying dumbbell extensions - 4 x 5-10
Cable pushdowns - A variety of cable attachments may be used (flat bar, V bar, rope) - 4 x 8-12

Shoulder work - choice of either lateral or front raises - 4 x 10-12

Lat work - as below - 4 x 8-10

Biceps - Pick any bicep exercise of your choice - 3 x 8-10

Day 2 - Max Effort (ME) squat/deadlift
Squat/deadlift/good morning - Using one of these exercises or a variation of them for no more than 3 consecutive weeks work up from a warm up in sets of 3 until 3 repetitions are no longer possible and switch to a single rep working up to 4 single repetitions of between 90-100% of your max.

Lower back work - Choose from glute-ham raises, reverse hyper-extensions, half deadlifts, Romanian deadlifts, stiff-legged deadlifts (SLDLs), hyper-extensions or cable pulls - 4 x 8-10 (weighted if need be to stay within rep range)

Abs - Any form of rectus abdominus work - 4 x 8-12

Lat work - Any form of upper back work such as wide grip chins, pull downs, barbell rows, cable rows - 4 x 8-10


Day 3- Dynamic Effort (DE) Bench press
Speed bench 8-10 triples with 45-46% 1 RM

Tricep work - as Day 1

Pushdowns - as Day 1

Lat work - as Day 2

Biceps - as Day 1


Day 4- Dynamic Effort (DE) Squat
Box squat 8-12 doubles with 45-65% of 1RM

Lower back work - as Day 2

Side bends (or variation of external oblique training) - 4 x 8-12

Neck work

I'm sure whereever you got that, the writer intended.

mon: ME upper
tues: off
weds: ME lower
thurs: off
fri: DE upper
sat: off
sun: DE lower
repeat

West side is more than just following a hand written routine. You need to understand the significance of each day, and be able to tailor it to your weaknesses and needs.

Here are some articles you should read up more on WSBB

Doyourthang1

west side primer
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=793118&highlight=westside

http://www.westside-barbell.com/articles.htm
http://www.deepsquatter.com/strength/archives/index.htm

Anything and everything here
www.elitefts.com


There's a beginers split at the bottom of the article, but also be sure to read parts 1,2,3 & 4 of the series.
http://www.t-nation.com/readArticle.do?id=459483

Also on youtube.. I think you can search Squat RX westside, and there should be two video's that explain it pretty much on the money.

S'all I got for now. Hope that helped