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<\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>Louie is a World Famous Powerlifter<\/p>\n<p>He created the <a href=\"http:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/fitness\/westside-training-method\/\">WestSide Barbell<\/a> training routine\/method.<\/p>\n<p>You can download the book \/ training manual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/doc\/116137335\/The-Westside-Barbell-Book-of-Methods-by-Louie-Simmons\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bell Squat Machine<\/strong><br \/>\nLouie says you can shadow-wrestle and do other exercises with it and it will decompress your spine<br \/>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cxA-DhwGXqo?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-GB&autohide=2&wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><strong>Reverse Hyper Machine<\/strong><br \/>\nAnother Louie Simmons invention – touted as being amazing for back injuries<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i9tU7_w7rvw?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-GB&autohide=2&start=26&wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><strong>High Cholesterol & High Fat Diets Lead to Higher Testosterone<br \/>\n<\/strong>There’s a suggestion by Joe that ketogenic diets, full of a range of fats, increase testosterone levels.<\/p>\n<p>I’d like to refer back to <a href=\"http:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/2016\/03\/21\/dr-rhonda-patrick-joe-rogan-podcast\/\">Rhona Patrick<\/a> here, who suggests that saturated fats are bad for some people, it all depends on your genetic makeup.<\/p>\n<p>Louie said he gets his athletes to train a lot with weighted wheelbarrows doing sprints and also with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.roguefitness.com\/strongman\/sleds\/yokes\" target=\"_blank\">Yokes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>His athletes don’t do regular deadlifts or squats<\/strong><br \/>\nThey use bands over the bar, chains etc.<br \/>\n“Accommodating resistance”<br \/>\nYou build great acceleration in the lifts<\/p>\n<p>Good quote<br \/>\n“Normal people, only give you normal results”<\/p>\n<p>Louie Simmons says he has taken steroids for over 40 years without a break, and still takes testosterone. He used to take dbol\u00a0and equipoise when training.<\/p>\n<p>I’m not a big fan of Louie Simmons after this podcast.<br \/>\nHe has very aggressive views on everything, without much else, except his opinion to back up what he is saying.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Louie is a World Famous Powerlifter He created the WestSide Barbell training routine\/method. You can download the book \/ training manual here. 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