Louie Simmons was an American powerlifter and strength coach.
11 Facts About Louie Simmons
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Louie Simmons was active as a powerlifter and coach for more than fifty years.
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Louie Simmons is credited with inventing training machines for reverse hyper-extensions and belt squats.
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Louie Simmons would compete in powerlifting for over 50 years.
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Louie Simmons achieved a 920 pounds squat, a 600 pounds bench press, and a 722 pounds deadlift over the age of 50 years.
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Louie Simmons totaled Elite in five different weight classes over almost four decades.
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Louie Simmons is one of only five lifters to total Elite in five different powerlifting weight classes.
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Louie Simmons worked as a strength consultant with collegiate and professional sports teams and his training methods are featured in the CrossFit Powerlifting certificate course.
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Louie Simmons was the founder and owner of Westside Barbell, a private gym in Columbus, Ohio.
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Louie Simmons has developed and popularized a system of training named after the Westside Barbell gym, sometimes referred to as the Conjugate Method.
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Louie Simmons' method has been used to train athletes in a variety of sports reliant on strength development, including powerlifting, track and field, combat sports, and football.