Louie Simmons Clinic at J.F. Byrnes High School, SC

Louie Simmons of Westside Barbell will be at J. F. Byrnes High School in Duncan, SC on Saturday, June 6, 2009.

Louie has been ranked in the top 10 in the United States from 1972 to 2002. He holds Elite Status in 5 weight classes. Additionally, he is the first 50 year old to bench 550 and 600 lbs., has squatted 920 at 242 body weight at over 50, and has a 2100 lb total at age of 52.

He has invented and patented the REVERSE HYPER ® and THE VIRTUAL FORCE SWING. Louie is also an author, with the Westside Barbell Book of Methods released last summer and a new book on the way, the Westside Barbell Bench press Manual due out this summer. He has many DVDs on strength and speed development.

He is the founder of Westside Barbell of Columbus Ohio. This is a private facility averaging 25 members, with 10 men having totaled over 2500 lbs, 31 men having bench pressed 700 or more, and the only teenager to bench over 700, with a 735 bench. Plus a second teen has squatted 1000+ and totaled 2400 lbs.; 2 women have totaled over 10 times their body weight , and Laura Phelps the greatest female powerlifter of all time has totaled a 740 squat, 465 bench and 560 deadlift for a 1715 total at 165 bodyweight. There are 14 men to squat over 1000 lbs and 15 to deadlift over 800 lbs.

Louie has worked with many professional football teams in their strength programs.

He is the first in the US to promote Dynamic Method, Maximal effort method, overspeed eccentrics, virtual force effect, how to accommodate resistance with bands or chains, circa max method ,delayed transformation method, and conjugate method.

He is a strength authority ,not just a powerlifting coach, he works with college and pro football players, top track athletes including 2 Olympic gold medalist sprinters, boxers, MMA fighters including Kevin Randleman former UFC heavyweight champion.

Mike Srock, Speed/Strength Coach at Byrnes will be hosting the clinic along with

Rae Crowther Co. at the Rebels facility. Louie Simmons will talk about his Westside Barbell philosophy and application in regards to athletic competition, and power lifting. Attendees will also have the opportunity for hands-on demonstrations.

In addition to Louie's all-day presentation, several other athletic industry experts will be at the clinic for live demos:

Steven Mosley, Combat Hard
Steven offers a Combative Skills Program for Athletic Enhancement.


John Brookfield is the creator of the Battling Ropes System, a heavy thick rope training program that has impacted the NFL, the Olympics and numerous collegiate and high school programs.


Sandbag Training by Josh Henkin. Creator of the "Ultimate Sandbag", and pioneer of sandbag training.

Registration will begin at 8:00 am on Saturday, June 6, 2009. Cost of the clinic is $75.00 per person.

Call Marty Mitchell or Sherman Murray, Rae Crowther Co. at 800-841-5050 for more details.