Legendary powerlifting coach and owner of Westside Barbell has passed away.
I read every book and article Louie ever wrote. I seriously felt like I knew him.
Here's a picture I took of my son and wife unknowingly sitting beside Louie at a powerlifting meet I competed in ten years ago.
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03-24-2022, 06:08 PM #1Registered User
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It's a sad day Misc - Louie Simmons has passed away (srs) (pics)
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03-24-2022, 06:09 PM #2vocaroo.com/18BduFIdv7YR
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First. Sad day. RIP to a legend.
https://vocaroo.com/1g094iuP0ZIp
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03-24-2022, 06:14 PM #3Somebody's husband
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Fukkkkkk rip bossman
I know who I am. And after all these years, there’s a victory in that.
All liberals deserve death
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03-24-2022, 06:18 PM #4r/supplements
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Salute. Absolute legend
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03-24-2022, 06:19 PM #5Registered User
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so soon
such a healthy young manHTC is too skinny for me. Fat Girls only crew. serious
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03-24-2022, 06:22 PM #6Registered User
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sucks. i know he seemed like a good guy, and a lot of people got very strong with his programming
i did westside training for a while and unfortunately made hardly any progress on it, felt like I was spinning wheels.-Engineering Crew
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03-24-2022, 06:27 PM #7Preregistered User
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Damn. RIP
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03-24-2022, 06:29 PM #8Registered User
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**** 2022 already
Age: 30
"If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants"
-Sir Isaac Newton
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03-24-2022, 06:31 PM #9leg #2 also broke
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Damn, son. Never delved too much into Westside but gotta respect a titan who did so much for the sport and lifting in general.
neglect lifting acquire tendons
uses hook grip to jerk off crew
would cuck Rippetoe (respectfully)
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03-24-2022, 06:42 PM #10Registered User
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Rip Louie
The closer we approach the uncertainty of life's ending the more we wish to trade all of the things we have acquired in exchange for all of the things we have lost: wealth for youth, knowledge for fresh curiosity, resignation for hope. We'd trade our wisdom for new experiences, but it is wisdom that will teach us that at the end of the road the only new experience is death.
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03-24-2022, 06:51 PM #11Mothafukaaaaaa
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RIP Louie Simmons. True fuking beast, true legend for lifting. Tried some Westside type training back in 2014-2016 and got stronger faster than any other types ive lifted. Didn't stick with it but it was amazing and was strong for that time and looked great all the time srs. But was always tired lmao
R.I.P Greg Plitt
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03-24-2022, 06:57 PM #12Registered User
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Dude was nuts and that group was something that could have only existed in one place at one moment in history. RIP
Tobacco prostitute
"Grow up Harriet"
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03-24-2022, 07:08 PM #13Pedicabo ego vos et irrum
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Damn. Was just about to start another Westside cycle next week. RIP.
Still Cuckin On Four Fours, Wrapped In Four Voes
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03-24-2022, 08:02 PM #14Registered User
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I may hang up a picture of the man in the gym in honor of Louie for awhile.
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03-24-2022, 08:06 PM #15TOP G
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RIP to the mad scientist
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If you are reading this - go do 100 push ups.
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03-25-2022, 03:35 AM #16Somebody's husband
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Gonna run conjugate for the rest of the year on honor. absolute legend.
I know who I am. And after all these years, there’s a victory in that.
All liberals deserve death
*Proud member of the misc 767 & USA vs. Germany world cup ban
-People who say money can't buy happiness, have never paid the adoption fee at the pound and went home with a new best friend
*There's no such thing as a bad dog, only a bad dog owner
If you see myself and swoleyo in a thread, remind me to rep him.
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03-25-2022, 05:23 AM #17Registered User
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I kind of want to do the same thing, but it just doesn't really line up with what I'm doing right now. I do have a Westside Barbell banner tucked away in a drawer in my gym that I may pull out and hang up...Originally Posted by Motiviert
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03-25-2022, 05:28 AM #18Vin Diesel Brah
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Love or hate Louie, the guy changed the powerlifting game. Westside owned the powerlifting world in the 90s. One of the GOATS, sad day today for sure.
Wonder what will happen to the gym...... Louie always said that Westside Barbell dies with him.6'1 - 240lbs
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03-25-2022, 05:34 AM #19Registered User
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He did say that, and I think that may have been part of the reason Chuck V. left there all those years back.Originally Posted by JUGGERNAUT1333
But in recent years, a lot of the operational stuff seems to have been shared/taken over by a guy named Tom (I think he's Australian and I forget his last name).
I know he runs the MMA training there at the gym and he puts out a lot of the content along with Louie. And when I bought books/merchandise from their store in the past, his name was on the packing slip as the manager.
I'd say he's going to end up running it if it doesn't fade into obscurity (which would be an unbelievable shame).
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03-25-2022, 06:53 AM #20Somebody's husband
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Dude, are you motiviert? I have one that I got from Chuck from a squat seminar some years back. It doesn't line up for me either but I mean.....well Drew you know. Conjugate is never a bad thingOriginally Posted by DrewDarden
I know who I am. And after all these years, there’s a victory in that.
All liberals deserve death
*Proud member of the misc 767 & USA vs. Germany world cup ban
-People who say money can't buy happiness, have never paid the adoption fee at the pound and went home with a new best friend
*There's no such thing as a bad dog, only a bad dog owner
If you see myself and swoleyo in a thread, remind me to rep him.
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03-25-2022, 06:54 AM #21Registered User
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R.i.p
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03-25-2022, 06:55 AM #22Somebody's husband
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I wish Chuck could take over
imagine the max effort squat days that gym would have
I know who I am. And after all these years, there’s a victory in that.
All liberals deserve death
*Proud member of the misc 767 & USA vs. Germany world cup ban
-People who say money can't buy happiness, have never paid the adoption fee at the pound and went home with a new best friend
*There's no such thing as a bad dog, only a bad dog owner
If you see myself and swoleyo in a thread, remind me to rep him.
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03-25-2022, 07:01 AM #23Pisselero
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Making prs in heaven now boyos, god bless sir
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03-25-2022, 07:06 AM #24Registered User
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That's true.. I guess I could always just do a random Max Effort workout in the middle of a high volume mesocycle lmao.Originally Posted by Motiviert
Dude, are you motiviert? I have one that I got from Chuck from a squat seminar some years back. It doesn't line up for me either but I mean.....well Drew you know. Conjugate is never a bad thing
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03-25-2022, 07:17 AM #25Traps for the Chaps
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I didn't know he was in poor health.
Anyone know what happened to him?
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03-25-2022, 07:25 AM #26Buy high, sell higher.
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I mean, he was 74.....Originally Posted by ElBonemeister
Spoiler alert; you die at the end.
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03-25-2022, 07:31 AM #27Somebody's husband
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LMAO doit.gifOriginally Posted by DrewDarden
That's true.. I guess I could always just do a random Max Effort workout in the middle of a high volume mesocycle lmao.I know who I am. And after all these years, there’s a victory in that.
All liberals deserve death
*Proud member of the misc 767 & USA vs. Germany world cup ban
-People who say money can't buy happiness, have never paid the adoption fee at the pound and went home with a new best friend
*There's no such thing as a bad dog, only a bad dog owner
If you see myself and swoleyo in a thread, remind me to rep him.
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03-25-2022, 07:35 AM #28Colonel in the hightower
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All the old heads passing on
somebody check on Dave TateExperience is a good teacher, not a kind one.
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03-25-2022, 07:47 AM #29Registered User
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Kidneys failed and he left the hospital against orders srs.Originally Posted by ElBonemeister
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03-25-2022, 07:49 AM #30Registered User
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The King of Powerlifting, dead. A great tragedy.
However still not surpassed by the passing of Richard Piana who died at the tender age of 25. RIP Rich Piana. Piss
Btw my old long time online friend Budd Jefferies died two months ago and no one here gave a monkeys. He was a true king of powerliftingKill me. You must. For I will not stop.
imagine the max effort squat days that gym would have
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