Westside Barbell
Hosted by Tom Barry · Westside Barbell
4.9from 498 ratings
- 115
- Episodes
- 16
- Transcribed
- 498
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2015
- First episode
- 5M
- YouTube views
About Westside Barbell
The Conjugate Method, straight from the source. Westside Barbell is where the method was built, and this is the podcast where it gets taught. Host Mac McFarland sits down with the coaches, athletes, and specialists using conjugate training to build strength and speed in the real world. NFL, UFC, grappling, track, wrestling, and the weight room floor at 705 Hadley Drive. Tom Barry, Head Coach of Westside Barbell, joins to answer your training questions and break down gym topics. Tom was mentored and chosen by Louie Simmons to carry the method forward after his passing. Every episode: max effort, dynamic effort, special exercises, and the reasoning behind them. If you coach athletes, train yourself, or want to understand why the Conjugate Method works, this is your show. New episodes Monthly. Learn the system at westside-barbell.com.
- Publisher
- Westside Barbell
- Category
- education · health & fitness · health & fitness
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 22 Oct 2015
- Latest episode
- 12 May 2026
Latest episodes
16 of 115 episodes have a transcript.
12 May 2026TRANSCRIPT
Joe Kenn: There Are No Absolutes in Strength Training (Full Episode)
6 Feb 2026TRANSCRIPT
When Culture Becomes a Trap | Westside Barbell Podcast
16 Jan 2026TRANSCRIPT
Unpacking the Conjugate Method A Q&A with Tom Barry and Burley Hawk
Inside a recent episode
Joe Kenn: There Are No Absolutes in Strength Training (Full Episode)
Published 12 May 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] It's very generic. But at the end of the day, it's to give you the best possible opportunity to showcase your skill set in your sport. That's my goal, whether my cog in the engine is big or small, depending on how much influence we have. That is the goal of strength conditioning is to be part of that chain line to where you're utilizing principles and experience. Principles is who you are as a coach, right? If you don't have them, you're screwed. And then back to lineage, but you have a system and you're developing a process. And that process can change daily, weekly, monthly, depending on who's in front of you. […]
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- YouTube views
- 5,198,550
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 329 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 169 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 54 / 100
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- Quality
- 45
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 67
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