AJ Roberts

I heard membership into Westside Barbell is extremely hard to get. What do you have to do to get in there? Why do they make it so hard? Westside Barbell is a…

Q. Is there any money in powerlifting? I mean, you never hear about large endorsement contracts being given to top guys like Donnie Thompson, David Hoff, or you…

Q. Leading up to a meet, how do you know how much weight to lift and for how many reps and sets each time you go to the gym? Does Louie Simmons calculate this f…

Q. What is the single biggest bench-press mistake that people make with regard to their form? A. The most common mistake I see people make is with their set…

Q. I’ve heard that at Westside the lifters do a lot of extra workouts. What do these consist of, and how often should they be done? A. We know that id…

Q. With the Westside System, I notice that you change exercises every week. Why is this? A. If you do the same thing over and over, you eventually become st…

Q. How long does a typical workout last at Westside? A. The goal is to be in and out in under an hour, so we push the pace pretty fast. Visitors are always …

Q. What is the highest recorded bench press that was done 100 percent drug free to your knowledge? A. If you go by what’s in the record books across a…

Q. I’ve been training for bodybuilding for about five years now, and I want to get my bench up to help add some thickness and density. What’s a West…

Q. How much does a squat suit add to one’s lift? A. I think Louie said it best when he said that he’s got a suit sitting in the corner and he&rs…