Westside Barbell posted about Simmons's death on its official Instagram page on March 24th, 2022.
Louie was born on October 12, 1947. At an early age, he fell in love with weight training and stepped into the world of powerlifting when he was in his early 20s. He spent the next 50 years of his life as a coach. He gave coaching to some of the sport’s most famous competitors like EliteFTS founder Dave Tate, Chuck Vogelphol, J.M. Blakely, and Jim Wendler.
Simmons is the founder of the popular Westside Barbell gym which is located in Columbus, OH. He also invented both the reverse hyper and belt squat machines. He also developed a training method called the Conjugate Method which popularized the use of chains and resistance bands for specific lifts.
He himself was an athlete. He took part in various competitions from 1979 till 2012. He mostly participated in Equipped Powerlifting.
Personal information | |
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Born | October 12, 1947 |
Died | March 24, 2022 (aged 74) |
Occupation | Strength and conditioning coach, Business owner |
Website | www.westside-barbell.com |
His best lifts in competitions are as below:
Bench Press (Raw) — 496 pounds
Bench Press (Single-Ply) — 530 pounds
Bench Press (Multi-Ply) — 600 pounds
Squat (Single-Ply) — 821 pounds
Squat (Multi-Ply) — 920 pounds
Deadlift (Single-Ply) — 705 pounds
Deadlift (Multi-Ply) — 715 pounds
In 2019, a documentary ‘Westside vs. The World’ featuring him was released. The documentary is available on Amazon Prime to rent and/or purchase.
The powerlifting community is deeply saddened by this news and various famous personalities like Ed Coan, Dan Bell, Matt Wenning, Julius Maddox, etc. have paid their obituaries to the late legend.
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