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Louie Simmons
1947-10-12 – 2022-03-24
Life & Legacy
Louie Simmons (October 12, 1947 – March 24, 2022) was an American powerlifter and strength coach. He was active as a powerlifter and coach for more than fifty years. Simmons was the founder of Westside Barbell and has developed several training protocols, including the "Conjugate Method". He is also credited with inventing training machines for reverse hyper-extensions and belt squats. In the US powerlifting community he was referred to as the "Godfather of powerlifting".
Occupation & Career
powerlifter, inventor
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q17155655 — wikidata View source
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