The Westside Method

The Westside Method is a great program to use to get very strong and powerful. You basically lift 4 days a week. 2 max-effort days and 2 dynamic effort days where you do a lift for speed and sometimes use bands and other tools. On max effort days, you go for PR's be it 1 rep max, 3 rep max, etc. of your main left. You also do a bunch of accessory exercises to bring up weak points. Squats, Deadlifts, and Bench Presses are at the core of what you will train.

It was developed by Westside Barbell in Columbus, Ohio. If you are looking for World Record Holders for Powerlifting contests...chances are they train in that gym:

https://www.westside-barbell.com/

Here are some resources to learn more about it:

https://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/the-westside-method-get-legit-strong-and-jacked-as-hell.html

https://www.syattfitness.com/westside-barbell/the-westside-barbell-conjugate-method-a-users-guide/

Seeking Knowledge

When I was a kid seeking out guidance on getting strong and muscular in the 1990's...before the Internet was prevalent in homes, I would pickup Muscle and Fitness magazines and read about the routines of bodybuilders and athletes. Little did I know that many of these models used steroids and did routines that wouldn't work for me. The routines would rely heavily on isolation exercises and typically didn't do deadlifts and squats which I later learned are essential to overall power and strength.

Then the Internet came along and there was more knowledge. But, looking back, that knowledge and the amount of articles are primitive compared to what's out there now.

We are in a golden age of information now and the prevalence is only going to increase. There is no longer an excuse to stay ignorant and uninformed about training.

They say that knowledge is power. You've never had more power than you do right now. Go get it!