Louie Simmons & Julius Maddox FULL HOUR Q&A | TONS OF INFORMATION | YOU NEED TO HEAR THIS

The Legend Louie Simmons sat down with Me at Strength Beyond in Kalamazoo, MI to answer some questions.
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[@powerm64]

Nothing but respect for Louie and Julius

[@Daniel-iv5wc]

Yes, thankfulness

[@samuelmason2182]

Louie thinking if I had a few months with this guy he’d bench 900lbs

[@Gustavo-The-Great]

HAHAHA true.

[@fernandoluengo9045]

Sure jajajajajajaja

[@JPqbss]

The scary thing is with Lou he might be able to. Say what you will about his training system, but his gym (whether they follow his system or not) creates a shit ton of strong people.

[@RonelDelgado]

True true but really he can make him improve 👍🏻

[@icixie]

1500 multiply never die baby!!!!

[@finleyashforth1158]

Julius you’re a talented speaker

[@bergmanhoffstein801]

He really is

[@matisucks]

You are doing A LOT for the powerlifting community, thank you!

[@Gustavo-The-Great]

Louie Simmons is an encyclopedia of knowledge. Great collab!

[@jdmopaw]

He's said some pretty dumb things before but he definitely is one of the greatest minds in powerlifting for sure

[@PhinneyFitness]

@@jdmopaw everyone says something dumb at some point.

[@sethholt7632]

I’m 12 year old I love lifting weights I used to be 200lbs now I have lost 22 pounds because of you so and goging to lose weight and replenish it with muscle and I want to be professional powerlifting I can lift 200 pound deadlift so love channel

[@RocoeGames]

200lbs at 12 years old god damn. how tall are you

[@krunkerboyzz3331]

take care of yourself. it’s better to not get injured because you’re starting like 5 years earlier than everyone else

[@tonebangerz6069]

You're exceptionally strong 💪🏿.

[@kingwillie206]

Nope. He’s fine as long as he’s careful. My bench was 135lbs and my deadlift wasn’t 250lbs from 11 - 12 years old and I’m fine. I’m just under 6ft tall and I’ll be 46 this year. I started martial arts and calisthenics at 6 years old and free weights at 11.

[@squatcurldeadlift7346]

200 at 12 years old? You're gonna be one of the greats man, keep it up

[@10crew91]

How can you be so strong, without doubt the greatest bench presser in the history of mankind yet still be so down to earth and humble, you said in this seminar that people tell you that you inspire them, the thing is your inspiring them people in many ways, not just in terms of training, and your doing it by just being your self, your a wonderful human being, coming from a man on the other side of the world, god bless you brother

[@homeagain24]

Because he knows what it's like to suffer. He appreciates life.

[@bengym1683]

Absolutely

[@samuelgardner5939]

The very best at what they do are generally kind, thoughtful, and generous. Why? Because they know that they had somebody helping them get to that point.

[@bengym1683]

@@samuelgardner5939 facts

[@BigDaddy-eu6hv]

relax wit the sloppy toppy there

[@russellmuscle7434]

A life well lived is helping others to live a life well. Thank you Louie for all you've done. Rip

[@CPAStrengthPassion]

Automatic like before watching !!!

[@JohnSmith-cz3us]

Do you work big4? If you do, how do you even have time to lift?

[@thebrotha4545]

the work of Louie Simmons is changing my life, thank you so much.

[@Pigpen-hn1gw]

Such great ambassadors for powerlifting.

[@owenmonaghan6280]

This is amazing thanks for uploading Julius.

[@stevendunk5985]

Great video. Thank you guys for putting it on.

[@Penetzi]

Everyone should see this video. Much respect to these two men.

[@matthewellis8626]

Louie is a "Living Legend " And Julius one of the best Benchers Ever. This society needs more talks/seminars like this.

[@iamjason1978]

Much love Bro. Keep going!

[@realj1214]

Julius your a true inspiration by Guy keep doing what you doing it's not going unnoticed.. irregular strength mind body and soul..💪💪💪💪💪

[@jameswisniewski9191]

WHAT A CLASS ACT! GOD BLESS YOU JULIUS! WHAT A TESTIMONY! NOT ONE CUSS WORD! LOUIE HAS A HEART OF GOLD AND MORE LIFTING KNOWLEDGE THAN ANYONE! THANKS FOR SHARING THIS GENTLEMAN!

[@PLeonard71]

Thank you for posting this Julius. This is great. Informative and well done.

[@dontworryaboutit905]

Thank you guys so much for this incredible information it's extremely helpful you guys do so much for the powerlifting community.

[@StrengthHacksCoaching]

Dream team colab right here, two of the greatest in one room. Wish this was part of a seminar tour

[@ShredTraining]

This was great to watch. You are both so inspirational, thanks for sharing. And RIP Louie.

[@ShobitJain]

This is so informative! Thank you for this video!

[@Kalilloko]

Excellent content!! Thank You!!

[@canadianboymike8747]

Really great to see them talking about the training and his philosophy to inspire the world!

[@jwells1501]

Good having you there big man, both of you!

[@HEMI5PNTSVN]

Awesome Q & A!!!

[@zachroberts6180]

Hell yeah. This was a great video.

[@pgbb3597]

Im liking before even watching bc I know this is gonna be fuckin good!

[@yaywoot123]

wow what a treat - thank you

[@ScottDePanfilis]

Lou and Julius doing a seminar puts a smile on my face

[@michaelmcgowan9518]

Just “WOW “ much more than I was expecting . Thanks

[@julianrodriguez9832]

Man youre a legend already, everybody gonna talk about for years and years.

[@PhinneyFitness]

2 of the brightest minds in the fitness industry. Love this.

[@BBradford1825]

Outstanding! 🏋🏾‍♂️👊🏾

[@tomcoleman8753]

RIP King Louie! Thanks Julius!

[@chillbro2275]

Bro this intro is sick!! Nice job!

[@davidandre886]

Dude at the end has a rippin mullet. Hell yeah brother

[@MrEliteentertainment]

Awesome seminar!

[@ryanschuler9827]

Thanks Julius and Louie

[@TheSlowMethod]

Holy SH*T! This is GOLD

[@Whurlin]

If you can't connect with the message behind Julius' words, then you ain't been through enough in life to appreciate it.

[@tonebangerz6069]

💯

[@jameswisniewski9191]

AMEN!

[@michaelmullins1290]

There's so much information in this video, my brain can't accept it. Hard drive overload. Louie is a genius.

[@TroyVD]

This was awesome.

[@henrybullock4514]

This is amazing

[@gibsonatorhb6691]

This was great

[@LordMullins]

Shame on anyone who doesn't have the respect to hit that damn like button. 2 of the most down to earth legends helping us mere mortals out here

[@marc-andretherrien1651]

Awesome to see Julius whit Louis great vidéo want to ses more like that

[@Pigpensblanket]

Wisdom and knowledge right there

[@flopshow5292]

Respect and never lose hope or give up

[@kingwillie206]

“You’re 400lbs, you should be able to bench twice your body weight.” Really? When has that guy ever existed? Sometimes people just project their insecurities onto others.

[@thorwannabe6810]

Yeah fr doesnt matter if Julius weighed 600 nobody has even come close to 800

[@90slifter90]

What people don’t understand is pound 4 pound strength is always better for lighter people.

[@kingwillie206]

@@thorwannabe6810 - It’s simple really. Ask anyone who makes an absurd comment like that to choose as many individuals between 500 and 1000+lbs as they want, then find one who can out bench Julius. Anywhere from 7-8 billion humans on the planet and billions more have died since I was born in 1975, yet he is the only one I have ever seen even do what he is doing regardless of bodyweight.

[@Xplora213]

It’s pretty simple - your nervous system can only send the signals so fast, and muscle tissue is only so strong.... doesn’t matter how heavy someone is, humans are not limitless. But that’s OK... the person that says you should do XYZ might be benching twice their weight but they aren’t lifting 780pounds and no one cares about their lifts. Tell them to get to 400 pounds and bench the 800 if it’s so easy 😉

[@kingwillie206]

@@Xplora213 - Julius is already pushing the square cubed law to its limits and the amount of ignorance surrounding his accomplishments is ridiculous.

[@camerongriffith5267]

“Identify a weak point, and attack it” I’ve been telling my gym bros this for years. Everybody ask me all the time how do i get so strong and what program do i follow. I tell them i build up all my weaknesses. That’s my only training method.

[@julianrodriguez9832]

14:36 best quotes from the video

[@SIX4TALL]

I watched the whole video I learned something new

[@macreefs]

Man Louie is getting old.. much respect to him still out there doing what he loves.

[@lightemup1023]

Class act. I'm getting pumped. I need to change

[@jefferylord3068]

Very cool!

[@seanprell1929]

utmost respect for mr simmons

[@martin1234512345]

Glad to see the guy in the corner with a chew in. Glad I'm not the only one keeping that tradition alive.

[@mattbrown5949]

This is good stuff...

[@Njderig]

Louis Simmons has so much knowledge

[@andrewalexander2861]

JULIUS MADDOX IS PURE CLASS! KUDOS BROTHER!🙂👍🏾

[@kevinspirek8395]

Very informative! People attending seminar get to pick the minds of " Brother Louie" Simmons and "Biggie Bench Press(BBP)" Julius Maddox concerning successful training methods. Topics include general conditioning, max effort application, setting up for bench press, identifying weak areas(and doing assistance exercises) to get stronger, working out with a purpose, ect. I am definitely going to re-watch this U-tube video a bunch more times.

[@abelg.2718]

The GOAT!!!!

[@shadowpraetorian8524]

Legends!

[@paulnikeqt]

i was just thinking the other day - what would happen if you would lock Julius at westside facility for like a year and then release that beast.

[@paulnikeqt]

@Avingay Anfordstay although i dont know anyone from WB im pretty sure they do perform raw

[@zakkhan6054]

@Avingay Anfordstay they all trained raw at westside and only used equipped right before a meet

[@bobbybushau191]

@Avingay Anfordstay oh no you don’t really believe someone can bench 700 in a shirt and bench 225 raw. Like really?

[@psilocybinenthusiast3695]

@Avingay Anfordstay yeh westside has became more about equipped lifting but back in the day raw wise they were the strongest m’fers around. They were all strong af. Louie even days himself they were stronger back in the day than their current lifters.

[@placeholder8671]

@Avingay Anfordstay Nick Winters trained at Westside, benched 650lbs raw in comp

[@christopherkeeter9392]

Freaking Awesome ..

[@jrwilliams4029]

Idk why I have never left a comment when I have seen mass of your videos. So I was a respectable bencher in high school and college with my max being around 460-475lb and rep sets 4 sets c 6 reps at 405 lb. Due to incessant shoulder injuries playing OG at UC and lifting heavy without warming up correct led to a premature end to a relatively successful final junior year starting every game andHumanitarian Bowl victory. I never was able to play football at that level again after degenerative shoulder joint, labrum, and torn rotator cuffs and compounded calcium deposits that exacerbated it all. I digress you know a little about me now. Just wanted to say ai have mad respect for your work, great positivity, Christian Worldview and redemption message, and your refusal to forget the dark place in life you crawled and finally lifted yourself out of! I would appreciate it if you could answer a perplexing question that’s been irking my brother I’m law and myself and caused much healthy contentious discussions between us! My, no our inquiry concerns your last powerlifting meet: you broke your old PR and WR (771 lb former WR) I believe by hitting an easy ( I meant easy for you bro) 1rep press w/ am inconceivable 782 lb. Here is the crux that of our familial dispute: I could not comprehend why wouldn’t you hit your goal after the way that 782 lb flew up like a feather after a bottomed out rep followed by a tangible pause at the chess. Pure power, 782 no kinetic energy used from the weight coming down - static delay 782 lb total work of movement needed due to stop and 2 sec chest pause. So my brother in law didn’t think you could’ve gotten the 800lb after throwing up the 782 easy. I beg to seriously differ. Could you please reply to my comment and resolve our friendly discussion, and the truth is I really am curious about the truth and if I was right about the fact that you could’ve put up 800lb at your past power lifting meet? If I was wrong I still want to know, and lastly seriously Big Jul if my instinct and experience of lifting weights and observation was off cool, but if you believed like I did when I watched the 782 lb fly up why wouldn’t you hit your 800lb DREAM, when much could transpire between your last meet and your announced next official attempt of 800lb BP @ a power lifting meet in June approximately 4 months after that impressive day at the power lifting meet when 782lb. took flight vertically?

[@kingwillie206]

Julius already knows he has 800 in him, but he is waiting to do it on a huge stage rather than a hole in the wall gym. You saw him pause and lift 98% of that with ease and he is already doing static holds with 820lbs. Your brother in-law better prepare for the shock of his life come June.

[@andrewlineberger7544]

Julius And Louie !!

[@patrickmcclure8040]

Great video, Justin Harris cameo at around 33 min?

[@bobstrauss9413]

Two extremely intelligent people !!!

[@ShobitJain]

Really love Louie and miss him!

[@lmc3307]

Miss him ? He’s still alive lol

[@ShobitJain]

@@lmc3307 but i am not :) Lol kidding I miss him cuz i am not there at wsbb

[@rodneyhudsonbasscover6354]

😂 13:33 lol hear somebody say " where the video" on training legs 😂

[@davenportbarbell734]

Awesome

[@tzzlite]

Damn, he is MASSIVE!

[@RonelDelgado]

Louie Simmons the encyclopedia of strength and conditioning 🧠😎😎😎💪🏻👍🏻

[@anthonycaruso6065]

I'd love to see Josh Bryant and Louie talk

[@IronLoveOfficial]

2 legends

[@Eagle_SFM]

My man

[@kevinnaash2950]

What will you do after you break the 800 record? Will you plan for the 850 or you will just try to excel in new field?

[@Etspiritu22]

What a fuckin combo

[@olsmoothbrainjoe4676]

Beasts but also down to earth

[@-king_ace_omerta_313_]

I remember being in the joint and they would show bodybuilding and power lifting videos with Louie Simmons from Westside Barbell were the best. Him and Chuck vogelpohl.

[@Shawn-ho6de]

What cool dudes

[@boxcarent.3147]

Barrel chest short arms great for bench press.

[@Xplora213]

A lot of really inspiring sound bites here. Would be great to have it cut into clips.

[@danzena4059]

2:53 PICK UP! hahaha.

[@kellywilliams65]

Nooooo wayyyyy

[@johnsonbenjamin887]

Legende

[@JohnR94]

🙏 ❤️

[@michaelmullins1290]

One more thing. This whole video. Not one profane word out of Julius. You don't have to cuss to be cool.

[@elohel2305]

Pretty sure most people dont cuss to be cool wtf lol

[@kingwillie206]

He would be more famous if he did though.

[@Jmack7861]

Most people just cuss out of habit. I don’t even realize I’m doing it unless someone says something

[@dontworryaboutit905]

The two dislikes on this video must have been accidental there's no other explanation.

[@lmc3307]

Louie desperate for Julius to come to westside so he can put him in a bench shirt and coach him to the first 1300lb bench

[@Hankola]

What's the shirt ATWR? 1100?

[@lmc3307]

@@Hankola I think it’s 1102 but I don’t follow equipped lifting so not 100%

[@Hankola]

@@lmc3307 Regardless, you're right, Maddox would smash that.

[@lmc3307]

@@Hankola certainly with the right guidance under someone like Scott Mendleson he could absolutely do it , providing he spent a year getting used to the bench shirt and hammering the triceps

[@anthonycaruso6065]

@@lmc3307 theres a dude in NY that just hit a huge equipped bench a few months back

[@Alfhar]

Was that Justin Harris in the crowd?

[@speedreader1952]

Jason Blaha is my coach. He’s an accomplished martial artist & speed reader.

[@toozer]

😂

[@Mushroom_Ape]

Nobody else heard that little burn Louie said to Julius ? Lol respect to both gods

[@AaRon231]

Yo

[@sekiryuutei2680]

Damn, I didn't know Justin Harris was there

[@King.Mark.]

behind every great man is a even greater woman !

[@dannydjduc99]

That chair on life support lmao