What was Westside like before bands? Simple, they lifted without bands.

The speed waves did still exist, though. There were longer waves (five weeks — four ascending and one descending, with the highest weight being 70%) and the bench was programmed in a flat wave. Closer to a meet, the "down week" on the fifth week would be removed, in order to avoid having two consecutive low-percentage weeks.

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