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Title: Vince Taylor: September 1989
Post by: Royalty on August 22, 2014, 10:31:09 AM: Somebody dropped off an old IRONMAN magazine at the gym.

In this issue, there is an ad & article on a piece of equipment called a "U-Bar". Vince Taylor did the demos:
Title: Re: Vince Taylor: September 1989
Post by: blackbart12090 on August 22, 2014, 10:35:25 AM: Did it have to be 1989? Who is Taylor?
Title: Re: Vince Taylor: September 1989
Post by: Royalty on August 22, 2014, 10:35:38 AM: $219.00 plus $10 shipping
Title: Re: Vince Taylor: September 1989
Post by: Royalty on August 22, 2014, 10:37:05 AM: Quote from: blackbart12090 on August 22, 2014, 10:35:25 AM
Did it have to be 1989? Who is Taylor?

It was an ad/article from 1989, featuring an old piece of equipment
Title: Re: Vince Taylor: September 1989
Post by: blackbart12090 on August 22, 2014, 10:40:09 AM: Boom! Question answered.
Title: Re: Vince Taylor: September 1989
Post by: funk51 on August 22, 2014, 01:47:26 PM: Quote from: Royalty on August 22, 2014, 10:35:38 AM
$219.00 plus $10 shipping

pretty expensive for something you can accomplish with 2 dbs.
Title: Re: Vince Taylor: September 1989
Post by: Royalty on August 22, 2014, 01:56:46 PM: Quote from: funk51 on August 22, 2014, 01:47:26 PM
pretty expensive for something you can accomplish with 2 dbs.

Exactly. The piece of equipment apparently never caught on.

I guess the only advantage it would have over dumbbells is that it is plate loaded. And you could change the weight easily.
Title: Re: Vince Taylor: September 1989
Post by: Leatherneck on August 22, 2014, 10:50:41 PM: Weren't these used for deadlifting years ago?
Title: Re: Vince Taylor: September 1989
Post by: Dokey111 on August 23, 2014, 04:39:11 AM: If I'm not mistaken there was resistance as you squeezed together, unlike dumbbells.
Title: Re: Vince Taylor: September 1989
Post by: DroppingPlates on August 23, 2014, 05:08:47 AM: Quote from: Royalty on August 22, 2014, 10:35:38 AM
$219.00 plus $10 shipping

I would prefer a hex bar.
Title: Re: Vince Taylor: September 1989
Post by: Henda on August 23, 2014, 05:10:58 AM: That bar is the biggest heap of shit ive ever seen