does this name mean anything to most readers here, it should he is the father of steroids in these here united states. in 1954 he introduced steroids to the boys at york barbell. yes john grimek was one of the first users dianabol was the drug of choice. bill march lou reike and many others used these magic pills. when the boys at york started making great gains etc. bob hoffman aka mr. york barbell attributed the strength and developement gains to isometrics. hoffman being the snake oil salesman that he was knew that he couldn't profit from the sale of steroids but by giving credit to isometrics he could sale power racks by the thousands for fun and profit. if you want to read the full story of this google in steroids and isometrics also mention dr. john zieglers name and you can read an interesting story of how the natzis developed steroids and dr john brought them here.