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[escrima]

respect big guy. Love the pig iron.

[IroNat]

You gotta love those guys training with an old standard bar and plates.

[robcguns]

You gotta love those guys training with an old standard bar and plates.

I’ve always preferred standard bars and plates.Just feel more comfortable and balanced to me.

[MAXX]

didnt he have heart surgery? still on steroids after that lol

[escrima]

I’ve always preferred standard bars and plates.Just feel more comfortable and balanced to me.

yes me too. some of these old york bars can hold easy 300LBS or more.

[robcguns]

didnt he have heart surgery? still on steroids after that lol

Heart transplant. Prob figures new heart now I can destroy this one for a while.

[Mr Anabolic]

Heart transplant. Prob figures new heart now I can destroy this one for a while.

Idiot.  Lucky if he lives a couple more years.

[BB]

Paul Anderson lifting big on standards -

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I, too, am a fan of standard plates. I even went so far as to buy the expensive Ivanko B-86 standard bar they offer sometimes to use as a secondary bar. There is a very different, far deader feel on heavy standard lifts vs Olympic, it makes for a nice change of pace. I understand the move towards Olympic, and when I advise people buying their first sets, I tell them to go that way, but there's no reason to hate standards.

No reason to hate #35 plates either, but that's another topic.

[Humble Narcissist]

Heart transplant. Prob figures new heart now I can destroy this one for a while.

These guys are amazingly stupid.

[IroNat]

These guys are amazingly stupid.

Oh no...they're geniuses.

 

[funk51]

yes me too. some of these old york bars can hold easy 300LBS or more.

            this 6 ft standard york bar could handle well over 500 lbs. they also made a 7 ft standard barbell that weighed 35 lbs and could handle even more, it cost what a cheaper olympic bar costs.

[robcguns]

            this 6 ft standard york bar could handle well over 500 lbs. they also made a 7 ft standard barbell that weighed 35 lbs and could handle even more, it cost what a cheaper olympic bar costs.

555 set for 100.00 that’s awesome would love those plates.

[escrima]

            this 6 ft standard york bar could handle well over 500 lbs. they also made a 7 ft standard barbell that weighed 35 lbs and could handle even more, it cost what a cheaper olympic bar costs.

that's Amazing. Would love an old york Bar with old plates.

[escrima]

[funk51]

pig iron

[funk51]

refurbishing pig iron. and finished product.

[escrima]

pig iron

These old plates were made better in my opinion. sure iron is iron but they just seem better quality. I doubt very much if York even make any products in the US anymore. very sad.

[escrima]

refurbishing pig iron. and finished product.

Wow cool stuff.

[funk51]

it's funny how the ads in the mags changed from the early days to now when the publisher realized that barbells were a onetime purchase but supplements were an ongoing cash cow.

[IroNat]

These old plates were made better in my opinion. sure iron is iron but they just seem better quality. I doubt very much if York even make any products in the US anymore. very sad.

York plates are made in Asia.

Bars made in Canada near Toronto.

I think misc items like ply boxes and platforms still made in USA.

[escrima]

York plates are made in Asia.

Bars made in Canada near Toronto.

I think misc items like ply boxes and platforms still made in USA.

so why are the bars made in canada? i know costs but steel?

[escrima]

amazing how many barbells there is out there. I think the stuff now is just chinese shit.

[IroNat]

so why are the bars made in canada? i know costs but steel?

The current owner of York is Canadian and I think has a foundry or quality manufacturing facility there.

The plates are cheaper to make in China.

Anyone who has more info please contribute.

Funk might know more.

[IroNat]

Chinee can make some good stuff.

Whatever the specs ask for, they can make it.

If the specs call for crap, they make crap.

[escrima]

The current owner of York is Canadian and I think has a foundry or quality manufacturing facility there.

The plates are cheaper to make in China.

Anyone who has more info please contribute.

Funk might know more.

Thanks. I am looking to find an old Bar, York or Weider.