For the Elephant Bar event, however, the competitors use custom-made, two-inch thick plates that throw back to the classic York barbell plates that became standard in the mid 20th century.

Strongmen from across the Northeast recently gathered at York Barbell to do what they do best ... the super heavyweight positioned himself under the bar with 1,050 pounds stacked on it.

Look, mom, one hand. This is one of ‪‎York Barbell‬'s iconic weightlifters in one of the iconic photos of those days when York was know as Muscletown U.S.A. Which of York Barbell's famous ...