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.

Powerlifting barbells are more rigid, allowing the lifter to place more weight on the bar before it starts bending, according to Walter Savage, a personal trainer at Dogpound in New York.

YOU CAN BUILD your back muscles using all kinds of exercises (trust us, we know just about all of them), but few are as effective as the classic ... barbell, a short barbell, or an EZ bar here.

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.

The Romanian deadlift (RDL) is a lesser-known variation of the classic deadlift ... set of dumbbells (five to 15 pounds to start) or a barbell. A barbell is easier to stabilize to carry more ...

He was 86. Mr. Hoffman, who as a youth used weights to help work his way to health and who later founded the York Barbell Co., died Thursday. Funeral Services will be held in the Weightlifting ...