Sandow Lifts The Rolandow BarbellI've mentioned the Rolandow Barbell before. And as I also mentioned, it goes back a long way and that several famous strongmen have lifted it...
Here's a look at Eugen Sandow rocking the Rolandow Barbell back into position so that he can bent press it in 1902 or so.
The thick handle is, of course, a distinguishing mark of real "Oldtime" barbells and Rolandow lifted it many times.
Kind of amazing that a century later you can go to the York Barbell Company Museum (where the Rolandow Barbell Currently Resides) and touch the very same weight that so many great strongmen once lifted.
Labels: Bent Press, Challenge Weight, Eugen Sandow, G.W. Rolandow, Globe Barbell, Rolandow Barbell, York Barbell Company Museum
posted by John Wood @ Tuesday, January 08, 2008
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