Tuesday, May 19, 2009

  • German Weightlifter


    • Berg-Hantell barbells and plates were the inspiration for all modern Olympic sets. Here's one in use by the German lifter A. Wiedmer who shows how it's done in winning this early weightlifting contest sometime in the 1920s.

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    Posted by John Wood @ Tuesday, May 19, 2009

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