Sunday, December 20, 2009
The Good Dumbbell ~ Found!For a number of years the famous Good Dumbbell resided at a water company near Adamstown, Pennsylvania. We went and visited it a while back and took some pictures... but when we stopped by a few years later to see it again, The Good Dumbbell was gone!
Now, a 2150 lb. dumbbell (and an equally heavy marble/stone stand) do not just walk away by themselves so it was quite a mystery as to what happened to it. For a long time it was thought "lost."
In a stroke of good fortune, the current owner contacted us to let us know that he was taking care of it and hoping to create a museum dedicated to the Good Brothers and their accomplishments. As you can see, the dumbbell currently has a very nice home. Hopefully the Good Brothers museum comes to fruition.
Labels: Adamstown, Famous Dumbbell, Good Brothers, The Good Dumbbell
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Sunday, November 22, 2009
Harry GoodLike many strongmen, Harry Good was very talented at feats of grip and forearm strength. Here he lifts a set of heavy farm equipment gears weighing over 300 pounds with one finger. His best performance in this lift was with over 450 pounds.
Labels: Good Brothers, Grip Feat, Grip Strength, Harry Good, One Finger Lift
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Monday, April 06, 2009
The Good DumbbellThe Good Dumbbell, so named for it's former owner Bill Good is the world's heaviest exhibition dumbbell (weighing 2150 pounds.) You can read more about it here. For a number of years the Good Dumbbell was displayed on this stand at a water company near Adamstown, Pennsylvania. You used to be able to go visit it although it has disappeared in recent years and the current whereabouts are unknown.
Labels: Bill Good, Challenge Weight, Dumbbell, Famous Dumbbell, Good Brothers, The Good Dumbbell
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Saturday, April 05, 2008
Walter GoodWalter Good, one of the Good Brothers as he appeared in the early 1930s. Like his brother Bill, Walter Good was also an Olympian, competing in the 75-Kilo Class at the 1936 Olympic Games held in Berlin.
Walter also appeared on the cover of several early bodybuilding magazines.
Labels: 1936 Olympics, Bodybuilding, Good Brothers, Olympic Weightlifting, Olympics, Walter Good
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Friday, January 18, 2008
 "Good" Dumbbells | Harry Good (of Good Brothers fame) established the Good Barbell Company in the late 1930's and ran it all the way into the 1970's. With the nature of the business back then, the "Good equipment" was more prominent locally. These 75-pound Good Dumbbells sat in a cental Pennsylvania YMCA for the last 50 years. |
Labels: Globe Dumbbells, Good Brothers, Good Dumbbells, Harry Good, Strongman Equipment
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Thursday, January 03, 2008
| 1. Take a light barbell and place it across the shoulders or grasp a dumbbell in either hand. 2. Standing erect, raise one foot off the floor and balance on the other foot. 3. Begin the exercise by sitting down into the deep knee bend keeping the raised leg straight and pointing forward, not allowing the leg to touch the floor as shown. |  Harry Good - One-Leg Squat |
5. Inhale when lowering, exhale when lowered, inhale when raising and exhale when erect.
6. Work up to 10 repetitions with each leg then increase the weight 2-1/2 pounds or 5 pounds.
7. Hold the position shown, Bending forward greatly simplifies the exercise.
Labels: 1 Leg Squat, Exercise, Good Brothers, Harry Good, Leg Exercise
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Tuesday, December 11, 2007
The Good BrothersThe Good Brothers, Harry, Walter and Bill, were a trio of weightlifters and Strongmen from Eastern Pennsylvania. Bill was the strongest of the three, winning seven Senior National Weightlifting Titles (1930-1937) and competing in two Olympic Games (1932 Los Angeles, 1936 - Berlin). Bill Good was the first American to Clean & Jerk 350 Pounds.
Walter Good competed in the 1936 Olympics as well.
Harry was the U.S. Professional Champion in 1933 in addition to writing training articles for a number of different strength publications and training courses. Harry Good went on to establish the "Good Barbell Company" in the late 1930s.
Mark Berry also used the Good Brothers to demonstrate several of the exercises in his book Physical Training Simplified (1930).
Labels: Bill Good, Equipment, Good Brothers, Harry Good, Olympic Weightlifting, Walter Good
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