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.

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    Posted by John Wood @ Sunday, December 20, 2009

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    Wednesday, June 03, 2009

  • Bill Good


    • The great American Weightlifter Bill Good circa 1934. The Reamstown, Pennsylvania native was a seven-time National weightlifting Champion (1930-1935, 1937) and competed in the 1932 and 1936 Olympic Games. He was also the owner and namesake of The Good Dumbbell which he famously hip lifted on many occasions.

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    Monday, April 06, 2009

  • The Good Dumbbell


    • The 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.

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    Posted by John Wood @ Monday, April 06, 2009

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    Monday, February 02, 2009

  • The Good Dumbbell


    • One of the most interesting pieces of historical weightlifting equipment is the Good Dumbbell. This dumbbell which weighs 2150 pounds, once belonged to Warren Lincoln Travis.

    It was later purchased by the great weightlifter Bill Good which is where it got its name. Bill Good was fond of harness lifting this great dumbbell to build leg strength, as pictured in the above photo. In fact, he used to do so to celebrate his birthday, lifting the bell for each year of his age, a practice he regularly upheld well into his 90s.

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    Posted by John Wood @ Monday, February 02, 2009

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