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Early York Barbell Co. Advertisement – “We Build Mighty Men”

Posted on Thursday, September 17th, 2015 by John Wood

Here’s an ad for the York Barbell Company from 1934 making it a very early one. Notice Bob Hoffman — with hair! — and the famous picture of Wally Zagursky and Tony Terlazzo getting in a quick workout with York equipment in BoHo’s backyard on Lightner’s Hill in north York.

Terlazzo’s Inverted Press

Posted on Wednesday, March 11th, 2015 by John Wood

One of the exercises that the great Tony Terlazzo used to improve his standing press was what he called “the inverted press” – essentially a handstand press on top of two boxes to increase the range of motion. Terlazzo was a 13-time Weightlifting national Champion, something to think about if you’re working on your press too.

Tony Terlazzo

Posted on Tuesday, July 29th, 2014 by John Wood

Tony Terlazzo, pictured here as the cover man on the November, 1933 issue of Strength and Health, was one of America’s greatest Olympic weight lifters.

While lifting for the York Barbell Club, Terlazzo was a Gold medal winner in the 60 kg class at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, set seven world records, won two World Championships and achieved an unprecedented 13 Senior National weightlifting titles. His best clean and jerk was 144.5 kg in the lightweight class.

The 1932 Olympic Weightlifting Lightweight Class

Posted on Tuesday, June 10th, 2014 by John Wood

A look at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympic games weightlifting Lightweight Class. From right to left (also in order of final standings): Raymond Suvigny of France (287.5 kg. total, also an Olympic record), Hans Wolpert of Germany (282.5 kg. total), Tony Terlazzo of the United States (280 kg. total), Helmut Schafer of Germany (267.5 kg total), Attilia Bescape of Italy (262.5 kg. total) and Richard Bachtell of the United States (252.5 kg. total).

The 1936 U.S. Olympic Weightlifting Team

Posted on Thursday, May 8th, 2014 by John Wood

The 1936 US Olympic Weightlifting Team

A look at the U.S. weightlifting team, taken in the Olympic village in Berlin, Germany during the 1936 Olympics. From left to right: Mark Berry, Dave Mayor, Bill Good, John Grimek, Stan Kratkowski, Joe Miller, John Terpak, Walter Good, Bob Mitchell, Tony Terlazzo, John Terry and Dietrich Wortmann. Terlazzo won the Featherweight class with a 312.5 kg total to become America’s first ever weightlifting gold medal winner.

Tony Terlazzo’s Winning Lift

Posted on Sunday, June 17th, 2012 by John Wood

Tony Terlazzo's winning lift at the 1936 Olympics

Anthony “Tony” Terlazzo brought home the Gold Medal in the featherweight (60kg) class at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. In the process he set a new Olympic record in total with 312.5 kg (687.5 lbs) Above Tony is shown with 97.5 kg (214.5) overhead making this the shot of his winning lift in the snatch (also a new Olympic record in his weight class.)