The Kiruna Atletklubb
Posted on Thursday, May 30th, 2013 by John Wood
The Kiruna (Sweden) Atletklubb, circa 1902, and their truly epic selection of kettlebells and globe barbells.
Tag: Vintage Equipment
The Swedish Bars
Posted on Sunday, August 19th, 2012 by John Wood
You have no doubt seen these along the walls in Classic Gyms but didn’t know what they were – so now you do. The Swedish Bars (also called Stall Bars or Gymnastic Bars) were created by the Swedish physical training pioneer Pehr Henrik Ling back in the 1800’s (a derivation of the climbing ladder).
They soon became a standard piece of gymnastic training equipment in physical culture gymnasiums, YMCAs and especially in the military. The Swedish Bars are used to build flexibility as well as to perform a variety of exercises, most notably abdominal work by hanging from them and performing leg lifts, etc..
York Holdtite Barbell Collars
Posted on Monday, January 23rd, 2012 by John Wood
If you got a standard York Barbell set in the mid 1930’s through the early 1940’s, this is the set of collars that would have come with it. These “Holdtite” collars are made of bronze and certainly live up to their name.