Due to popular demand... The Ivanko Barbell crew!

[dumb.bell]

Here are a couple of mine (45lb and 25lb):

[Slumpbusters]

I finished cleaning up 700 lbs...I am getting the 2nd half next week. I still ain't old enough to post pics...if someone could help that would be great.

BTW, does anyone have or know where I could get an Ivanko banner?

[morebarbell]

I finished cleaning up 700 lbs...I am getting the 2nd half next week. I still ain't old enough to post pics...if someone could help that would be great.

BTW, does anyone have or know where I could get an Ivanko banner?

They look good!

[2MoreRepz]

What do the backs of your plates look like? I have some that look exactly like this, but the backs are... not that smooth, and I am wondering if they are ivankos or not.

Here are some shots of the backs of mine, first pic is a 25 and the second is a 45. The others are the 25's after a wire wheel and coat of mineral oil.

I'm still not 100% sure if these are Ivanko, but I feel like as long as I post them in the Ivanko Barbell Crew Thread it makes them have that much more credibility....

[xephonics]

2morerepz, yours do look similar to mine, so lets both assume we have ivankos works out best that way lol

[SithLord48]

sickk bro

[rthawker]

Here's a "pretty" set of DB's for sale in the Salt Lake City area.

http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=218...rch=&ad_cid=12

[dumb.bell]

I'm still not 100% sure if these are Ivanko, but I feel like as long as I post them in the Ivanko Barbell Crew Thread it makes them have that much more credibility....

Other than the script, the castings look very similar to mine.

Is the diameter of the front of the plate the same as the back? If you stack two plates with the inner hubs facing up, are the profiles uniform like coins, or are the bottom of the plates bigger, requiring a slight step up to get from the front of the bottom plate to the back of the top plate?

[2MoreRepz]

Other than the script, the castings look very similar to mine.

Is the diameter of the front of the plate the same as the back? If you stack two plates with the inner hubs facing up, are the profiles uniform like coins, or are the bottom of the plates bigger, requiring a slight step up to get from the front of the bottom plate to the back of the top plate?

I'm pretty sure they are flush, I do know what you are talking about though. I will check them when I get home.

[skrebs01]

Here are some shots of the backs of mine, first pic is a 25 and the second is a 45. The others are the 25's after a wire wheel and coat of mineral oil.

I'm still not 100% sure if these are Ivanko, but I feel like as long as I post them in the Ivanko Barbell Crew Thread it makes them have that much more credibility....

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Nice plates. What nautilus pieces do you have In the background

[2MoreRepz]

Nice plates. What nautilus pieces do you have In the background

Thanks! The two black ones are a double shoulder and a double chest, the blue one is a super pullover, and the grey one you can barely see is an ab 1 that I haven't got around to restoring yet.

[dumb.bell]

Thanks! The two black ones are a double shoulder and a double chest, the blue one is a super pullover, and the grey one you can barely see is an ab 1 that I haven't got around to restoring yet.

How do you like the double chest?

[2MoreRepz]

How do you like the double chest?

Up until a few weeks ago I really didn't have strong feelings for it. The chest fly portion is intense, especially with a slow rep cadence. With that said it does have some noticeable friction, it's not as "snappy" as I would like it to be....but the burn is still there. Up until a few weeks ago I really wasn't crazy about the push portion of it. When pushing with my elbows by my sides I didn't feel like I got a good pump in my lower chest. So I started toying with it the other day and found that if I let my elbows flare instead of keeping them tight my lower chest feels it immediately. I also hold the grips with a thumbs down grip. I'm not sure if the form I just described is biomechanically safe, but for me it took doing it this way to get the proper feel. So...after that long response, to answer your question yes I am liking the double chest now.

[dumb.bell]

Up until a few weeks ago I really didn't have strong feelings for it. The chest fly portion is intense, especially with a slow rep cadence. With that said it does have some noticeable friction, it's not as "snappy" as I would like it to be....but the burn is still there. Up until a few weeks ago I really wasn't crazy about the push portion of it. When pushing with my elbows by my sides I didn't feel like I got a good pump in my lower chest. So I started toying with it the other day and found that if I let my elbows flare instead of keeping them tight my lower chest feels it immediately. I also hold the grips with a thumbs down grip. I'm not sure if the form I just described is biomechanically safe, but for me it took doing it this way to get the proper feel. So...after that long response, to answer your question yes I am liking the double chest now.

I've still got mine taken apart in the garage and don't have room for it yet in the gym. When I tried it before unloading it, I liked the fly portion, but didn't care for the press motion. I've been debating on whether on not to try and sell it or just scrap it for the metal. Sounds like it could be a piece that might grow on me, so I should probably at least put it together in the garage and use it some there before making a decision.

[twodog]

here are the pics of my possible unbranded ivanko 45's

I have a set exactly like that, amongst mostly cheaper plates, and I was trying to figure out what they are because they are nicer than the others that I have been selling. The rims are very wide and deep on them. Hopefully someone can figure them out. Thanks for posting these.

[BloodType3R]

Lovin the vintage Ivanko representation in here.







I've only got one pair of 45's left on standby.. I'm gonna need another pair of Revolvers soon.

[morebarbell]

Lovin the vintage Ivanko representation in here.







I've only got one pair of 45's left on standby.. I'm gonna need another pair of Revolvers soon.

You'll be needing one of these soon!

[BloodType3R]

You'll be needing one of these soon!

LOL!

Maybe I should try graduating to these first?

[OSUDimond]

I have finally got my hands on some Ivanko gear. Pro style DB set 15-160. Only have up to 135 moved into the gym though so far. I got a question for you Ivanko guys. When I was selling something the other day a kid spotted some Ivanko 1 1/4 compression clamps and got really excited. He seemed like a straight shooter and just spent a lot of money with me so I asked him what they were worth. He said he had just paid $50 for a set. I have another set and wanted to know if the kid pulled a fast one on me or if they are in that price range.


I made progress since this picture. All I have left is the bottom right shelf for the 140-160. My back is destroyed from moving these from my warehouse entirely by myself over the last few days.

[ndmike99]

When I was selling something the other day a kid spotted some Ivanko 1 1/4 compression clamps and got really excited. He seemed like a straight shooter and just spent a lot of money with me so I asked him what they were worth. He said he had just paid $50 for a set. I have another set and wanted to know if the kid pulled a fast one on me or if they are in that price range.

Those collars are around $50 new in Chrome, I do not think they sell the black oxide anymore. I hooked up a few members with a guy who was selling some for $20 a pair.

http://www.gtechfitness.com/ivanko-c...ng-collar.aspx

Gym is looking awesome by the way.

[dumb.bell]

The Ivanko web page shows a retail of $33.50

http://www.ivankobarbell.com/products/cot125/

However, that must not include shipping because Gtechfintess.com is selling them for $46 with shipping included

http://www.gtechfitness.com/ivanko-c...ng-collar.aspx

Of course, you can't get the black oxides any more, so if I were selling them I would want more than the new price.

[ndmike99]

The Ivanko web page shows a retail of $33.50

http://www.ivankobarbell.com/products/cot125/

However, that must not include shipping because Gtechfintess.com is selling them for $46 with shipping included

http://www.gtechfitness.com/ivanko-c...ng-collar.aspx

Of course, you can't get the black oxides any more, so if I were selling them I would want more than the new price.

Maybe the Ivanko site is for (1) collar. I did not notice anywhere that the price would indicate it is for a pair.

[dumb.bell]

Maybe the Ivanko site is for (1) collar. I did not notice anywhere that the price would indicate it is for a pair.

Yeah, I'm not really sure what is going on there, but as you are obviously well aware Gtechfitness is going to have one of if not the best prices generally. So I wouldn't expect anyone to be selling a pair for the Ivanko listed retail price.

[2MoreRepz]

I have finally got my hands on some Ivanko gear. Pro style DB set 15-160. Only have up to 135 moved into the gym though so far. I got a question for you Ivanko guys. When I was selling something the other day a kid spotted some Ivanko 1 1/4 compression clamps and got really excited. He seemed like a straight shooter and just spent a lot of money with me so I asked him what they were worth. He said he had just paid $50 for a set. I have another set and wanted to know if the kid pulled a fast one on me or if they are in that price range.


I made progress since this picture. All I have left is the bottom right shelf for the 140-160. My back is destroyed from moving these from my warehouse entirely by myself over the last few days.

Hey bro, not sure if you are aware...but your gym has given me random erections on more than one occasion. I'm not sure if that type language is allowed, so to the mods, my apologies in advance.

[jackbravo]

anybody know if this is going to materialize?

[AttyGuy]

The COT 11/4, sometimes designated as 1.25, in black oxide is discontinued. They came with the OBZB-20 black oxide curl bar as well as being sold separately. They are awesome.

[morebarbell]

Got a shipping confirmation yesterday.

I think you got the last of the black ox. finished collars, though I found a few more pairs we'd formerly set aside because the black ox finish was imperfect. I should throw them up on the site.

[jackbravo]

does the same foundry that makes ivankos also make some cap? i found this plate today






not many cap plates are lathed.

[morebarbell]

I've also seen old plates from Cap and Marcy that were machined. The greenish colored Cap plates have much finer machining that's more similar to Ivanko. The holes were machined also. The paint on those plates is really thick like a shell and chips in big chunks and peels almost as if it were laminated instead of painted. I thought about buying some and repainting them but stripping the original paint would be a lot of work since it's so thick. The paint on those black plates is much more reasonable. Is the hole machined? The machined Marcy plates were a bit rougher. The new Cap and Marcy plates certainly aren't as refined. I think it's a shame. But most folks don't seem to mind so it makes sense for Cap and Marcy to cut corners on the new plates. Some of the other commercial plates, such as the wide flange premium plates from Troy, are machined on all sides. I don't know how the machining compares since I've only seen the rubber coated Troy plates.

I doubt the old Cap plates are made in the same foundries.

we require our foundries to make plates exclusively for Ivanko under our control — so that sloppy procedures for competitive plates do not spill over into our process.

http://ivankobarbell.com/press/the_m...mpic_plate.pdf

A couple high resolution photos of the mill marks on the back and edge of an Ivanko M series plate...

does the same foundry that makes ivankos also make some cap? i found this plate today






not many cap plates are lathed.

[IvankoBarbellCo]

The chrome spin collar (old style) I don't remember seeing I don't know when that was made. I did find a small crate of these collars in what I think was the original black. They've got a leather lining. I also have them in a C-3 size (for 1-1/16") bars. Obviously the compression ring superseded in some sense this design. I'll try to put them up on the site at some point. Maybe I can offer a few pairs as a freebie in some contest or something.

Re: banners. We've made a few in the old arm style. Black on white. Original David P Willoughby artwork. If there's a demand, I can offer them at cost.

Re: time when we switched to grey/green. I don't remember exact date. 90's sometime I think. It was a mistake in the paint. But some seemed to like it. And then everyone (or a lot of companies at least) copied it. The blind leading the blind, apparently. Original color was black I think, then the the grey-black hammertone. My favorite color. I wish I had a set. Might be something sitting around somewhere.

I also have one of the very first original products we made: a 14 ga. tubular EZ-Curl bar for regular plates. We wanted 14 ga. because at the time, everyone was using 16 ga. And the foundry in the US wouldn't do it. So we had to do it ourselves. The cast-iron collar for that costs I think 9c to make. So the story goes. We still have some of that original old stock of the curl bars.

A lot of those 70's castings were really amazing work. Esp. compared to what else was being offered at the time.