You are definitely spot on!! I should have rotated the picture to get a better perception. Well done!! Sure does keep things interesting when this sort of thing comes up doesn't it??
That's not how Your Physique & Muscle Power's Editor Earle Liederman reported it. He was at a Strength Show in 1928 @ Hermann's Gymnasium(?) where Steinborn stood up a 550lb barbell and let it drop...
I quoted the same story as yours for years until I went over that issue of Milo with Steinborn's son.
Yes, noticed that about the ends of the bar as well.
If you get ahold of the first issue of Milo, there's an interview with one of Steinborn's sons. His account of how his father got the set is much different. It was given to Steinborn by a Dr. in...
So, I ASSUME the original BERG bar had BERG stamped on it? If so, then the copies would look exactly like the BERG bar but, with no name. I know this sounds obvious but, I'm not...
That's a great cover Dexter! I am going to have to get that issue. Interesting to also to note in the caption that the AAU voted to disallow a "collar to collar' grip on the Bench Press.
Its makes...
I'd love to go there during the mid to late 1930s: Boho, Grimek, Stanko, Abele, Terpak.
Seeing Olympic Team memeber John Terry Deadlift 600lb @ 132lb bwt in 39'.
