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| What's the definition of a "gently used" barbell - and is it a good thing or a bad thing? |
Hail to the Dinosaurs!
Two quick notes, and then we'll talk iron.
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3. "Gently Used" Weight Set for Sale
I was checking out the local Marketplace ads,
looking for used barbell plates and dumbbells
and other fun stuff, and I saw an ad for a weight
set and weight bench.
Standard stuff - except the ad said it was for a
"gently used" barbell set.
And that made me stop and think.
What qualifies as a "gently used" barbell - and is
it a good thing or a bad thing?
On reflection, I think it's a good thing.
Back in the day, barbell sets were built to last.
And they did last - some for 20, 40, 50 or more
years.
For example . . .
Ron Walker set a British record in the military
press back in the early 1930's. It was in a special
contest with Germany's Joseph Manger, the World
and Olympic champion and the strongest man in the
World.
I've trained with the very same barbell that Walker
and Manger used in that contest.
It had seen plenty of action over the years - but it
was going strong more than 60 years after the big
contest.
And that's not an isolated event.
Some of us are still using the very same barbell
we used when we were kids - which for guys my
age means a barbell that's been doing the job for
well over 50 years - and a barbell that continues
to do the job.
And many of us have barbells that our fathers
used - or barbells that our grandfathers used.
Some of those barbells are close to 100 years
old - and they're doing just fine. (And so are
the guys and gals who are using them - what-
ever their age.)
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| My barbell gets plenty of use - but I treat it with the care and respect that it deserves. |
"Gently used" means different things to different
people.
To some, it means a barbell that never got much
use. That's probably what most people mean.
To others, it means a barbell that got plenty of
use - but that was treated with care and respect
in every workout.
No dropping, no throwing, none of the stuff they
do in modern gyms or in selfie world.
A barbell that has been lifted for hundreds of
thousands or even millions of reps - but a
barbell that has been treated the right way
by everyone who ever touched it.
That's my definition of "gently used" - what is
yours?
As always, thanks for reading and have a great
day. If you train today, make it a good one!
Yours in strength,
Brooks Kubik
P.S. Remember to grab the January issue of The
Dinosaur Files - and apply for membership in the
Strength Secrets Facebook Group:
The Dinosaur Files:
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The Strength Secrets Facebook Group
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| Muscle Builder magazine from back in the 1950's had some terrific training articles - and plenty of old-school, real world strength secrets that are awfully hard to find nowadays. |
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P.S. 2. Here's something else you'll like:
http://www.brookskubik.com/grayhair_blackiron.html
P.S. 3. Thought for the Day:
"Barbells are special. Treat them well. They
deserve it."
- Brooks Kubik
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