BY USING YORK BARBELLS AND THE WORLDFAMOUS YORK TRAINING COURSES YOU CAN BECOME A PHYSICAL SUPERMAN

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The world's best barbells and the world's finest weight training courses make an unbeatable combination. The staff of the York Barbell Company, headed by Bob Hoffman, editor-in-chief of this magazine and acknowledged to be the world's foremost authority on physical training, includes John Grimek, Steve Stanko, John Terpak, Jules Bacon, and Dick Bachtell. Grimek is the most famous muscleman in the world today, winner of "Mr. America," "Mr. U.S.A." and "Mr. Universe" titles, and a weightlifting champion; Stanko set world's records in lifting and won "Mr. America" and "Mr. Universe" contests; Terpak won 14 United States and World's weightlifting championships; Bacon won the "Mr. America" title; Bachtell won national championships over a period of 20 years.

Our success has shown that we practice what we preach. The York Barbell Club team won 20 consecutive United States championships and Hoffman-coached American weight-lifters won world's championships since 1937. The U. S. team again won the world's title at the Helsinki Olympiad in 1952. York men have been "Mr. America" winners in 1939, 40, 41, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51 and 52. All of this is not a happy accident, but proves

York methods are best.

Any foundry can sell you weights, but they are so much iron and steel unless you follow the right methods. When you become a York man all the great York champions are behind you to encourage you and show you the way.

WE KNOW OUR BUSINESS

We have a record of making the best barbells for more than half a century, since 1902. We have our own foundry and machine shops, and have produced more barbells than all the other companies in the world combined. York barbells are used in international competition everywhere, at Paris, London, Milan, Buenos Aires, Guatemala, Venezuela, and 26 York Olympic sets at Helsinki. With all this proof that York barbells and York courses are best, can you tell us any good reason why you should purchase anything but a York set? You can be proud to be a York man.

MR. AMERICA

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the special divisions were being contested the judges usually get a pretty good idea who is the most muscular and are ready to vote after a few poses by the competing athletes. Frequently there are several prizes for Most Muscular, at least first, second and third, and this is determined by the vote of the judges.

With the special divisions out of the way, the men who have been warming up and pumping up, are lined up backstage in order. Each is told that he will be allowed three poses of fifteen seconds each, front, back and optional, when he comes upon the raised platform. The overhead light is turned out momentarily and the master-of-ceremonies says, "We will now present Mr. So-and-So, of the Blank Club." He goes on to list the contests or awards the individual has already won. At some contests, simply the announcement of the contentant's name, number and club affiliation are made. But it definitely adds interest to the program if cards have been filled out in advance for the M.C. telling the contestant's age, weight, and success or lack of success in former contests.

You noticed that the 15 points have been divided into five groups, yet it is almost hopeless to score and tabulate the scores if fractions for each of the five groups are used. It is customary for each judge to mass each contestant's points together so that the final count will be 12 or 122, or 132. It is usually permitted to score in quarters so that a top score would be 1434. No man is perfect, so too often a perfect score is the one thrown out.

It certainly isn't fair to award a near perfect score to one man, and then as low as three or four to another. There simply is not that difference between well developed human beings. In my many years of physique judging 1434 to John Grimek in both his Mr. America winning contests is the highest score I have given. To a really good man I give at least 132, to a pretty good man, at least 122, to an ordinary man, 102, seldom less than this. (Continued on page 60)

STRENGTH AND HEALTH JULY, 1955

YORK Deluxe BARBELL COMBINATIONS

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70 pound York Deluxe-Simplex type. With 4 foot, solid steel, machined bar, the newly designed wrenchless collars. 2 each of 22, 5 and 4 10-pound plates. Includes Hoffman's Simplified System of Barbell Training $12.95 100 pound York Deluxe-Simplex type. With 4-foot, solid steel, machined bar the newly designed wrenchless collars. 2 each of 22, 5 and 10 pound plates. 4 122s. Includes Hoffman's Simplified System of Barbell Training. Heavy enough to build a fine degree of strength and muscle. With the Simplified System only 10 minutes a day, three or four times a week will be required...

$16.95

110 pound York Deluxe Barbell-Dumbell-Swingbell combination. Made up with 5 foot solid steel, knurled and machined, polished bar, the newly designed wrenchless collars. 4 each of 1%, 2%, 5 and 10 pound plates, pair of dumbell-swingbell bars made of machined and polished steel, 14 inches in length, with revolving hand grips, wrench and collars. Three training books, four famous York courses, which have built the champions. Barbell, dumbell, weight lifting, swingbell training. A very popular set which will bring you pleasing results.

$20.95

160 pound York Deluxe Barbell-Dumbell-Swingbell combination. Contains all the features of the 110 lb. combination. with the addition of 2 25 pound York Deluxe plates...

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210 pound York Deluxe Barbell-Dumbell-Swingbell combination. Contains all the features of the 110 pound combination with the addition of 4 25 pound York Deluxe plates... $35.95 315 pound York Deluxe Barbell-Dumbell-Swingbell combination. With 6 foot machined and knurled steel bar. 4 each of 14, 22, 5 and 10 and 121⁄2 pound plates, plus 6 25 pound plates, dumbell-swingbell, with new type wrenchless collars, and three famous training books, 6 well illustrated courses in all. $48.95 Make your selection of the York set which will best fulfill your physical ambitions and plan today to live and train the York way in the future. All sets F. O. B. York.

If you live in Pennsylvania, add one per cent state sales tax.

Order now from YORK BARBELL COMPANY, York, Pennsylvania

STRENGTH AND HEALTH JULY, 1955