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Ten Creative Ways to Use Your Bench

When gyms were closed due to COVID-19, gym-goers had to get creative in keeping themselves in shape and staying healthy. As a result, more home gyms have surfaced and there’s been a natural increase in the purchasing of home-gym equipment. People quickly realized that they can get a more convenient, efficient workout from home. To workout from home effectively…

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Celebrate Your Love of Lifting Weights

If you love lifting weights, protein shakes, nutritional supplements, and balanced meals are a staple to your lifestyle. However, not everyone loves to lift and is keen on weightlifting, which can be confusing to those who love it. Some people tend to shy away from weightlifting because they fear they’ll become too muscular in appearance. Others believe that there simply isn’t a need or benefit compared to cardio…

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Can a Full Body Workout be More Beneficial?

No matter what you are looking to gain, full body workouts can be extremely beneficial and can potentially be better than splitting up muscle groups every time you work out. If you are just starting out or even a hardcore gym fanatic, incorporating full body workouts in your workout routine once in a while will help you achieve your body goals by strengthening every muscle during your workout.&nbsp…

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Why You Shouldn’t Skip Leg Day

Leg day is a day well-known to weight lifters. There are jokes surrounding skipping leg day, because those that do, could possibly become the subject of a meme gone viral. You don’t want attention for a disproportionate physique… you want the opposite! Let us explain why you shouldn’t skip leg day, the benefits of leg workouts…

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York Barbell’s Auditorium To Feature Major Weightlifting Events

The York Barbell name has been synonymous with the essence of weightlifting since its inception. That includes not only manufacturing and distributing quality weights and gym equipment but also serving as a meeting place for the sport. To that end, many long-time customers know that our corporate campus features an extensive retail outlet store and the Weightlifting Hall of Fame…

York Barbell STS Functional Cable Crossover Machine

York Barbell Introduces STS Functional Cable Crossover Machine

York Barbell’s design and marketing teams continue to innovate and incorporate the latest fitness technologies with the release of a new cable crossover machine. The STS Functional Cable Crossover machine now joins over a dozen new products the company announced in April. The cable crossover is noted for its versatility, offering multiple options for strength training and functional workouts at home or at the gym…

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York Barbell Launches Over A Dozen New Products

York Barbell’s design and marketing teams continue to innovate and incorporate the latest fitness technologies with an assortment of new products. Ranging from barbells and other traditional weightlifting accessories to full-body cardio equipment, the new equipment addresses valuable feedback the company recently received from customers. According to Eric Smith, Director of Sales and Marketing for York Barbell…

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York Barbell’s New Warehouse Delivers Massive Savings To Home Gym Customers

Sky-high shipping costs in the home gym industry since 2020 prompted York Barbell to look for solutions for its loyal customers and dealers. They found a big one via their new distribution center located in Dallas, TX. Opened in the summer of 2022, the warehouse has since delivered an average savings of over 20% on shipping charges on orders to the West Coast and Midwest…

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Lift Like an Olympian with York’s Olympic Weights

Some U.S Weightlifting champions were born strong and some achieve strength through tirelessly working at it. Not everyone can make it to the Olympics and get to call themselves an Olympian, but that doesn’t mean you can’t eat, train, and look like one if you want to! All you need is the willpower and the proper Olympic weights to make it happen…

York Aspire 420 Home Gym

Introducing The York Aspire Home Gym Line Of Products!

Don’t wait for your New Year’s resolution to start improving your fitness level! While over 90% of people aspire to improve their physical well-being with their resolutions, fewer than 10% actually achieve their goals. One big reason is that they lack a routine. Another is that people find excuses to skip traveling to the gym as the year progresses…