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The Legends of York Barbell – John Grimek

This series of articles will highlight several of the legends that built York Barbell. Each article will outline the accomplishments and other facts about the lifters. Check out our Legends T-Shirt for your very own piece of York Barbell Legends history. The second legend we are highlighting is John Grimek. John was born just outside of New York in Perth Amboy…

The Strong Product History of York Barbell

Throughout its 88 years in business, the York Barbell Company has manufactured various styles of exercise equipment. As the years went by, products evolved to meet the needs of each era. One product that evolved to meet the needs of its time period was the York Swing Bar Wartime Model. This product was manufactured during World War II…

COVID 19 Update: Temporarily Closed

Our retail store will remain closed temporarily to monitor the status of the yellow phase of York County closely. We hope to open our doors shortly, but the safety of our staff and our loyal customers come first. We are allowing warehouse and curbside pickup, and you can also order on our website. If the website shopping cart is disabled due to heavy volume…

COVID-19 Update

Dear Valued Customer, Back on March 20th, the Governor of Pennsylvania put an order out to close operations in Pennsylvania. During this time period leading up to the shutdown, like many in the fitness industry, we received unprecedented demand. We are gradually rebuilding our stock levels, but due to Covid19, we are still in the process due to issues with materials for production…

COVID-19 Announcement

As we continue to adapt to the many impacts of COVID-19, and with the mandate PA Governor Wolf ordered effective 3/19/20 at 8pm, all non-life sustaining businesses are to be closed until further notice. We will re-open as quickly as we can, and will still be responding to emails and phone calls at this time. If you have already placed an order…

The Legends of York Barbell – Norbert Schemansky

The York Barbell Company has been around for 88 years, and within those 88 years several legends were built with the York Barbell name backing their legacy. We have recently added a section to our Hall of Fame just outside of the Bob Hoffman Auditorium. This section has been dubbed “The Hall of Legends”. The Hall of Legends features several members of the York Barbell Club…

New Year’s Resolutions… What happens after January?

Each January brings an opportunity to reflect upon the previous year. This may include the successes that were achieved as well as things that need some improvement in the new year. While the reflection time in January is a great motivator to achieve new goals and changes in the new year, finding motivation after that may prove to be a harder task…