Most people new to the gym don’t give much thought to which direction the plates face on a barbell. But serious lifters have very strong opinions about it, and in time, you too will need to ...

However, thanks to sites like Vintage Weights PGH, a blog dedicated to collecting and restoring vintage equipment, that’s exactly what’s become of “milled-era” weight plates from York Barbell. “They ...

More plates on a loaded barbell means a heavier lift. But if you’ve ever lifted with cast iron plates, you’ll know it takes one mistake (and a few jeers from on-lookers) to realize the process is a ...

Pop quiz: You want to lift 185 pounds. How many plates do you put on each side of the barbell, and what sizes? If you didn’t immediately answer “a 45 and a 25, of course,” perhaps a little ...

and fits standard 2-inch diameter plates. If you're looking for an all-in-one situation when you're buying your barbell, try gifting yourself this adjustable dumbbells and barbells set.

Grabbing—or, you know, lifting—a barbell, for starters ... a lil' explainer on weight plates so you can decide which fits into your regimen best. When to use it: St. Gerard says they ...

Before even lifting a barbell, you've started to sweat hauling over the weight plates. So why not give those hefty desks center stage? Here's how to do the best full-body workout using just one ...

For the Elephant Bar event, however, the competitors use custom-made, two-inch thick plates that throw back to the classic York barbell plates that became standard in the mid 20th century.

The barbell heavy squat not only builds massive ... You want to extend at the hips instead. The plate overhead walking lunge obviously attacks the legs, but it will also annihilate the core ...

with a burly man seen adjusting the plates before she gets into position, the Mirror reported. But the woman loses control of the barbell, which falls and crushes her neck, killing her on the spot ...

A prison guard died after he and two other men were beaten with barbell plates and a stocking cap stuffed with pool balls. Mark Avery, 38, a guard at Lansing Correctional Facility, died Sunday ...