Muscletown USA: Bob Hoffman and the Manly Culture of York Barbell

by John D. Fair

Book Overview

From the 1930s to the 1980s, the capital of weightlifting in America was York, Pennsylvania, the home of the York Barbell Company. Bob Hoffman, the founder of York Barbell, propagated an ideology of success for Americans seeking physical improvement. Often called the "Father of World Weightlifting," Hoffman was a pioneer in marketing barbells and health foods. He popularized weight training and inaugurated a golden age of American weightlifting...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271018550
• ISBN13: 9780271018553
• Release Date: May 1999
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"