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Book SynopsisA history of the York Barbell Company, focusing on its founder, Bob Hoffman, and the physical culture movement he launched. It also reveals other innovations in which Hoffman played a major role, such as weight training for athletes, health foods, bottled water and isometrics.
Trade Review“Meticulously documented and generously illustrated, this important contribution to the history of American culture is essential for the sports and American studies sections of all public and academic libraries.”
—Library Journal
“Fair’s tale is peppered with stories about ethnic assimilation through weightlifting success, Olympic glory, and the protracted struggle between the empires of York and Weider. At the center of it all is the indomitable personality and visionary spirit of Hoffman, whose dedication to weight training and singular pursuit of strength has indelibly stamped our culture. Meticulously documented and generously illustrated, this important contribution to the history of American culture is essential for the sports and American studies sections of all public and academic libraries.”
—Barry X. Miller Library Journal
“For anyone interested in the inside story of the iron game in this century, the publication of Muscletown USA is the event of the year, perhaps the decade.”
—Clarence Bass,Ripped Enterprises website
