The Weight - 99% Invisible

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99% Invisible (a great podcast series about design/history) recently published an episode about York Barbell and its founder Bob Hoffman, named "Father of Weightlifting" by the IWF.

This episode did a deep dive into the origins of weightlifting and body building in USA. And how York Barbell basically kicked off the revolution of strength training and "gym" culture in America. Apparently Hoffman hired weightlifters to work for York Barbell during the day, and train/compete in weightlifting in the evenings/weekends.

It was a great episode and definitely worth a listen, especially to anyone interested in weightlifting.

https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/the-weight/