Nice Rack! Part II
by Thom Van Vleck
My "Babies!
Some time ago I wrote a USAWA story called “Nice Rack” and it was about a rack of York “Globe Style” Dumbbells that Bill Clark has at Clark’s Championship Gym in Columbia, Missouri. I jealously admired those Dumbbells and wished I had a set of my own.
As luck would have it, I came across a set for sale through my USAWA friends, namely Larry Traub. Larry had these and made me an extremely generous offer on them that I couldn’t refuse. Soon enough, I had them in my possession (after a detour from South Carolina thru Indiana and back to Missouri….a small price to pay!).
The "Crown Jewels" of my collection, the legendary 100lb Globes.
I took off a layer of rust, then laid down a few coats of paint and white lettered the raised “York” and poundage numbers.
I am not a collector, these will be used in my training and by anyone who trains at the JWC! But if you use them and drop them, you might end up with an Olympic bar as a necktie! If you break them….notify next of kin! So, next time you come by the JWC Training Hall…CHECK’em out! Oh, and once again….Thanks Larry, you made me very happy and they will take these when they pry my cold dead hands from around them!