Weider Crosshubs

We all know the cheap Weider weights.

They are everywhere.

Most also know that Joe Weider was the leading bodybuilding promoter and helped Arnold get started.

What is less known, is that Weider also produced one of the greatest weight sets of all time.

In the 1950s, Andy Jackson’s small operation was making the very best weight set in America.

Weider suggested they collaborate to make a set.

The story goes that Jackson helped Weider and Joe reneged on the partnership but stole the design anyway.

The set has an incredible design with crosshubs and every plate is marked all the way down to the 2.5lbs.

The collars are very big and similar to the Jackson Olympic design. They are 15lbs for the pair. The bar has a unique design with ball bearings.

I have finally completed my Weider Crosshub set with the help of fellow collectors.