Antimicrobial products ARE HERE!

Strength Equipment with the Power
To Kill Harmful Bacteria!*

Black Iron Strength® provides the finest free weight equipment in the world. Now, our new CuLean™ product line features CuVerro™ antimicrobial copper gripping surfaces—a class of EPA-registered solid surfaces with the inherent ability to continually kill infection-causing bacteria* between cleanings.

It’s no secret that sports-training facilities are faced with dangerous and potentially deadly outbreaks of infection. Over the past few years, MRSA infections have shattered athletes’ dreams and disrupted training programs in high schools, in the collegiate and professional ranks, and at local health clubs, gyms and physical therapy centers. More than half of athletic trainers surveyed in a study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said they have treated an athlete with a skin infection caused by MRSA.¹

Black Iron Strength® uses the power of CuVerro™ gripping surfaces on new free weight designs to train athletes, and keep them healthy and strong.

According to the CDC, the ‘superbug’ MRSA is typically spread from person to person through direct skin contact, or contact with shared items or surfaces, such as weight-training equipment. Breaks in the skin are common among athletes, and shared items are difficult to keep clean.² The CDC recommends that shared sports equipment be cleaned after each use and allowed to dry.³ The CuLean™ line of fitness equipment has been designed with CuVerro™ antimicrobial copper surfaces as a secondary line of defense. It works between cleanings, 24/7 to kill harmful bacteria* and not allow it to reproduce!

The Power of CuVerroTM Antimicrobial Copper Gripping Surfaces:

Proven to kill 99.9% of bacteria in two hours or less.*

Only grips from EPA-registered solid surface materials.

Works between cleanings--24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Economical. Lasts lifetime of equipment. Easily maintained.

Recyclable. Environmentally responsible.

Copper, brass and bronze have contributed to safe, reliable, economical and healthy designs for thousands of years for potable water, coinage, safety railings and more. Recent registration by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has breathed new life into these time-tested materials.

World's Finest Strength Equipment

• Black Iron Strength® provides only the finest quality strength equipment.
• We are the only company in the world with free weights that use CuVerro™ antimicrobial copper gripping surfaces.
• CuVerro™ grips are the only EPA-registered materials being used on fitness equipment, and the only materials that can actually claim the ability to kill bacteria.*
• And the complete line of Black Iron Strength® fitness equipment is only made in the USA.

The next time you grab those kettlebell handles, pick up those dumbbells, or hit the bench press, ask yourself, "When was the last time this was cleaned? How many people have touched this before me? And am I holding the only grip design in the world with a patent-pending antimicrobial copper surface?"

For more information, please contact:

Tom Grace
Black Iron Strength
3407 NE 113th Street
Vancouver, WA 98686
Tel: (360) 574-6524
Fax: (360) 574-6378
http://www.blackironstrength.com

References:

¹ 17th Annual Scientific Session of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America
² Journal Atheletic training 2006; 41(2) 141-145
³ http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/ar_MRSA_AthletesFAQ.html#8

^*Testing Desmonstrates effective antibacterial activity against Staphlococcus aureus, Enterobacter aerogenes,Escherichia coli 0157:H7, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Methicillin-resistant Staphlococcus aureus (MRSA). When cleaned regularly, CuVerro™ surfaces kill more than 99.9% of bacteria within two hours of exposure and continue killing more than 99% of bacteria, even after repeated contamination.

Cu+ is a registered trademark of the International Copper Association, Ltd.	Black Iron Strength® is a registered trademark of Grace Premier Fitness and Wellness Products, Inc.	CuVerro™ is a registered trademark of GBC Metals, LLC, d/b/a Olin Brass