Abstract: An athletic weight harness. The athletic weight harness includes a belt, a torso-protecting shield connected to the belt at the lower end of the torso-protecting shield, first and second adjustable straps connected to the upper end of the torso-protecting shield and the belt, and a weight post connected to the torso-protecting shield. The straps extending over the shoulders of the bodybuilder for retaining the athletic weight harness on the torso of the bodybuilder. The athletic weight harness holds exercise weight disks on a bodybuilder's chest or back at the level of the thorax. The shield prevents the bodybuilder from being struck by the weight disks, and the shoulder straps avoid irritating contact with the bodybuilder's neck during use.