Abstract: A device for assisting a lifter during exercise with a weighted bar including a pair of upwardly-mounted brackets for enclosing respective end portions of the bar. The brackets include a lower portion defining a narrow channel which centers the bar when the bar lowered and further include an upper outwardly flared portion permitting natural movement by the lifter when raising the bar. A resilient lift assembly mounted in the channel provides a dynamic lift-restoring force to the bar in response to downward movement of the bar thereagainst for development of explosive muscle power of the lifter. The brackets include a ramp surface inclined toward the channel or self-spotting by the lifter.

Abstract: A device for assisting a lifter during exercise with a weighted bar including a pair of upwardly-mounted brackets for enclosing respective end portions of the bar. The brackets include a lower portion defining a narrow channel which centers the bar when the bar is lowered and further include an upper outwardly flared portion permitting natural movement by the lifter when raising the bar. A resilient lift assembly mounted in the channel provides a dynamic lift-restoring force to the bar in response to downward movement of the bar thereagainst for development of explosive muscle power of the lifter. The brackets include a ramp surface inclined toward the channel for self-spotting by the lifter.

Abstract: A weighted training vest device includes front and rear interconnected panels and made of a bendable resilient material. The front and rear panels include pocket-like recesses which selectively receive weights according to the desires of the user. The recesses include pressure sensitive fastening material which cooperatively mates with similar material affixed to the weights. The weights are rounded and beveled with no sharp corners or edges so that the surface of the panels of the vest is generally smooth.

Abstract: A weighted training vest device adapted to be worn upon an athlete's torso to develop greater strength for running. The vest includes front and rear flexible panels adapted to fit against the wearer's chest and back respectively and a plurality of weights adapted to be affixed to such panels selectively and individually in a predetermined pattern. The panels are sufficiently rigid to maintain the pattern of the weights substantially constant during running by resisting the tendency of the weights to move relative to each other as a result of the dynamic forces imposed by running. The panels also have resilient, slip-resistant interior surfaces to prevent relative movement between the panels and the wearer's skin during running so as to further prevent movement of the weights relative to the wearer's body.