Abstract: An apparatus for enabling a spotter to assist a lifter in a weight lifting exercise comprises a clamp for removably attaching to and enclosing a bar for free weights in an interior therein, the clamp securely retaining the bar along a length of the clamp, the bar being lifted by the lifter during the weight lifting exercise. The clamp is securely and removably attachable to a cable at an attachment end of the cable, the cable being disposed about a wheel of a pulley that is anchored to a stable point. A free end of the cable is manipulable by the spotter to selectively operate the pulley to assist with raising and lowering the bar.