| 摘要 |
<p>A barbell training aid has a pressure pad which can be attached to a barbell shaft, the pressure pad having two cupped regions 8 which can, in use, be located over the middle trapezius muscles (2, figs 1-3) of the user's back. The pad allows the barbell to be rested on the middle trapezius muscles more comfortably. The cups 8 may fit around the full periphery of the trapezius muscles, and stop the trapezius muscles from being pushed apart. The pad may have a slot 14,16 for receiving the barbell bar, and a cut-away channel 11 to avoid putting pressure on the spinal vertebrae (6, fig 1,3). The pad may have a curved surface for location against the rear of a user's neck, raised cushion areas for the sides of the neck, and recesses (9, fig 4) for the upper trapezius muscles. The pad may be of polyurethane synthetic foam plastics or rubber. This accessory thus reduces the risk of the user receiving pain, bruising skin, and damage to the spine area, from resting the weight of the barbell on their trapezius muscles.</p> |
