摘要 |
A dumbbell support attachment which can be employed to modify a conventional weight lifting bench for use with dumbbells. A holder on which up to two dumbbells can be rested simultaneously at the beginning and end of an exercise routine is included in the attachment. This holder, which is part of a rack assembly which is rigidly attached to both a horizontal support bar and a pair of vertical mounting legs in the attachment, has a curved inner surface which opens upwardly and has a radius of curvature which is larger than that of the outer periphery of the heaviest dumbbell weights to be used. Generally "J"-shaped in transverse cross-section, the rack assembly includes an angular member rigidly attached to the horizontal support bar along its entire length and other features to strengthen it structurally. The holder itself defines two cutouts through which a user, as he lies on the weight bench, can reach to grab the dumbbell and lift it from its resting position. To modify the weight lifting bench for use with dumbbells, one simply removes each of its barbell supports from its respective support column and then inserts the vertical mounting legs into the support columns. Fixedly attached to the bar, the mounting legs are slideably insertable into the support columns of the bench.
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