Patent ID: 8443465
Filing Date: 2013-05-21
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A training system comprising: a vest adapted to conform to a torso of a wearer, the vest having an exterior surface and an interior body contact surface, the vest having a front portion covering a front of the wearer and a back portion covering a back of the wearer, and the vest being made of a material that compresses the torso of the wearer; eight weight pockets located on the front portion of the vest; at least six weight pockets located on the back portion of the vest; and a plurality of weights, each respective weight of the plurality of weights being shaped substantially similar to a respective weight pocket of each of the eight weight pockets and the at least six weight pockets, the plurality of weights being a flexible material that conforms to the torso of the wearer corresponding to the location of each respective weight pocket wherein the eight weight pockets located on the front portion of the vest consist of: a first set of left and right pockets, each is designed to be positioned and sized so as to overlap trapezius and pectoralis major muscle groups of the wearer; a second set of left and right pockets, each is designed to be positioned and sized so as to overlap the pectoralis major and rectus abdominis muscle groups of the wearer; a third set of left and right pockets, each is designed to be positioned and sized so as to overlap the rectus abdominis and external oblique muscle groups of the wearer; and a fourth set of left and right pockets, each is designed to be positioned and sized so as to overlap the rectus abdominis and the external oblique muscle groups of the wearer.