A weight bar support assembly for supporting a weight bar on exercise equipment having an upright formed with a receiving arrangement, the weight bar support assembly comprising: a catch arm having an attachment bracket and weight support member, and an energy absorbing arrangement configured for cushioning a force transmitted to the upright upon contact of the weight bar with the weight support member, wherein the weight bar support assembly is further arranged so that: the attachment bracket being configured to be engaged with the upright , the attachment bracket including a front wall , a first side wall extending rearwardly from one side of the front wall , a rear wall joined to the first side wall and a second side wall extending rearwardly from another side of the front wall and disconnected from the rear wall , the first side wall being provided with an engagement structure which is slidably and rotatably received within a set of aligned apertures of the receiving arrangement formed in the upright for maintaining the attachment bracket in one desired setting on the upright ; the weight support member extending forwardly from the front wall and configured for supporting the weight bar on the exercise equipment when the engagement structure is received in the aligned apertures ; and characterized in that the energy absorbing arrangement being incorporated within the attachment bracket , the energy absorbing arrangement including a first cushioning pad provided on an inside surface of the front wall , and a second cushioning pad provided on an inside surface of the rear wall . a catch arm having an attachment bracket and weight support member, and an energy absorbing arrangement configured for cushioning a force transmitted to the upright upon contact of the weight bar with the weight support member, wherein the weight bar support assembly is further arranged so that: the attachment bracket being configured to be engaged with the upright , the attachment bracket including a front wall , a first side wall extending rearwardly from one side of the front wall , a rear wall joined to the first side wall and a second side wall extending rearwardly from another side of the front wall and disconnected from the rear wall , the first side wall being provided with an engagement structure which is slidably and rotatably received within a set of aligned apertures of the receiving arrangement formed in the upright for maintaining the attachment bracket in one desired setting on the upright ; the weight support member extending forwardly from the front wall and configured for supporting the weight bar on the exercise equipment when the engagement structure is received in the aligned apertures ; and characterized in that the attachment bracket being configured to be engaged with the upright , the attachment bracket including a front wall , a first side wall extending rearwardly from one side of the front wall , a rear wall joined to the first side wall and a second side wall extending rearwardly from another side of the front wall and disconnected from the rear wall , the first side wall being provided with an engagement structure which is slidably and rotatably received within a set of aligned apertures of the receiving arrangement formed in the upright for maintaining the attachment bracket in one desired setting on the upright ; the weight support member extending forwardly from the front wall and configured for supporting the weight bar on the exercise equipment when the engagement structure is received in the aligned apertures ; and characterized in that the energy absorbing arrangement being incorporated within the attachment bracket , the energy absorbing arrangement including a first cushioning pad provided on an inside surface of the front wall , and a second cushioning pad provided on an inside surface of the rear wall . <EOS>