Patent ID: 8506460

Claim:
An exercise apparatus for suspending a first and second item of weight, the apparatus comprising: (a) an elongate central bar member formed from a first material, the bar member having a left end and a right end; (b) a first outer weight-receiving member secured at the left end of the central bar member; (c) a second outer weight-receiving member secured at the right end of the central bar member, the first and second outer weight-receiving members each comprised of a second material; (d) a first elastic article adapted to be attached to said first outer weight receiving member, said first elastic article suspending the first item of weight therefrom so that it is free to move in the x, y, and z directions; and (e) a second elastic article adapted to be attached to said second outer weight receiving member, said second elastic article suspending the second item of weight therefrom so that it is free to move in the x, y, and z directions.