Patent ID: 8075460

Claim:
A method of securing a barbell comprising the steps of: providing first and second barbell holders each having a securing mechanism and a body defining a seating surface; securing with the securing mechanisms the barbell holders on a substantially horizontal metal beam so that the barbell holders are longitudinally spaced from one another and adjacent a channel defined between an upwardly extending web of the beam and upper and lower flanges of the beam which extend forward from the web and so that the beam and secured barbell holders together form a barbell holder assembly; and seating a weightlifting barbell on the seating surfaces of the barbell holders of the assembly so that the barbell is adjacent the channel; wherein the web has a front surface; and the step of securing comprises the step of securing the barbell holders on the beam so that no portion of the barbell holders extends rearwardly of the front surface of the web.