Adjustable Weighted Exercise Pants

Abstract

The present disclosure pertains generally to exercise clothing, and more specifically, to weighted exercise pants. A weighted exercise pants system is disclosed employing weighted leg panels joined by a stretch fabric central expansion section. The weight pocket systems employ a plurality of weight sleeves capable of removably receiving one or more weights. The weighted exercise pants of the present disclosure can be used for strengthening muscles in a manner specific to the way the muscles are used in a particular sport, for other types of exercise, or for strength development, speed training, over-speed training and plyometric training.

1 . Adjustable weight exercise pants comprising:
 a. a right leg panel having a top end and a bottom end,   b. a left leg panel having a top end and a bottom end,   c. a central expansion section disposed between and connected to said right and left leg panels to form a pants structure having an upper, central pants opening, a lower right leg opening disposed at the bottom end of said right leg panel, a lower left leg opening disposed at the bottom end of said left leg panel, a front side and a back side,
 said central expansion section being constructed of a stretchable fabric, said left and right leg panels being constructed of a less stretchable fabric than said central expansion section fabric; 
   d. a padded waist section attached to said upper, central pants opening, said padded waist section comprising a right and left side girdle section and a lumbar support section located between said right and left side girdle sections, said lumbar support section being located on said pants structure back side;   e. a belt fastening device for adjusting the tightness of said padded waist section when worn by a user,   f. a padded weight pocket system comprising a padded right side weights pocket fixably attached to said right leg panel above said right leg panel bottom end, and a padded left side weights pocket fixably attached to said left leg panel above said left leg panel bottom end, said right side and said left side weights pockets further comprising a plurality of weight sleeves for holding one or more weights, each of said weight sleeves having a sleeve opening for receiving said one or more weights, and pocket flaps for covering said sleeve openings, and   g. one or more weights removably receivable into said weight sleeves.   
     
     
         2 . The weighted exercise pants of  claim 1  wherein the weights are selected from the group consisting of: 0.5-2 lb rigid bar-style weights, 0.5-2 lb bag-style weights, and 0.5-2 lb flexible bar-style weights. 
     
     
         3 . The weighted exercise pants of  claim 1  wherein the weights comprise bags filled with dense granular material 
     
     
         4 . The weighted exercise pants of  claim 3  wherein the dense granular material is steel shot or sand. 
     
     
         5 . The weighted exercise pants of  claim 1  wherein said plurality of weight sleeves comprises 6 weight sleeves. 
     
     
         6 . The weighted exercise pants of  claim 1  wherein said pants structure is a hockey pants structure. 
     
     
         7 . The weighted exercise pants of  claim 1  wherein said right leg panel members are constructed of single layer of nylon, said central expansion section is constructed of spandex material, said padded waist section is constructed of a 2-ply nylon shell surrounding a layer of neoprene-type foam, and weight sleeves are constructed of nylon and said pocket padding comprises neoprene-type foam. 
     
     
         8 . Adjustable weight exercise pants comprising:
 a. a right leg panel having a top end and a bottom end,   b. a left leg panel having a top end and a bottom end,   c. a central expansion section disposed between and connected to said right and left leg panels to form a pants structure having an upper, central pants opening, a lower right leg opening disposed at the bottom end of said right leg panel, a lower left leg opening disposed at the bottom end of said left leg panel, a front side and a back side,
 said central expansion section being constructed of a stretchable fabric, said left and right leg panels being constructed of a less stretchable fabric than said central expansion section fabric; 
   d. a padded waist section attached to said upper, central pants opening, said padded waist section comprising a right and left side girdle section and a lumbar support section located between said right and left side girdle sections, said lumbar support section being located on said pants structure back side;   e. a belt fastening device for adjusting the tightness of said padded waist section when worn by a user,   f. a padded weight pocket system comprising a padded right side weights pocket fixably attached to said right leg panel above said right leg panel bottom end, and a padded left side weights pocket fixably attached to said left leg panel above said left leg panel bottom end, said right side and said left side weights pockets further comprising a plurality of stretchable weight sleeves for holding one or more weights, each of said stretchable weight sleeves having a horizontal sleeve opening located medially for receiving said one or more weights, and   g. one or more weights removably receivable into said weight sleeves.