Vest assembly

Abstract

A vest assembly includes a bodice having two front upper chest/shoulder compressive regions, two front mid-core compressive regions that surround a trunk area and terminate at one full length back compressive region, each of the compressive regions comprising a compressive material of varying strengths selected to provide cushion and resistance to a specific area of a user's body, a neck collar attached to the bodice and including the compressive material, and a collar adjustment of an elasticized material for providing adjustable resistance to the neck collar.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A vest assembly comprising:
 a bodice having two front upper chest/shoulder pockets, two front mid-core pockets that surround a trunk area and terminate at one full length back pocket;   a neck collar attached to the bodice and including compressive material to provide cushion and resistance;   a collar adjustment of an elasticized material for providing adjustable resistance to the neck collar; and   compressive inserts for selective insertion in the two front upper chest/shoulder pockets, two front mid-core pockets and one full length back pocket, each of the compressive inserts comprising a compressive material of varying strengths selected to provide resistance to a specific area of a user's body.   
     
     
         2 . The vest assembly of  claim 1  wherein bodice and the pockets are manufactured from materials that are light-weight and breathable for expansion and slight compression during resistance training. 
     
     
         3 . The vest assembly of  claim 1  wherein the neck collar extends approximately one to three inches above a neck line of the user. 
     
     
         4 . The vest assembly of  claim 1  further comprising at least one weighted element for selective insertion in the two front mid-core pockets that surround the trunk area. 
     
     
         5 . The vest assembly of  claim 1  further comprising at least one weighted element for selective insertion in the full length back pocket. 
     
     
         6 . The vest assembly of  claim 1  wherein the pockets are secured by a closure mechanism. 
     
     
         7 . The vest assembly of  claim 1  wherein the pockets are secured by upper slots for removing and replacing compressive inserts. 
     
     
         8 . The vest assembly of  claim 1  wherein the pockets are secured by hook and loop fasteners. 
     
     
         9 . The vest assembly of  claim 1  further comprising an adjustable waist. 
     
     
         10 . The vest assembly of  claim 9  wherein the adjustable waist comprises an elastic cord fed through a channel formed in the bodice with a locking plastic toggle spring stop. 
     
     
         11 . A vest assembly comprising:
 a bodice having two front upper chest/shoulder compressive regions, two front mid-core compressive regions that surround a trunk area and terminate at one full length back compressive region, each of the compressive regions comprising a compressive material of varying strengths selected to provide cushion and resistance to a specific area of a user's body;   a neck collar attached to the bodice and including the compressive material; and   a collar adjustment of an elasticized material for providing adjustable resistance to the neck collar.   
     
     
         12 . The vest assembly of  claim 11  wherein bodice and the compressive regions are manufactured from materials that are light-weight and breathable for expansion and slight compression during resistance training. 
     
     
         13 . The vest assembly of  claim 11  further comprising an adjustable waist. 
     
     
         14 . The vest assembly of  claim 13  wherein the adjustable waist comprises an elastic cord fed through a channel formed in the bodice with a locking plastic toggle spring stop.