Spotting bar for weight lifting and method of use

Abstract

A variable height adjusting spotting bar for a spotting system for spotting lifting of weights engaged to a barbell, the spotting system including one or more flexible members coupled to the barbell, comprising one or more bar sections configured to be gripped by a spotter; one or more flexible member take-up spools configured to roll up or roll down along the one or more flexible members to set the variable height adjusting spotting bar to an optimal height for the spotter to provide the best ergonomic force to assist a lifter of the barbell.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A variable height adjusting spotting bar for a spotting system for spotting lifting of weights engaged to a barbell, the spotting system including one or more flexible members coupled to the barbell, comprising:
 one or more bar sections configured to be gripped by a spotter;   one or more flexible member take-up spools configured to roll up or roll down along the one or more flexible members to set the variable height adjusting spotting bar to an optimal height for the spotter to provide the best ergonomic force to assist a lifter of the barbell.   
     
     
         2 . The variable height adjusting spotting bar of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more flexible member take-up spools include a locking mechanism configured to lock in the optimal height of the variable height adjusting spotting bar. 
     
     
         3 . The variable height adjusting spotting bar of  claim 2 , wherein the locking mechanism includes an adjustment pin removably insertable with respect to the one or more flexible member take-up spools to lock in an amount of the one or more flexible members spooled within the one or more flexible member take-up spools. 
     
     
         4 . The variable height adjusting spotting bar of  claim 3 , wherein the one or more flexible member take-up spools include one or more sets of adjustment pin holes that the adjustment pin is removably insertable within to lock in an amount of the one or more flexible members spooled within the one or more flexible member take-up spools. 
     
     
         5 . The variable height adjusting spotting bar of  claim 4 , wherein the one or more flexible member take-up spools include a plurality of sets of adjustment pin holes that the adjustment pin is removably insertable within to fine tune a lock in amount of the one or more flexible members spooled within the one or more flexible member take-up spools. 
     
     
         6 . The variable height adjusting spotting bar of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more flexible member take-up spools include an anchor mechanism configured to secure an end of the one or more flexible members to the one or more flexible member take-up spools. 
     
     
         7 . The variable height adjusting spotting bar of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more flexible member take-up spools include a spool bar section configured to allow the one or more flexible members to roll up thereon or roll down therefrom and a pair of spool collars configured constrain the one or more flexible members therebetween. 
     
     
         8 . The variable height adjusting spotting bar of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more flexible member take-up spools include a pair of flexible member take-up spools. 
     
     
         9 . The variable height adjusting spotting bar of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more bar sections configured to be gripped by a spotter include one or more inside grip sections and one or more outside grip sections. 
     
     
         10 . The variable height adjusting spotting bar of  claim 9 , wherein the one or more bar sections configured to be gripped by a spotter include an inside grip section and a pair of outside grip sections. 
     
     
         11 . A method of using the variable height adjusting spotting bar of  claim 1 , comprising:
 receiving a spotter's grip at the one or more bar sections to roll the variable height adjusting spotting bar up or down;   rolling the variable height adjusting spotting bar up or down to the optimal height by rolling up or rolling down the one or more flexible member take-up spools along the one or more flexible members to the optimal height.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the one or more flexible member take-up spools include a locking mechanism configured to lock in the optimal height of the variable height adjusting spotting bar, and the method further comprising locking in the optimal height of the variable height adjusting spotting bar with the locking mechanism. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the locking mechanism includes an adjustment pin removably insertable with respect to the one or more flexible member take-up spools to lock in an amount of the one or more flexible members spooled within the one or more flexible member take-up spools, and locking includes locking in the optimal height of the variable height adjusting spotting bar with the adjustment pin, preventing the one or more flexible members from unspooling. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the one or more flexible member take-up spools include one or more sets of adjustment pin holes that the adjustment pin is removably insertable within to lock in an amount of the one or more flexible members spooled within the one or more flexible member take-up spools, and locking includes locking in the optimal height of the variable height adjusting spotting bar with the adjustment pin in the one or more sets of adjustment pin holes, preventing the one or more flexible members from unspooling. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the one or more flexible member take-up spools include a plurality of sets of adjustment pin holes that the adjustment pin is removably insertable within to fine tune a lock in amount of the one or more flexible members spooled within the one or more flexible member take-up spools, and locking includes fine tune locking in the optimal height of the variable height adjusting spotting bar with the adjustment pin in one of the plurality of sets of adjustment pin holes, preventing the one or more flexible members from unspooling. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the one or more flexible member take-up spools include an anchor mechanism configured to secure an end of the one or more flexible members to the one or more flexible member take-up spools, and the method further comprising securing the end of the one or more flexible members to the one or more flexible member take-up spools with the anchor mechanism. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the one or more flexible member take-up spools include a spool bar section configured to allow the one or more flexible members to roll up thereon or roll down therefrom and a pair of spool collars configured constrain the one or more flexible members therebetween, and the method further comprising rolling up the spool bar section on or rolling the spool bar section from the one or more flexible members while constraining the one or more flexible members between and with the pair of spool collars.