Exercise bars with multiple grip members

Abstract

Exercise bars including a shaft, a first cylindrical grip member, and a second cylindrical grip member. The shaft extends longitudinally from a first end to a second end opposite the first end. The second cylindrical grip member has a second radial dimension larger than the first radial dimension. The first cylindrical grip member has a first radial dimension. The second cylindrical grip member axially mounts to the shaft longitudinally adjacent to the first cylindrical grip member. The first cylindrical grip member axially mounts to the shaft. In some examples, the exercise bars include an elongate tension bearing member, a coupler, a third cylindrical grip member, and/or a spherical grip member.

1 . An exercise bar comprising:
 a shaft extending longitudinally from a first end to a second end opposite the first end;   a first cylindrical grip member axially mounted to the shaft and having a first radial dimension; and   a second cylindrical grip member axially mounted to the shaft longitudinally adjacent to the first cylindrical grip member and having a second radial dimension larger than the first radial dimension.   
     
     
         2 . The exercise bar of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the exercise bar defines a midplane at a longitudinal center of the shaft that conceptually divides the exercise bar into a first longitudinal half between the midplane and the first end and a second longitudinal half between the midplane and the second end;   the first cylindrical grip member and the second cylindrical grip member are mounted to the shaft in the first longitudinal half; and   the exercise bar is configured symmetrically about the midplane with the second longitudinal half mirroring the first longitudinal half.   
     
     
         3 . The exercise bar of  claim 2 , wherein the first cylindrical grip member is axially mounted to the shaft closer to the midplane than the second cylindrical grip member. 
     
     
         4 . The exercise bar of  claim 3 , wherein the first cylindrical grip member is spaced from the midplane. 
     
     
         5 . The exercise bar of  claim 4 , further comprising an elongate tension bearing member attached to the shaft proximate the longitudinal center of the shaft. 
     
     
         6 . The exercise bar of  claim 5 , further comprising a coupler attached to the elongate tension bearing member at a position distal where the elongate tension bearing member attaches to the shaft. 
     
     
         7 . The exercise bar of  claim 3 , further comprising a third cylindrical grip member axially mounted to the shaft longitudinally adjacent to the second cylindrical grip member and having a third radial dimension larger than the second radial dimension. 
     
     
         8 . The exercise bar of  claim 7 , wherein:
 the shaft is configured to telescope to selectively reduce its effective length; and   the first cylindrical grip member, the second cylindrical grip member, and the third cylindrical grip member are configured to telescope together when the shaft selectively telescopes.   
     
     
         9 . The exercise bar of  claim 8 , wherein the second cylindrical grip member defines a second annular recess configured to receive the first cylindrical grip member when the second cylindrical grip member moves longitudinally towards the midplane. 
     
     
         10 . The exercise bar of  claim 9 , wherein the third cylindrical grip member defines a third annular recess configured to receive the second cylindrical grip member when the third cylindrical grip member moves longitudinally towards the midplane. 
     
     
         11 . The exercise bar of  claim 7 , further comprising a spherical grip member mounted to the shaft longitudinally adjacent to the third cylindrical grip member. 
     
     
         12 . The exercise bar of  claim 11 , wherein the spherical grip member is mounted to the first end of the shaft. 
     
     
         13 . The exercise bar of  claim 12 , wherein the spherical grip member is configured to selectively mount to the first end of the shaft and to be selectively removed from the first end of the shaft. 
     
     
         14 . The exercise bar of  claim 11 , wherein the spherical grip member has a fourth radial dimension that is greater than or equal to the third radial dimension. 
     
     
         15 . The exercise bar of  claim 14 , wherein the second radial dimension is double the first radial dimension. 
     
     
         16 . The exercise bar of  claim 15 , wherein the third radial dimension is triple the first radial dimension. 
     
     
         17 . An exercise bar comprising:
 a shaft extending longitudinally from a first end to a second end opposite the first end with a longitudinal center disposed between the first end and the second end;   wherein:
 the exercise bar has a first progressively increasing radial dimension from the longitudinal center and the first end; and 
 the exercise bar has a second progressively increasing radial dimension from the longitudinal center to the second end. 
   
     
     
         18 . The exercise bar of  claim 17 , wherein the second progressively increasing radial dimension from the longitudinal center to the second end symmetrically mirrors the first progressively increasing radial dimension from the longitudinal center and the first end. 
     
     
         19 . The exercise bar of  claim 18 , wherein the first progressively increasing radial dimension is defined by discrete longitudinal portions of fixed radial dimensions. 
     
     
         20 . The exercise bar of  claim 17 , further comprising:
 a first spherical grip member removeably attached to the first end of the shaft; and   a second spherical grip member removeably attached to the second end of the shaft.