Abstract

A squat rack is provided for supporting a bar of weights on a person's neck and shoulders during a squatting exercise. The squat rack includes a neck member arranged to rest on a base of a person's neck and a back member spaced below the neck member being arranged to rest across the person's back. A pair of shoulder members are connected between the neck and back members near respective ends of each of the members. Each shoulder member extends upwards past the neck member and curves forward following an arc arranged to rest on one of the shoulders to terminate at an end extending downwards. A pair of handles are mounted on the respective ends of the shoulder members. A pair of spacer members extend upwards from respective ends of the neck member for mounting a bar support member thereon. The bar support member extends laterally outwards past the respective ends of the neck member. A pair of clamps are mounted at respective ends of the bar support member for securing the bar of weights thereon.