Dead lifting method and suit

This application is a division of application Ser. No. 11/728,276, filed Mar. 26, 2007.

This invention relates to a suit for use by lifters competing in a dead lifting event and more particularly to a suit that encourages the lifter to keep the back straight.

Power lifting and weight lifting are sports, like all sports, where small differences in performance are the difference between winning and losing, especially in top flight competition. The reason, of course, is that competitors are normally very evenly matched. There are many different types of lifting events. One event is known as the deadlift. The deadlift can be performed with one or two different lifting techniques known as conventional or sumo. With the conventional technique, the competitor squats down with the legs parallel, grasps the bar of a barbell, usually with one palm facing down and one facing rearward, and then stands to an erect position with the barbell held at arms length and the knees in a locked position so the barbell is about thigh high. Sumo technique is essentially the same except the legs are splayed outwardly. Proper form for either technique is for the lifter to keep his back as straight as possible with the head up.

To date, the suits used by dead lifters are not substantially different than the suits worn by lifters in other events.

Disclosures of some interest relative to this invention are found in U.S. Pat. Nos. 2,027,622; 4,625,336; 4,999,845; 5,033,117; 6,719,712 and D504,202.

In this invention, a more-or-less conventional lifter\'s suit 1D is modified in two respects. Most importantly, the front neckline does not extend downwardly as far as the rear neckline. Conventional suits typically have the front and rear necklines about equal. Wrestling singlets have the reverse, i.e. the front neckline is much lower than the rear neckline.

It has been learned that making the front neckline higher than the rear neckline to keep the lifter\'s back more nearly straight because the high cut front provides more coverage of the chest and, when constructed of a fabric of high tensile strength and limited flexibility helps prevent substantial forward bending of the upper torso.

In addition, it is preferred that the tops of the straps be inclined rather than square to more nearly fit the normal shape of the trapezius muscles of dead lifters.

It is an object of this invention to provide an improved suit for use in a dead lifting event.

A further object of this invention is to provide an improved suit for dead lifter which encourages the user to keep the back straight.

A more specific object of this invention is to provide an improved dead lifting suit having a neckline that plunges more in the rear than in the front.

These and other objects and advantages of this invention will become more apparent as this description proceeds, reference being made to the accompanying drawings and appended claims.