A lifting apparatus having a bar with a shoulder bar supportable on a lifter's shoulders and a weight sleeve configured to receive at least one weight. The lifting apparatus includes an adapter that allows adjustment of the distal member to one of a plurality of different positions relative to a longitudinal axis of the shoulder bar.

Disclosed is a modular elastic support device including a base unit and at least one modular unit used for enhancing performance during weight training, or resistance training. The base unit and the modular unit include a substantially rectangular shaped chest band, and two arm cuffs at either end of the chest band. The modular unit is stacked over the base unit, or over preceding modular units. A user can add any number of modular units as desired to enhance performance. The modular design of the device allows for device formation, without the need to sew successive units together or without the use of fasteners. An optional power shirt may be used along with the device to further enhance the user's performance.