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An apparatus to store and facilitate the safe simultaneous use of dumbbells by multiple individuals. The apparatus includes first and second staging stations. The first staging station includes a first side, a second side, and first and second spaced apart towers. An individual can walk from the fir

An apparatus to store and facilitate the safe simultaneous use of dumbbells by multiple individuals. The apparatus includes first and second staging stations. The first staging station includes a first side, a second side, and first and second spaced apart towers. An individual can walk from the first side of the staging station to a position between the first and second towers with the individual's entire body in a space intermediate the towers. The second staging station includes a primary side, a secondary side, and spaced apart third tower and fourth towers. The second staging station is positioned normal to the first staging station such that a first individual in the first staging station can grasp dumbbells on an outwardly facing tier of the fourth tower of the second staging station at the same time a second individual is standing between the third and fourth towers of the second staging station.

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1. An apparatus to store weights for first and second individuals to remove weights from the apparatus, minimize the risk of injury while removing the weights from the apparatus, andeach remove weights from the machine at the same time the other individual removes weights from the apparatus,each of

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An apparatus to store weights for first and second individuals to remove weights from the apparatus, minimize the risk of injury while removing the weights from the apparatus, andeach remove weights from the machine at the same time the other individual removes weights from the apparatus,each of the individuals having a power zone,a neutral posture,first and second sides, anda pair of hands,the apparatus comprising(a) a first staging station including (i) a first side,(ii) a second side,(iii) a first tower including at least first and second generally horizontally oriented support tiers, said first tier at a first elevation in an inward orientation, said second tier spaced apart from said first tier and at a second elevation different from said first elevation and in an inward orientation,(iv) a second tower including at least third and fourth generally horizontally inwardly oriented support tiers, said third tier at said first elevation in an inward orientation, said fourth tier spaced apart from said third tier and at said second elevation in an inward orientation, said second tower spaced apart from said first tower such that an individual can walk from said first side to a position between said first and second towers with the individual's entire body in a space intermediate said first and second towers,the individual's first side facing said first and third tiers, andthe individual's second side facing said second and fourth tiers, andaccess with the individual's hands said first and third tiers and said second and fourth tiers, and(v) a first plurality of dumbbells each having a center of gravity,including a first pair of dumbbells of equivalent shape, dimension, and weight, each of said first pair of dumbbells mounted on a different one of said first and third support tiers such that said center of gravity of each of said first pair of dumbbells mounted on said first and third tiers is at an elevation above the ground such that when an individual is standing between said first pair of dumbbells in a lifting position and a neutral posture, each of said first pair of dumbbells is in the power zone of the individual, and near one of the hands of the individual, andsaid first pair of dumbbells are generally parallel to one another, andincluding a second pair of dumbbells of equivalent shape, dimension, and weight, each of said second pair of dumbbells mounted on a different one of said second and fourth support tiers such that said center of gravity of each of said second pair of dumbbells mounted on said second and fourth tiers is at an elevation above the ground, andsaid second pair of dumbbells are generally parallel to one another; and,(b) a second staging station including (i) a primary side,(ii) a secondary side,(iii) a third tower including at least fifth and sixth generally horizontally oriented support tiers, said fifth tier at a primary elevation in an inward orientation, said sixth tier spaced apart from said fifth tier and at a secondary elevation different from said primary elevation and in an outward orientation,(iv) a fourth tower including at least a seventh generally horizontally inwardly oriented support tier, said seventh tier at said primary elevation in an inward orientation, said third tower spaced apart from said fourth tower such that an individual can walk from said primary side to a position between said third and fourth towers with the individual's entire body in a space intermediate said third and fourth towers,the individual's first side facing said fifth tier, andthe individual's second side facing said seventh tier,access with the individual's hands said fifth and seventh tiers, andwalk out from between said third and fourth towers to said secondary side,(v) a second plurality of dumbbells each having a center of gravity,including a third pair of dumbbells of equivalent shape, dimension, and weight, each of said third pair of dumbbells mounted on a different one of said fifth and seventh support tiers such that said center of gravity of each of said third pair dumbbells mounted on said fifth and seventh tiers is at an elevation above the ground such that when an individual is standing between said third pair of dumbbells in a lifting position and a neutral posture, each of said third pair of dumbbells is in the power zone of the individual, and near one of the hands of the individual, andsaid third pair of dumbbells are generally parallel to one another, andincluding a fourth pair of dumbbells of equivalent shape, dimension, and weight, each of said fourth pair of dumbbells mounted on said sixth tier adjacent one another;said second staging station positioned normal to said first staging station on said second side of said first staging station such that said sixth tier is accessible to and can be reached by an individual standing in said first staging station between said first and third tiers, wherein the first individual can walk from said first side of said first staging station into said first staging station between said first and third tiers,grasp said first pair of dumbbells in the power zone of the first individual,lift said first pair of dumbbells while generally in a neutral posture; and wherein,simultaneously with the first individual walking into said first staging station,the second individual can walk into said primary side of said second staging station between said third and fourth towers and said fifth and seventh support tiers,grasp while generally in a neutral posture said third pair of dumbbells in the power zone of the second individual,lift said third pair of dumbbells, andwalk out of said secondary side of said second staging station.