Strength training system and method of using same

An exercise system comprising:

• a base support frame comprising a first stationary support member positioned at a first side of the base support frame and a second stationary support member positioned at a second side of the base support frame, the second side being opposite the first side;
• a first rotatable member configured to rotate relative to the first support member and a second rotatable member configured to rotate relative to the second support member;
• a first carriage member translatable along at least a portion of an inside surface of the first rotatable member and a second carriage member translatable along at least a portion of an inside surface of the second rotatable member;
• a barbell coupled with the first and second carriage member such that, as the first and second carriage members translate relative to the first and second rotatable members, the barbell is configured to translate relative to the first and second rotatable members;
• and
• a pair of hand grips supported by the barbell, the hand grips being slidable and rotatable relative to the barbell;
• wherein:
• the barbell is configured to support a plurality of weights.

A method of exercising the muscles of one's body, comprising:

• grasping a barbell with one's hands, the barbell advancing at one end portion through a first rotatable support member and advancing at a second end portion through a second rotatable support member;
• moving the barbell in a first direction from a first position to a second position, thereby moving the first and second rotatable support members from a first position to a second position;
• wherein:
• when the barbell is in the first position, the first and second rotatable support members are in a first position such that the first and second rotatable support members are positioned adjacent to a first and second stationary support members;
• and
• when the barbell is in the second position, the first and second rotatable support members are positioned away from the first and second stationary support members such that there is a space between the first rotatable support member and the first stationary support member and between the second rotatable support member and the second stationary support member when the barbell is in the second position;
• and
• moving the barbell up and down relative to the first and second rotatable support members when the first and second rotatable support members are in the second position so as to exercise the muscles of one's body.