Weight lifting support system

A weight lifting system for a user with a head and shoulders and for lifting a weighted bar, comprising:

• a harness having a body with a thickness, the body having a contoured shaped for fitting around the shoulders of the user, the body having a front surface;
• an opening extending through the thickness of the body and sufficiently sized for receiving the head of the user therethrough;
• a cradle extending from a back surface of the harness and contoured to receive the weighted bar within a channel of the cradle;
• a first weight bearing strap having a first end that is secured directly to the front surface of the body of the harness;
• a second weight bearing strap having a first end that is secured directly to the front surface of the body of the harness, the first weight bearing strap and the second weight bearing strap being separated from each other;
• a first open hook attached to a second end of the first strap, the first open hook forming a contoured opening that is configured to engage with the weighted bar;
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• a second open hook attached to a second end of the second strap, the second open hook forming a contoured opening that is configured to engage with the weighted bar.