Support garment for resistance exercise

A support garment for use during resistance training, the support garment comprising:

• a single segment of elastomeric material having a first end and an opposite second end with an upper perimeter and an opposite lower perimeter, the segment having a chest support segment located between the first end and the second end;
• wherein the chest support segment is sized and shaped to fit over a front portion of a chest of a user;
• wherein the first end is positioned and attached to the upper perimeter to form a first sleeve band having a first opening on a first side of the support garment;
• wherein the second end is positioned and attached to the upper perimeter to form a second sleeve band having a second opening on a second end of the support garment opposite the first end;
• wherein each sleeve band is configured to accommodate and support an upper arm of the user of the garment;
• wherein the first and second sleeve bands are configured to bias inwardly toward a midpoint of the chest support segment and forward of the front portion of the chest of the user;
• wherein the chest support segment and each sleeve band is composed of the same single segment of elastomeric material;
• wherein the user positions one arm in each sleeve band and positions the chest support segment across a chest of the user during resistance training.