Device for adapting exercise weights for use as grip plates

A workout weight plate grip system comprising:

• a weight plate including a rim;
• a grip apparatus configured to be coupled to the rim of the weight plate, the grip apparatus including:
• a grip handle configured to circumscribe at least a portion of the rim of the weight plate;
• at least one adapter element coupled to the grip handle and configured to adjustably extend therefrom;
• and
• at least one coupler respectively connected to a distal end of each of the at least one adapter element, the at least one coupler configured to selectively engage the weight plate.

A method of installing a grip apparatus onto a weight plate, the method comprising:

• (a) positioning a grip handle of the grip apparatus such that it circumscribes and is offset from a rim of the weight plate;
• (b) adjusting at least one adapter element of the grip apparatus to cause at least one coupling means of the grip apparatus to engage the rim of the weight plate;
• and
• (c) securely fastening the at least one coupling means to the rim of the weight plate.