Barbell weight holder

A support device for exercise implements, comprising:

• a plate member having a generally planar configuration and formed as a single unitary piece, the plate member defining an upper portion, a lower portion, and a lateral portion connecting the upper portion to the lower portion, the upper portion, the lower portion, and the lateral portion collectively defining a perimeter edge;
• a first opening formed through the plate member and bounded by the upper portion and the lateral portion, the first opening extending fully through a thickness of the plate member and configured to receive an elongated exercise implement of the exercise implements;
• a second opening formed through the plate member below the first opening, the second opening extending fully through the thickness of the plate member;
• at least one fastener aperture formed in the plate member and configured to receive a mechanical fastener for mounting the support device to a supporting structure;
• the upper portion including a downwardly extending portion defining a contoured edge configured to cradle the elongated exercise implement, the contoured edge sloping toward a catch portion configured to prevent the elongated exercise implement from displacing laterally;
• the upper portion terminating in a tapered protrusion adjacent to the catch portion;
• and
• a grip assembly removably coupled to the lower portion of the plate member, the grip assembly comprising a first buffer portion and a second buffer portion configured to attach to opposing sides of the lower portion.