Bar shaping training apparatus

A bar shaping training apparatus comprising:

• a base framework having a pair of oppositely disposed side rails and a plurality of support members spaced apart from one another and extending between said pair of side rails;
• a core block coupled to said base framework and extending upwardly therefrom, said core block including a bottom wall and a pair of sidewalls extending upwardly from said bottom wall, said core block having an upper surface situated along upper edges of said side walls and extending at a rearwardly ascending angle;
• a top pad situated atop said upper surface;
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• wherein the core block includes a rear end that is opposite the front end, the upper surface extending in an upward angle from the front end toward the rear end;
• wherein the pair of sidewalls of the core block each defines an inset area adjacent the bottom wall, each inset area having a recessed configuration that is complementary to a respective side rail of the base framework.