Parts of a Weight Bench – Uprights, Backrest, Leg Developer

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Weight bench 8

Backrest The long pad for the back. It can be set level or at a slope.
Seat The short pad at the foot end of the backrest.
Uprights Two posts at the head end. The crutches at their tops hold the bar.
Crutches (weight rests) Rests at the tops of the uprights. The bar sits in them.
Frame The steel tubes that carry the pads and stand on the floor.
Curl pad A sloping pad on its own post at the foot end.
Leg developer A lever that swings at the foot end. Its post holds weight plates.
Foam rolls Soft rolls on the leg developer. The legs rest against them.

How this list was compiled: Every name checked on 2026-10-01, a name kept only where two independent sources use it: a maker's owner's manual with its parts list, https://archive.org/details/manualzilla-id-6958562 (backrest, seat, upright, weight rest and weight crutch, leg lever and leg developer, foam pad, curl pad and curl post, frame); a second maker's manuals with their parts lists, counted once, https://archive.org/details/manualzz-id-855714 and https://archive.org/details/manualzilla-id-7027157 (backrest, seat, upright, crutch and bar holder, leg developer, foam roll, curl pad, weight post, frame, stabilizer); a retailer's catalog, https://archive.org/details/sears-canada-wish-book-2012 (leg developer, foam rollers, uprights); and Wikipedia, Utility bench, text only, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utility_bench (benches with racks to hold bars, foot rollers). Licence: own work

The drawing: Drawn for this site on 2026-10-01 from plain geometry; no maker's shape or mark, nothing traced. Licence: own work

How it works

These are the parts of a weight bench of the home kind, with a rack for the bar at the head end and a leg developer at the foot. The names are the ones makers print in their parts lists.

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Head end to foot end

At the head end stand two uprights; the drawing shows one, with the other behind it. A crutch at the top of each holds the bar. The backrest slopes down from the uprights to the seat, and both pads sit on the frame. At the foot end the curl pad stands on its own post. Below it hangs the leg developer, a lever with foam rolls and a post for weight plates.

Makers do not agree on names. The bar rests are crutches, weight rests or bar holders, and the leg developer is also a leg lever.

Questions and answers

What are the parts of a weight bench called?

The backrest and the seat are the two pads, carried on the frame. Two uprights hold the bar in rests called crutches or weight rests. Many home benches add a curl pad and a leg developer with foam rolls.

What holds the bar on a weight bench?

The two uprights at the head end. A rest at the top of each one holds the bar. Makers call the rests crutches, weight rests or bar holders.

What is the leg attachment on a weight bench called?

A leg developer, or leg lever. It is a lever that swings from the foot end of the frame. It has foam rolls for the legs and a post that holds weight plates.