Hip thrust exercise device

1. A hip thrust exercise device, comprising:

a main body having first and second body portions, the first body portion having a proximate first body portion end and a distal first body portion end;

a foot mount connected at the distal first body portion end;

a grip connected to the second body portion;

an extension having a first extension end connected at the proximate first body portion end via an extension hinge and a second extension end having an abutment element connected thereto; and

a resistance element connected between and to said extension by a first resistance element hinge and the distal first body portion end by a second resistance element hinge;

wherein said resistance element provides a resistance force when the abutment element is moved away from the distal first body portion end, and said resistance element is configured to simultaneously pivot about the first and second resistance element hinges.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of said main body is provided with one of a C shape, a V shape, and a U shape.

3. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a supplemental resistance element engaged with said extension and said main body, wherein said supplemental resistance element provides a supplemental resistance force when said abutment element is moved away from the distal first body portion end.

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the second body portion includes a grip hinge.

5. The device of claim 4 , wherein said grip includes a grip neck, the second body portion includes a hollow terminal portion, and the grip neck is engaged to and within the hollow terminal portion.

6. The device of claim 1 , wherein said grip includes a grip neck, the second body portion includes a hollow terminal portion, and the grip neck is engaged to and within the hollow terminal portion.

7. The device of claim 1 , wherein one of the first body portion and the second body portion includes a hollow terminal portion, and the other of the first body portion and the second body portion is engaged to and within the hollow terminal portion.

8. The device of claim 1 , wherein the abutment element includes an abutment neck, the second extension end includes a hollow terminal portion, and the abutment neck is engaged to and within the hollow terminal portion.

9. A method of using a hip thrust exercise device by a user, the device including a main body having first and second body portions, the first body portion having a proximate first body portion end and a distal first body portion end, a foot mount connected at the distal first body portion end, a grip connected to the second body portion, an extension having a first extension end connected at the proximate first body portion end via an extension hinge and a second extension end having an abutment element connected thereto, and a resistance element connected between and to said extension by a first resistance element hinge and distal first body portion end via a second resistance element hinge, said method comprising the steps of:

laying on a floor surface;

engaging the grip with the user's hands;

mounting the foot mount with the user's feet;

positioning the abutment element against a mid-section of the user; and

moving the abutment element away from the first body portion with the user's mid-section;

wherein said resistance element provides a resistance force when the abutment element is moved away from the distal first body portion end, and said resistance element is configured to simultaneously pivot about the first and second resistance element hinges.

10. A hip thrust exercise device, comprising:

a main body having first and second body portions, the first body portion having a proximate first body portion end and a distal first body portion end;

a foot mount connected at the distal first body portion end;

a grip connected to the second body portion;

an extension having a first extension end connected at the proximate first body portion end via an extension hinge and a second extension portion having an abutment element connected thereto; and

a resistance element connected between and to said extension and the distal first body portion end;

wherein said resistance element provides a resistance force when the abutment element is moved away from the distal first body portion end.

11. The device of claim 10 , wherein at least a portion of said main body is provided with one of a C shape, a V shape, and a U shape.

12. The device of claim 10 , further comprising a supplemental resistance element engaged with said extension and said main body, wherein said supplemental resistance element provides a supplemental resistance force when said abutment element is moved away from the distal first body portion end.

13. The device of claim 10 , wherein the second body portion includes a grip hinge.

14. The device of claim 13 , wherein said grip includes a grip neck, the second body portion includes a hollow terminal portion, and the grip neck is engaged to and within the hollow terminal portion.

15. The device of claim 14 , wherein said grip includes a grip neck, the second body portion includes a hollow terminal portion, and the grip neck is engaged to and within the hollow terminal portion.

16. The device of claim 10 wherein one of the first body portion and the second body portion includes a hollow terminal portion, and the other of the first body portion and the second body portion is engaged to and within the hollow terminal portion.

17. The device of claim 10 , wherein the abutment element includes an abutment neck, the second extension end includes a hollow terminal portion, and the abutment neck is engaged to and within the hollow terminal portion.