{"id":3726,"date":"2010-07-18T22:47:22","date_gmt":"2010-07-18T20:47:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.ultimatefatburner.com\/?p=3726"},"modified":"2015-02-15T09:25:44","modified_gmt":"2015-02-15T14:25:44","slug":"engineer-designs-weighted-clothing-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/ufb-blog\/engineer-designs-weighted-clothing-line\/","title":{"rendered":"Engineer Designs Weighted Clothing Line"},"content":{"rendered":"

Using weighted clothing to improve strength, power and\/or endurance\u00a0isn’t new – in fact, well-made, close-fitting weighted vests and shorts<\/a> have been used by athletes for quite some time.\u00a0 I own a “Smart Vest<\/a>” myself, and have made good use of it. But – let’s face it – unless I’m wearing a jacket or sweatshirt, it’s pretty obvious I’m wearing athletic gear.<\/p>\n

According to CNN, a young engineer at Georgia Tech,\u00a0 Patrick Whaley, has come up with weighted clothing that’s both unobtrusive and useful<\/a>.\u00a0 So useful, in fact, that he was able to use his creation(s) to facilitate his rehabilitation following a near-fatal assault.<\/p>\n

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As a child, Patrick Whaley was so skinny, he carried extra books in his bag to build up muscle.<\/p>\n

He came to realize that if his own clothing could weigh more, that would also help him bulk up. That’s how he invented a clothing line called Omega Wear, which incorporates hydro-gel weights, strategically placed over major muscle groups.\u00a0 The extra weight helps raise the number of calories you burn and improve muscle endurance – read more from Georgia Tech<\/a>.<\/p>\n

…Whaley nearly lost his dream in 2009, when he was shot in the chest during an armed robbery.\u00a0 The bullet missed his heart by one compression, he said, and left him with only two-thirds of his lung.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0weighted shirt turned out to be instrumental in his rehabilitation.\u00a0 His own success of\u00a0getting back in shape with the shirt made him realize that it could also be useful for patients who need physical therapy.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Neat looking stuff – when\u00a0the shirts\u00a0go on the market, I may have to one or two of my own.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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