Exercise Device and System, and Methods of Using Same

a technology of exercise device and system, applied in the field of exercise device, can solve the problems of affecting the inconvenience of manipulating and storing very heavy weights, and the difficulty of certain muscles to exercise, etc., to achieve uniform force, reduce the initial twisting or rotational movement, and increase the degree of flexural extension

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-01-14
HOLLEMAN JOHN C
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[0011]The arcuate shape reduces and/or eliminates the initial twisting or rotational movement needed to commence movement of a straight-configured device, yielding a device in which relatively uniform force is required to maintain or increase the extent of flexure. The arcuate

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Certain muscles are difficult to exercise without some form of resistance training equipment.
By way of example only, biceps exercises are difficult to carry out without some form of equipment.
Obviously, the inconvenience of manipulating and storing very heavy weights is a primary one.
A drawback to known prior art han

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[0018]While those having ordinary skill in the field of exercise equipment design and use will recognize that many different embodiments of the present invention are possible, without deviating from its scope, with reference to the drawings some of the presently preferred embodiments will now be described. The term “flexure rating” is used at times hereafter, and means the amount of force needed to flex the elongated member.

[0019]FIG. 1 is a view of one embodiment of the apparatus in a first or unflexed position. The apparatus 10 comprises an elongated flexible member 20 preferably having hand grips 30 to be grasped by the user. In one embodiment, the hand grips 30 are rotatable on the elongated flexible member 20. While the scope of the invention encompasses flexible members of varying generally arcuate shapes, it has been found that for most users an angle A of, for example, 5 to 30 degrees yields satisfactory results; however, it is understood that the scope of the invention is n...

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A method of performing exercise movements utilizesan elongated flexible member having a relaxed position in which the elongated flexible member has a generally arcuate shape. In the method, one end of the elongated flexible member is supported in a substantially fixed position. An opposite end of the elongated flexible member is manipulated such that the opposite end is brought toward the one end substantially in a first plane. With this manipulation, the elongated flexible member is displaced from the relaxed position to a flexed position. The opposite end of the elongated flexible member is rotated in a second plane, different from the first plane, while maintaining the elongated flexible member in the flexed position. In a related method, both ends of the elongated flexible member can be manipulated to the flexed position.

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CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a continuation-in-part (CIP) of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10 / 321,179, filed Dec. 17, 2002, pending, the entire content of which is hereby incorporated by reference in this application.STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT[0002](NOT APPLICABLE)BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]The present invention relates to exercise devices generally, and more particularly to those utilizing elongated flexible members that, with the application of the exercise force by the user, may be forced into a flexed position from an original, unflexed position. Relaxing the force permits the exercise device to regain its original position, and the exercise can then be repeated as desired.Related Art[0004]“Exercising,” or subjecting the human body to resistance forces in excess of those encountered in every day life, has long been used by humans to tone and build muscle groups. Depending upon the muscle group of ...

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IPC IPC(8): A63B21/02
CPCA63B21/0004A63B21/026A63B23/12A63B23/0355A63B23/0488A63B21/045A63B23/1209A63B21/4035
Inventor HOLLEMAN, JOHN C.
Owner HOLLEMAN JOHN C
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