Bench press

Abstract

A bench press with a first pair of upright vertical supports and a second pair of upright vertical supports.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]Not applicable.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]The invention generally relates to exercise equipment, and more particularly, to an exercise apparatus for use during a resistance exercise, such as the bench press, squat, and curl exercises.[0003]When bench pressing, a person lies on his back which is pressed against a bench, while his feet are on the floor. With two spaced apart hands grasping a horizontal bar, optionally supporting weights proximate the ends thereof, the person raises and lowers the bar over his chest. The counterbalanced weights at the end thereof are typically changeable weights which may provide a combined weight of several hundred pounds. At the end of the exercise, the person elevates the bar one last time to place it on support members provided on a frame that extends vertically with respect to the bench.[0004]In some cases, the person is unable to raise the bar the last time to place it on the support members. In ...

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Problems solved by technology

Unfortunately, most persons performing free weight exercises tend to perform the exercises in a non-optimal manner.

In addition, most people tend to move the bar up and down far too quickly which tends to work the chest considerably less and increase injury risk than if the bar was moved slower.

Unfortunately, the user simply needs to apply a vertical pressure on the bar to cause it to go up and down, although the amount of work performed by the person is limited because the user does not need to exert force to maintain the position of the bar, other than simply from sliding up and down the rails in a single plane of motor control.

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