Upper Body Exercise Device

Abstract

The present invention is a push-up exercise device and a dip exercise device for effectively and efficiently focusing on strengthening an individual's stabilizer muscles. The push-up exercise device may include a handle support connected to a top plate, which is in turn connected to a bottom plate. A hemisphere is removably connected to the bottom plate, and the top plate and the bottom plate may rotate about one another. The push-up exercise device may include a handle support connected to a plate which is connected to a ball. The dip exercise device may be two handle supports connected to a plate connected to multiple legs. The handle supports may rotate and pivot relative to the plate.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]The present application claims priority to provisional U.S. patent application Ser. No. 61 / 168,254 as filed Apr. 10, 2009.STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH[0002]Not applicable.NAMES OF THE PARTIES TO A JOINT RESEARCH AGREEMENT[0003]Not applicable.INCORPORATION-BY-REFERENCE OF MATERIAL SUBMITTED ON A COMPACT DISC[0004]Not applicable.BACKGROUND ON THE INVENTION[0005]1. Field of the Invention[0006]The present invention relates generally to exercise devices, and more particularly to exercise devices for performing push-ups and dips more effectively and efficiently while focusing on strengthening an individual's stabilizer muscles.[0007]2. Description of the Related Art[0008]Push-ups are a well known and effective exercise for training an individual's upper body strength. Push-up exercises are employed by the military and competitive sports teams around the world to improve overall fitness. Conventional push-ups, wherein an indiv...

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Benefits of technology

[0011]Various exemplary embodiments of the present invention include a push-up exercise device, the device being comprised of a first handle support, a top plate, a bottom plate, and a hemisphere. The first handle support is comprised of two or more columns each having a first column end and a second column end, such that the two or more columns are connected to each other at each first column end via a first hand bar.

[0012]The top plate has an upper side and a bottom side, such that the upper side is connected to the second column end of each of the two or more columns. The bottom plate is connected to the bottom side of the top plate. The hemisphere is removably connected to the bottom plate and extends in a direction substantially away from the top plate.

[0013]Other various exemplary embodiments of the present invention include a push-up exercise device, the device being comprised of a first handle support, a plate, and a ball. The first handle support is comprised of two or more columns each having a first column end and a second column end, such that the two or more columns are connected to each other at each first column end via a first hand bar. The plate has an upper side and a bottom side, the upper side be

Problems solved by technology

Conventional push-ups, wherein an individual's hands are placed directly on a non-movable hard surface such as a floor, have limitations.

However, such push up devices work only in training upper body muscles in two dimensions.

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