Press-up device

Abstract

The invention relates to a press-up device which, as a whole, facilitates and optimises press-up exercises, by means of the different components thereof, comprising a horizontal frame or board (1) raised above the ground and suitable for supporting the user's entire body, and including gripping elements (2) and a base (14) that accommodate the hands and wrists, reducing strain when doing press-ups. The position of said elements can also be selected to reduce or widen the exercise angle on the support. In addition, with regard to weighted press-ups, it is possible to adjust the amount of extra weight using the fastening bars (12) and to add ballast (10), which is connected by a rope or cable (5) to a harness (4) which allows the ballast to be lifted when the arms are extended and lowered when the arms are bent, the weight being adjusted to the user's needs.

Description

[0001] DESCRIPTION

[0002] Equipment for performing push-ups Technical field of the invention

[0003] The present invention pertains to the technical field of sport, and specifically to sports training using machines. Background of the Invention

[0004] Nowadays, more and more people are aware of the need to lead a healthy life and exercise regularly. There are many sports available, and each person chooses the one that best suits their body's specific needs. When seeking more intensive training, people often turn to specialized machines that allow for more comprehensive preparation, exercising specific muscles more effectively. One of the most complete exercises is the push-up, as it works several muscle groups, such as the pectoral and triceps muscles, and also contributes to the development of the back, torso, and leg muscles.There are different ways to perform push-ups to suit each person's abilities. Depending on the position of the torso, the athlete will encounter more or less resistance in the push-up because they are supporting a greater or lesser proportion of their own body weight. Thus, when push-ups are performed with the torso in a horizontal position, around 65% of body weight is lifted. However, if the torso is in an inclined position, with the feet flat on the ground and the hands on an elevated surface, the weight to be lifted decreases. For example, if the hands are placed on a table about 60 cm high, around 40% of body weight is lifted, while if they are placed on a chair about 30 cm high, the weight to be lifted is 55%. In other words, the higher the hands are placed, the less weight is lifted.

[0005] The weight can also be varied by changing the position of the legs, because if the knees are supported, the effort to bear remains around 50% of our weight.

[0006] In all the above cases, the weight to be supported is reduced compared to the typical horizontal flexion position.

[0007] If you want to increase the effort required, there are two positions that do achieve this, by raising the support of your feet.

[0008] Thus, if the hands are placed on the ground and the feet are raised about 30 cm, on a chair, for example, the weight to be supported increases to 70% of our weight, while, if we raise the support of the feet to about 50 cm, on a table, for example, the increase in weight to 75% of our weight is achieved.

[0009] For the most demanding athletes, this is not enough, as they require a higher level of exertion to withstand, allowing them to increase their effort on demand, according to their needs, without having to place themselves in complicated positions with their feet above the level of their head.

[0010] Currently, to increase the effort required, there are grips designed for performing push-ups. These grips consist of sleeves that separate the grip point of your hand from the ground, elevating you and providing a better grip and greater range of motion. This allows you to lower your upper body to a deeper level during the push-up movement, increasing the intensity and effectiveness of each exercise.

[0011] However, this is a relative and insufficient improvement, as it is still not possible to effectively control the effort required.

[0012] It is necessary to find a way to increase the effectiveness of this training method, one of the most in-demand and widely used, through exhaustive control of the effort exerted at each moment. Description of the invention

[0013] The equipment for performing breaststroke push-ups presented here comprises a horizontal board raised above the ground, capable of allowing the support of the entire body of the user in a stretched position and which has a first end for support of the arms, a second opposite end for support of the feet and, a through hole located on the longitudinal axis of the board, closer to the first end than to the second end.

[0014] This equipment also includes two gripping elements for the user's hands located at the first end of the board by means of removable fixing means.

[0015] It also features a harness that can be fastened to the user's torso, and a rope located through the hole of the tattoo. This rope has a first end that is connected to a weight located in the lower part of the board and a second end that can be connected to the front part of the harness, so that successive positions of stretching and flexing the arms allow the raising and lowering of the weight respectively. With the equipment for performing push-ups proposed here, a significant improvement in the state of the technique is obtained.

[0016] This is because it provides a simple-to-use device with which the athlete can effectively control the amount of effort they want to exert, by placing a weight in the form of weights, with a step appropriate to their physical condition.

[0017] With this equipment, the effort required is fully controlled and can be increased or decreased in specific amounts, as the body weight is increased by a series of weights of a determined and known value.

[0018] Furthermore, the effort can be easily and quickly adjusted by the user before or during training, adapting it to their specific needs at any given time. Additionally, this equipment allows for the most comfortable arm flexion exercises, with a horizontal position and various hand grips, so that each user can perform the exercise in the most comfortable way.

[0019] It is therefore a piece of equipment that manages to add more effort to the push-up training and above all, achieves control over this effort, being able to increase or decrease the amount required at any given time, and all of this can be done by the athlete himself in a quick and safe way.

[0020] Brief description of the drawings

[0021] In order to aid a better understanding of the characteristics of the invention, according to a preferred example of its practical embodiment, a series of drawings are provided as an integral part of said description, where, for illustrative and non-limiting purposes, the following has been represented;

[0022] Figure 1 shows a perspective view of the frame and gripping elements of a push-up machine, for a preferred embodiment of the invention.

[0023] Figure 2 shows a view of an athlete in an outstretched arm position with an arm push-up machine, for a preferred embodiment of the invention.

[0024] Figure 3 shows a view of an athlete in a push-up position with push-up equipment, for a preferred embodiment of the invention.

[0025] Figure 4 shows an elevation view of a weight bar of a push-up machine, for a preferred embodiment of the invention.

[0026] Detailed description of a preferred embodiment of the invention

[0027] In view of the figures provided, it can be observed how in a preferred embodiment of the invention, the equipment for performing push-ups comprises a horizontal board (1) raised above the ground and two gripping elements (2) for the user's hands.

[0028] The board (1) is capable of allowing the support of the entire body of the user in a stretched position and has a first end (1,1) for arm support, a second opposite end (1,2) for foot support and a through hole (3) located on the longitudinal axis of the board (1), closer to its first end (1,1) than to its second end (1,2). For its part, the gripping elements (2) comprise removable fixing means to the first end (1,1) of the board (1).

[0029] Furthermore, this equipment comprises a harness (4) capable of being attached to the user's torso, as well as a rope (5) located through the hole (3) of the board (1), as shown in Figures 2 and 3.

[0030] The rope (5) has a first end (5.1) connected to a ballast located in the lower area of ​​the board (1) and a second end (5.2) capable of being connected to the front area of ​​the harness (4), such that an extended position of the arms allows the ballast to be raised, as shown in Figure 2, and a flexed position of the arms allows the ballast to be lowered, as shown in Figure 3.

[0031] In this preferred embodiment of the invention, the equipment comprises a swivel arm (7) located in the lower area of ​​the deck (1) having a connection end (7,1) in an intermediate section of the deck (1) by means of a swivel axis (8), and a free end (7,2) oriented towards the first end (1,1) of the deck (1), which has ballast anchoring means.

[0032] Likewise, in this embodiment, the means of anchoring the ballast at the free end (7.2) of the slewing arm (7) are formed by a first bar (9) having a central zone (Sl) fixed at said free end (7.2) and two sides (9.2) inclined for anchoring weights (10). As shown in Figure 4, each side (9.2) of the first bar (9) has a free end (11) at a higher level than the level of the central zone (9.1). This inclination of the sides (9.2) allows the weights (19) to remain stable in anchorage to the first bar (S).

[0033] As can be seen in Figures 2 and 3, in this preferred embodiment, the equipment comprises at least one support for the first bar (9) in its lowered position. In this embodiment, the support for the first bar (9) is further formed by at least one second inclined bar (12) with a first end (12.1) fixed to the lower part of the board (1) in a central area thereof and a second end (12.2) resting on the ground. In this embodiment, it is formed by two parallel second bars, each located on one side of the swing arm (7).

[0034] As shown in Figure 3, said second end (12.2) rests on the ground in a position between the central zone and the first end (1,1) of the board (i) in correspondence with the free end (7.2) of the swing arm (7) in the flexed arm position, so that in said flexed arm position it allows the first bar (9) to fit into a groove (13) located at the second end (12.2) of the second bar (12).

[0035] In this preferred embodiment of the invention, the removable fixing means of each gripping element (2) are formed by a base (14) from which the gripping element (2) emerges and two first notches (15) located on the upper face of the first end (U) of the board (1) symmetrical with respect to its longitudinal axis as shown in Figure 1. where each base (14) is susceptible of coupling in one of said first notches (18).

[0036] Furthermore, as can be seen in Figure 1, the equipment includes means for regulating the separation between the gripping elements (2), so that the user can position their hands in a location that allows for a better grip and a more comfortable position.

[0037] These regulating means are formed by a series of second notches (16) located on the upper face of the primary rail end (1.1) of the board (1) according to a perpendicular to its longitudinal axis, equidistant from each other and with respect to first notches (15).

[0038] In this case, the base (14) and the first and second notches (15, 16) have the same polygonal shape, which in this embodiment is a hexagon. This hexagonal shape allows the user to position the gripping element (2) in different positions according to three different rotation angles, by rotating the position of the base (14) before it is fitted into the corresponding notch, as shown by the rotation arrows in Figure 1.

[0039] As shown in Figure 1, the board (1) comprises at the first end (1.1) a strip (17) wider than the rest of the board (1.1), perpendicular and symmetrical with respect to the longitudinal axis thereof and the means of regulating the gripping elements (2) are located in this strip (17).

[0040] Furthermore, in this preferred embodiment, the equipment further comprises at least two support legs (18) at each end of the board (1). As shown in Figure 1, the legs (18) at at least one of the ends, in this case the first and second ends (1.1, 1.2), are connected to a support surface (19) comprising protruding pivots (6) that allow one or more weights (10) to be attached to each.

Claims

CLAIMS 1 - Equipment for performing push-ups, characterized in that it comprises - a horizontal board (1) raised above the ground, capable of allowing the support of the entire body of the user in a stretched position and having a first end (ii) for arm support, a second opposite end (1,2) for foot support and, a through hole (3) located on the longitudinal axis of the board (1), closer to the first end (1.1) than to the second end (1,2); « two gripping elements (2) for the user's hands located at the first end (1.1) of the board (1) by means of removable fixing means; - a harness (4) capable of being attached to the user's torso, and; - a rope (5) located through the hole (3) of the board (1), with a first end (5.1) connected to a ballast located in the lower area of ​​the board (1) and a second end (5.2) capable of being connected to the front area of ​​the harness (4), such that in a position of outstretched arms it allows the lifting of the ballast and in a position of flexed arms it allows the lowering of said ballast. 2- Equipment according to claim 1, comprising a swivel arm (7) located in the lower area of ​​the board (1) having a connection end {7.1} in an intermediate section of the board (1) by means of a swivel axis (8), and a free end (7.2) oriented towards the first end (1,1) of the board (1), which has ballast anchoring means. 3- Equipment according to claim 2, wherein the ballast anchoring means at the free end (7,2) of the swivel arm (?) are formed by a first bar (§} having a central zone (9.1) fixed at said free end (7.2) and two lateral zones (9.2) intended for anchoring weights (10), wherein each lateral zone (9.2) has a free end (11) at a height higher than the height of the central zone (9.1), 4- Equipment according to claim 3, comprising at least one support of the first bar (S) in its lowering position. 5- Equipment according to claim 4, wherein the support of the first bar (9) is formed by at least a second inclined bar (12) with a first end (12,1) fixed in the lower area of ​​the board (1) in a central area thereof and a second end (12,2) supported on the ground in a position between the central area and the first end (1,1) of the board (1) corresponding to the free end (7,2) of the rotating arm (?) in the arm flexion position, such that in said arm flexion position it allows the first bar (S) to fit into a groove (13) located at the second end (12.2) of the second bar (12), 6- Equipment according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the removable fixing means of each gripping element (2) are formed by a base (14) from which the gripping element (2) emerges and two first notches (15) located on the upper face of the first end (1.1) of the board (i) symmetrical with respect to its longitudinal axis, wherein each base (14) is susceptible of being stored in one of said first notches (15). 7- Equipment according to claim 6, comprising means for regulating the separation between gripping elements (2) formed by a series of second notches (IB) located on the upper face of the first end (1.1) of the board (1) along a line perpendicular to the longitudinal axis thereof, equidistant from each other and with respect to the first notches (15). 8- Equipment according to any of claims » or 7, wherein the base (14) and the first and / or second notches (15, 16) have the same polygonal shape. 9- Equipment according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the board (1) comprises at its first end (1.1) a strip (17) of greater width than the rest of the board (1), perpendicular and symmetrical with respect to the longitudinal axis thereof and the adjustment measures of the gripping elements (2) are located in this strip (17). 10- Equipment according to any of the preceding claims, comprising at least two support legs (18) at each end of the board (1). 11- Equipment according to claim 10, wherein the legs (15) at at least one end are connected to a support surface (19) comprising protruding pivots (6) for attaching one or more weights (10) to each one.

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