Glove-Based Tension Exercise Device for Simultaneous Upper Body Workouts
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional upper body workout equipment either focuses on increasing muscle bulk or is difficult to use effectively for targeting specific muscle groups, often leading to injury due to improper techniques and limitations in performing multiple exercises simultaneously.
Innovation Solution
An exercise device comprising two gloves connected by a tension member with rotating and lateral movement capabilities, allowing users to apply tensile forces to target specific muscles without obstructing hand movement, enabling constant tension and versatility in exercise performance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional upper body workout equipment is used to target specific muscles, then muscle bulk increases, but the ability to perform multiple exercises simultaneously is limited and injury risk increases due to improper technique
Solution Approach 1:
The exercise device divides the resistance mechanism into separate tension members attached to each glove independently, allowing each hand to perform different exercises simultaneously with proper form, thereby increasing versatility while maintaining safety through individualized resistance control
Solution Approach 2:
The tension members act as intermediaries between the user's hands and the resistance force, enabling proper exercise technique by providing controlled resistance through the gloves without requiring direct hand engagement with fixed equipment, thus reducing injury risk while allowing multiple exercise types
2Ease of operation
If free weights are used to target specific muscles, then proper technique is required, but device complexity and difficulty of use increase
Solution Approach 1:
The gloves with integrated connectors and tension members create a universal exercise system that can perform multiple upper body exercises without requiring different equipment or complex setups, simplifying operation while maintaining versatility through a single device design
3Productivity
If hands are engaged with traditional equipment to perform exercises, then single exercise execution is enabled, but productivity decreases due to inability to perform multiple exercises at once
Solution Approach 1:
By separating the resistance mechanisms into independent tension members for each hand, the device enables simultaneous execution of multiple exercises, thereby increasing productivity without compromising operational simplicity through the intuitive glove-based design
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AI summary
An exercise device includes a first glove, a second glove, a first connector, a second connector, and a tension member. The first glove has a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface and can be worn on a first hand of a user such that the first surface interfaces with a palm of the first hand. The second glove has a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface and is can be worn on a second hand of the user such that the first surface interfaces with a palm of the second hand. The first connecter is coupled with the second surface of the first glove and the second connecter is coupled with the second surface of the second glove. The first connector and the second connector secure opposite ends of a tension member linking the first glove and the second glove.