Guide Arm Exercise Apparatus for Adjustable Bodyweight Tension
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing exercise equipment lacks the ability to vary tension levels during body weight resistive exercises, providing limited support and stability, and fails to efficiently engage multiple muscle groups without causing excessive strain or fatigue.
Innovation Solution
A versatile exercise apparatus with a core support, guide arm, and foot support system, featuring telescopic attachments and a central support beam, allowing for adjustable tension and counterbalance to enhance muscle engagement and stability across exercises like planks, push-ups, and pull-ups.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Force
If existing exercise equipment is used for body weight resistive exercises, then basic exercise support is provided, but the ability to vary tension levels is limited and excessive strain occurs on the body
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by incorporating a force component that can be adjusted to different force levels, allowing users to vary the tension applied to their body during exercises. This enables customization of resistance levels to match user ability, reducing excessive strain while maintaining effective workout intensity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements dynamics through a guide arm that can move between multiple positions, dynamically adjusting the mechanical advantage and tension distribution during exercises. This dynamic adjustment allows the equipment to adapt to different exercise phases and user capabilities, optimizing force application while minimizing harmful strain.
2Stability of the object's composition
If existing exercise equipment provides support during exercises, then basic stability is achieved, but the ability to engage multiple muscle groups efficiently is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by designing an exercise apparatus that can support multiple exercise types (push-ups, planks, pull-ups, etc.) with a single integrated system. The guide arm can be positioned to support different body parts and exercise configurations, enabling efficient engagement of various muscle groups while maintaining stable support throughout each exercise.
3Adaptability or versatility
If existing exercise equipment is used for progressive exercises, then basic workout routines are possible, but the ability to adjust tension for different ability levels is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamics through a guide arm with multiple selectable positions that allow users to easily adjust the mechanical advantage ratio. By simply moving the guide arm to different positions along its path, users can quickly switch between progressive and regressive exercise variations, making adaptation to different ability levels simple and intuitive without complex adjustments.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The apparatus enables efficient, safe, and varied resistance training, engaging multiple muscle groups with minimal strain, facilitating progressive or regressive exercises and providing quick adjustments to challenge users effectively.
Implementation Method 1
a force component, such as a spring or other suitable member for storing force
Implementation Method 2
The guide arm is connected by at least one fulcrum to the center of the core support and can be extended upwards through a groove in the body support pad
Data Source
AI summary
A piece of exercise equipment particularly for improved strength training exercises. More particularly, the invention relates to equipment that allows the user to vary tension when performing different exercises. The present invention is specifically designed for improved exercise through the variability of a tension component for use in such exercises as the plank exercise, sit-ups, push-ups and supine pull-ups that includes a core support, a guide arm, a head support, and a foot support that work in conjunction to most optimally support the user. The core support, the head support and the foot support are all connected, supported, and elevated from the floor by a central support system.