Unloaded Cycling Training Device for Speed
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional training regimens for improving performance speed often lead to muscle fatigue and increased injury risk due to repeated loading, requiring significant time commitments and limiting multitasking and winter training opportunities.
Innovation Solution
A training device with opposing surfaces allowing body parts to move cyclically in a plane free from external resistance, equipped with sensors to track presence events and calculate performance scores, reducing muscle fatigue and accommodating various athlete sizes and training environments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If muscles are repeatedly trained under load to improve performance speed, then strength and endurance are improved, but muscle fatigue increases and training duration is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent inverts the conventional training approach by removing external resistance (load) from the training exercise. Instead of training under load as is conventional, the system allows athletes to perform movements without resistance, thereby eliminating muscle fatigue while maintaining training effectiveness for performance speed improvement.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the key parameter of training from loaded resistance to unloaded movement. By altering the fundamental parameter of applying force during exercise to zero external resistance, the system enables extended training durations without the limiting factor of muscle fatigue that constrains conventional loaded training sessions.
2Strength
If muscles are repeatedly loaded to improve performance speed, then physical fitness is enhanced, but injury risk increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies inversion by eliminating the harmful element (external load) from the training process. By performing movements without resistance, the system maintains the beneficial effects of training while removing the source of injury risk associated with repeated muscle loading.
3Strength
If resistance training is performed to improve performance speed, then muscle strength is improved, but time commitment increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the training parameter from loaded to unloaded movements, which fundamentally alters the time efficiency. Without the need to manage progressive loading and manage fatigue-induced performance degradation, athletes can perform higher volume training in less time, reducing the overall time commitment required.
4Area of stationary object
If outdoor training is performed to improve performance speed, then training space is increased, but training is limited during winter due to inclement weather
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a training system that is universally applicable across different environments and seasons. The unloaded movement training can be performed in compact indoor spaces, making the training method versatile and adaptable to various conditions including winter inclement weather, thereby eliminating the seasonal limitations of outdoor training.
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AI summary
A training device or apparatus for improving performance speed. In one embodiment, the training device includes first and second surfaces disposed in an opposing manner and defining a space therebetween. The space can allow at least one body part of an athlete to cyclically travel between the first and second surfaces in a plane that intersects both of the first and second surfaces. The athlete can be supported such that the body part is substantially free from external resistance along a direction of travel within the plane. In this way, repeated movement of a body part can occur between the first and second surfaces without fatiguing muscles due to external resistance, thereby lengthening the duration of the training session. The at least one body part can include the feet of the athlete.