Apparatus for isometric and incremental muscle contractions
OwnerWilfred Holnessinventor
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Abstract
A resistance exercise apparatus comprising a mechanism for allowing the machine to inhibit in intervals along a range of motion for an amount of time, movement in a direction caused by an external force applied to a movable surface on the machine, while allowing movement of the surface in the opposite direction to the external force, wherein said movable surface is linked to a resistance source.
Claims38
An apparatus such as a resistance exercise machine, the apparatus comprising:
- a mechanism for allowing the apparatus to bring about inhibition for an amount of time, movement of a movable surface on the apparatus in a direction caused by an external force applied to the movable surface, while the apparatus allows uninhibited movement of the movable surface in the opposite direction to the external force, and wherein the movable surface is linked to a resistance source which applies force which is diametric to the external applied force.
A method of using a resistance exercise machine comprising:
- a) contacting a movable surface on the machine which is linked to a resistance source with a body part;
- b) applying a force to the movable surface through the bodypart as to cause the movable surface to move in a direction opposite the force created by the resistance source;
- c) inhibiting for an amount of time the movement of the movable surface after a certain distance has been traveled by the movable surface in the direction caused by the force created by the bodypart;
- d) removing the inhibition of movement of the movable surface after the amount of time;
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- e) moving the movable surface pass the certain distance that has been traveled.
A kit comprising parts for an apparatus such as a resistance exercise machine, which apparatus comprises a mechanism for allowing the apparatus to bring about inhibition for an amount of time, movement of a movable surface on the apparatus in a direction caused by an external force applied to the movable surface, while the apparatus allows uninhibited movement of the movable surface in the opposite direction to the external force, and wherein the movable surface is linked to a resistance source which applies force which is diametric to the external applied force.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.