Change of direction machine and method of training therefor
AssigneeGRAA Innovations, LLC
InventorGil Reyes
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Abstract
A change of direction machine provides training for various muscles and body structures of a user. In one embodiment, the machine provides focused training for the muscles and body structures associated with making changes in the body's direction. The machine may comprise a pivoting arm assembly supported by a structure. The arm assembly may be configured to provide a resistance such that when a user engages the arm assembly a downward resistance may be applied to the user. The user may engage the arm assembly with his or her upper body and perform training or exercises involving lifting and lowering the user's body, moving laterally, or both. The machine may have various adjustable components to fit a user and to provide the desired resistance to the user.
Claims23
An exercise machine comprising:
- an arm assembly having a pivoting end and an engagement end, the engagement end configured to engage one or more shoulders of a user;
- a support structure configured to support the arm assembly at the pivoting end, wherein the arm assembly extends outward from the support structure and is rotatable at the pivoting end relative to the support structure;
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- a resilient resistance device having a first end and a second end, the first end coupled to the arm assembly and the second end coupled to the support structure.
An exercise machine comprising:
- a pivoting arm having a pivot on a first end and one or more user engagement pads on the second end, the one or more user engagement pads configured to provide a downward resistance to a user;
- a support structure configured to stabilize the exercise machine, the pivoting arm extending outward from the support structure;
- a pivot supported by the support structure;
- wherein the pivoting arm assembly is held at an elevated position by the support structure and the pivot and is rotatable in a plurality of directions relative to the support structure.
The exercise machine of claim 10 further comprising a tension adjuster movable along said pivoting arm, wherein the first end of the resilient resistance device is attached to said tension adjuster to allow the tension of the resilient resistance device to be adjusted.
A method of training a user on a change of direction machine comprising:
- engaging an engagement end of a pivoting arm assembly at a portion of the user's upper body, the pivoting arm assembly configured to provide a resistance to the upper body in a downward direction;
- lowering the upper body to a lowered position by bending at the knees while resisting the resistance applied to the upper body without moving the upper body in a forward or backward direction, wherein lowering the upper body rotates the pivoting arm assembly in a vertical direction;
- raising the upper body to a raised position by extending at the knees and waist to overcome the resistance applied to the upper body without moving the upper body in a forward or backward direction, wherein lowering the upper body rotates the pivoting arm assembly in a vertical direction;
- taking a step with a first foot in a lateral direction;
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- moving in the lateral direction while lowering the upper body, wherein moving in the lateral direction rotates the pivoting arm assembly in a horizontal direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.