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US 2018/0008857 A1Published application
Fitness Training Equipment and Method of Use
OwnerMatthew Barberinventor
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Abstract
An exercise apparatus for targeting the hip muscles is disclosed. The apparatus consists of a plurality of supports, a footboard, and a belt wherein elastic bands may be attached to the belt and to the base supports to provide resistance. The apparatus is fully adjustable for targeting muscles of interest, and collapsible for ready transport. Adjustable handles are optionally provided to maintain user stability and thus maximize the effectiveness of the exercise. A method of using the exercise equipment is also provided.
Claims21
An exercise apparatus comprising:
- a base including at least two base supports and at least one locking member coupled to the base supports;
- an adjustable footboard rotatably connected to the base, the footboard including a platform;
- a footboard support, wherein the footboard support is rotatably coupled to the upper end of the platform and wherein the footboard support has at least one distal free end configured to maintain an interlocking relationship with the locking member, wherein the locking member corresponds to maintaining the footboard at a selected angle relative to a plane of the base.
An exercise method comprising the steps of:
- providing a base, a footboard rotatably coupled to the base, and a footboard support rotatably coupled to the footboard;
- adjusting the footboard to a desired angle by rotating the footboard support and locking the footboard support to the base;
- and
- wherein a user prostrates on the same plane as the base plane, in a supine position, and positions at least one foot on the footboard such that the user's lower leg or legs are at an angle approximately 90° to the footboard, and then raises the hips into a modified bridge position and lowers the hips back into original position, and then repeats raising and lowering of the hips.
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Exercise apparatus comprising:
- a base including first and second base supports and locking bars disposed between the base supports, wherein each base support includes:
- a straight bar;
- a plurality of holes, which are located on an outside face of the straight bar;
- a pair of bolts, wherein the bolts are movably engageable with the plurality of holes;
- at least one handle adjustably coupled to one of the base supports;
- a footboard including a platform and at least one platform support;
- a footboard support, wherein the footboard support is rotatably attached to the footboard, and wherein the footboard support includes a pair of support arms, wherein the support arms are rotatably attached to the footboard at a proximal end, and each having a concave cutout at a corresponding distal end;
- wherein the concave cutouts of each support arm engage with one of the locking bars;
- and
- a pair of handles, wherein each handle is attached to a respective one of the first and second base supports.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.