System and method for determining endurance of a muscle group
AssigneeKeiser Corporation
InventorDennis L. Keiser
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Abstract
An apparatus and method to evaluate the endurance of a muscle group of a user by measuring velocities of an engagement assembly coupled to a resistance element and moved by the user through a plurality of exercise strokes. A muscle group is assessed by determining a rate of fatigue for the muscle group. The method can include adjusting the controllable resistance to a resistance level, monitoring the movement of the engagement assembly against the resistance level over a plurality of repetitions, determining a relationship between the movement of the engagement assembly by the user over the plurality of repetitions, and using the relationship to determine the rate of fatigue.
Claims27
A method for assessing a rate of fatigue for a muscle group on an exercise apparatus having an engagement assembly movable against a controllable resistance by the muscle group of a user and having a monitoring system that measures a velocity of movement of the engagement assembly, the method comprising:
- adjusting the controllable resistance to a resistance level;
- monitoring the movement of the engagement assembly against the resistance level over a plurality of repetitions;
- determining a peak speed and/or an average speed for each repetition of the plurality of repetitions;
- using the resistance level, the peak speed, and/or the average speed to determine a relationship between the movement of the engagement assembly by the user over the plurality of repetitions;
- and
- using the relationship to determine the rate of fatigue.
A method for assessing a rate of fatigue for a muscle group on an exercise apparatus having an engagement assembly movable against a controllable resistance by the muscle group of a user and having a monitoring system that measures a velocity of movement of the engagement assembly, the method comprising:
- adjusting the controllable resistance to a resistance level;
- monitoring the movement of the engagement assembly against the resistance level over a plurality of repetitions;
- determining a relationship between the movement of the engagement assembly by the user over the plurality of repetitions;
- and
- using the relationship to determine the rate of fatigue.
An apparatus for assessing a rate of fatigue for a muscle group, the apparatus comprising:
- a controllable resistance;
- an engagement assembly movable against the controllable resistance by using the muscle group of a user;
- a monitoring system configured to:
- measure a velocity of movement of the engagement assembly over a plurality of repetitions to determine a relationship between the movement of the engagement assembly by the user over the plurality of repetitions, and
- determine the rate of fatigue using the relationship.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.