Lean ABS machine
OwnerLawrence W. Thonn, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
An exercise machine has a motion arm with a handle between waist and chest height used by an exerciser in a standing position. Pushing the motion arm and leaning forward in a straight body position stretches the abs. Pulling the motion arm and leaning back to the straight standing position contracts the abs. A base may have a foot platform. The motion arm is connected to a lower or upper motion arm support by a pivot, roller or slider. Stretch cords or weights with lines, such as cables or belts, and pulleys attached to the motion arm assist or resist the movements. A chest support may also be used movably connected to the motion arm. Rollers may be used under a motion arm support.
Claims20
An exercise device for exercising the abdominal muscles, the device comprising:
- a motion arm on a support means, the motion arm spaced apart from an exerciser in a standing position, the motion arm having a handle means configured so that an exerciser is able to grasp the handle means at waist or chest level with the exerciser's arm straight or with elbows bent and the exerciser standing in a straight upright position, the motion arm capable of being moved away from the exerciser when the exerciser pushes out on the motion arm causing and allowing the exerciser's body to lean forward while maintaining a straight body position bending at the ankles with the heels slightly elevated, thereby stretching the abdominal muscles, the motion arm being capable of stopping when the exerciser is leaning forward with arms extended out and up from the exerciser's body still held in a straight body position, and the motion arm being capable of returning toward the exerciser when the exerciser pulls back the motion bar causing and allowing the body still held in a straight body position to return to the upright standing position, thereby tightening the abdominal muscles, and a chest support means for receiving the chest of the exerciser when the exerciser leans forward and further comprising a roller means between the motion arm and a roller track means attached to the chest support means.
An exercise device for exercising the abdominal muscles, the device comprising:
- a motion arm on a support means, the motion arm spaced apart from an exerciser in a standing position, the motion arm having a handle means configured so that an exerciser is able to grasp the handle means at waist or chest level with the exerciser's arm straight or with elbows bent and the exerciser standing in a straight upright position, the motion arm capable of being moved away from the exerciser when the exerciser pushes out on the motion arm causing and allowing the exerciser's body to lean forward while maintaining a straight body position bending at the ankles with the heels slightly elevated, thereby stretching the abdominal muscles, the motion arm being capable of stopping when the exerciser is leaning forward with arms extended out and up from the exerciser's body still held in a straight body position, and the motion arm being capable of returning toward the exerciser when the exerciser pulls back the motion bar causing and allowing the body still held in a straight body position to return to the upright standing position, thereby tightening the abdominal muscles;
- a stationary support having a foot platform for an exerciser to stand on and a motion arm support;
- a means for connecting the motion arm to the motion arm support selected from the list of means including a pivoting means, a bearing means, a roller means and a sliding means;
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- a pivotal adjustable support arm attached to a second adjustable track arm that is attached to the motion arm support by a pivotal means at a point between the motion arm and the exerciser, wherein the adjustable track arm comprises a track means and the handle means is attached to a low friction motion means which moves in the track means as the exerciser moves forward and back.
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