Treadmill conversion resistance training apparatus

A treadmill conversion resistance training apparatus, said treadmill including a forward end and an aft end, a treadway, and left and right vertical support columns, wherein said system includes mirror-image left-side and right-side attachments for attaching to said treadmill left and right vertical support columns, respectively, each of said attachments comprising:

• a vertical mounting bracket removably attachable around one of said treadmill vertical support columns, said vertical mounting bracket having opposing first and second bracket pieces, each of said first and second bracket pieces having a bottom edge, a top edge, a substantially “U”-shaped transverse cross-section including first and second extensions and a connecting bridge portion, and wherein said “U”-shaped cross-section forms an interior surface and an exterior surface;
• at least one clamping bolt engaging said first and second mounting bracket pieces;
• one or more retaining straps for bracing said vertical mounting bracket to said vertical support column;
• a resistance strap bottom anchors projecting outwardly from the exterior surface of said mounting bracket first piece, said anchor located proximal to said bottom edge of said vertical mounting bracket;
• a translation member comprising:
• a central mounting hole, a plurality of handle indexing holes distributed radially around said central mounting hole at selected angular offsets for indexed positioning of a handle, and a resistance strap connection point radially distal from said central mounting hole;
• a handle comprising:
• an elongated shaft extending from a first connection end to a second grip end, a first handle mounting hole disposed proximal to said handle connection end, a second handle mounting hole disposed distally from said first handle mounting hole toward said handle grip end, wherein the distance between said first and second handle mounting holes matches the radial distance between said center mounting hole and said plurality of handle index holes of said translation wheel, and further wherein a portion of said handle near said second end is rounded to provide a hand grip;
• an axel means disposed proximal to said top edge and extending through said translation member central mounting hole and handle first mounting hole;
• a removable handle index pin for selectively locking said handle to said translation member through said handle second mounting hole and a selected handle index hole, such that said handle and said translation wheel rotate collectively about said axel means;
• and,
• a plurality of incremental resistance straps, each of said resistance straps connectable at a first end to said resistance strap anchor and at a second end to said resistance strap connection point;
• wherein, said apparatus allows said exercise treadmill to continue to function as an exercise treadmill while said apparatus is attached to said exercise treadmill.

A treadmill conversion resistance training apparatus for converting an exercise treadmill for strength training, said treadmill having left and right vertical support columns and a treadway, said conversion apparatus comprising left and right resistance attachments removably attachable to said treadmill left and right vertical columns, wherein each of said resistance attachments includes:

• a mounting bracket removably attachable to a treadmill vertical support column;
• a translation member removably attachable to said mounting bracket and rotatable about a translation axis in a vertical plane substantially parallel to the front-to-back axis of said treadmill;
• an articulated handle having a elongated first and a second parts and an articulation joint parallel with said translation member connecting said first and second parts, said handle second part having a hand grip distal from said articulation joint, wherein said handle first part is lockingly connectable to said translation member at adjustable angles to said translation member, and further wherein said articulation joint includes means for locking said handle second part at a selectable angle to said handle first part;
• and,
• one or more resistance straps connectable between said translation member and said mounting bracket.