Push-up / chin-up exercise assembly

An exercise assembly including an exercise handle having:

• a. a grip base with:
• (1) a grip base lower section which:
• (a) is rotatable with respect to the grip base upper section about an axis of rotation, and
• (b) includes a series of protruding members arrayed about the axis of rotation;
• (2) an opposing grip base upper section including a rotatable member wherein rotation of the rotatable member selectively situates at least a portion of the rotatable member within a path of travel of the protruding members when the grip base lower section rotates with respect to the grip base upper section, whereby the rotatable member can be rotated to selectively interfere with the travel of the protruding members and thereby hinder rotation of the grip base lower section with respect to the grip base upper section,
• (3) a grip base side perimeter extending between the grip base lower section and the grip base upper section, the grip base side perimeter including:
• (a) opposing inner and outer grip base sides, and
• (b) opposing right and left grip base sides extending between the inner and outer grip base sides;
• b. a pair of spaced grip support struts extending from the grip base upper section;
• c. a grip extending between the grip support struts adjacent to, but spaced from, the grip base upper section.

An exercise assembly including:

• I. an exercise handle having:
• a. a grip base with:
• (1) a grip base lower section,
• (2) an opposing grip base upper section,
• (3) a grip base side perimeter extending between the grip base lower section and the grip base upper section, the grip base side perimeter including:
• (a) opposing inner and outer grip base sides, and
• (b) opposing right and left grip base sides extending between the inner and outer grip base sides;
• b. a pair of spaced grip support struts extending from the grip base upper section, wherein each grip support strut:
• (1) extends from the grip base upper section at or adjacent one of the right and left grip base sides, and
• (2) has a length extending:
• (a) at least substantially along a plane coincident with one of the right and left grip base sides, and
• (b) along a path bending along the plane toward the inner grip base side;
• c. a grip extending between the grip support struts:
• (1) adjacent to, but spaced from, the grip base upper section,
• (2) along an axis intersecting, and oriented at least substantially perpendicularly to, the grip support struts;
• II. door mounting means for restraining the exercise handle in a fixed position atop a door with the grip support struts extending away from the door to space the grip therefrom, whereby a user can grasp the grip and perform a chin-up therefrom without shifting of the exercise handle.

An exercise assembly including:

• I. an exercise handle having:
• a. a grip base with:
• (1) a grip base lower section,
• (2) an opposing grip base upper section,
• (3) a grip base side perimeter extending between the grip base lower section and the grip base upper section, the grip base side perimeter including:
• (a) opposing inner and outer grip base sides, and
• (b) opposing right and left grip base sides extending between the inner and outer grip base sides;
• b. a pair of spaced grip support struts extending from the grip base upper section, wherein each grip support strut:
• (1) extends from the grip base upper section at or adjacent one of the right and left grip base sides, and
• (2) has a length extending:
• (a) at least substantially along a plane coincident with one of the right and left grip base sides, and
• (b) along a path bending along the plane toward the inner grip base side;
• c. a grip extending between the grip support struts:
• (1) adjacent to, but spaced from, the grip base upper section,
• (2) along an axis intersecting, and oriented at least substantially perpendicularly to, the grip support struts;
• II. an extension extending away from the exercise handle, the extension having:
• a. small cross-sectional area in a vertical dimension, whereby the extension may fit within a space defined by a top of a door and a door frame surrounding the door;
• b. an anchor situated on the extension opposite the exercise handle, the anchor having large cross-sectional area in the vertical dimension, whereby the anchor may not fit within a space defined by a top of a door and a door frame surrounding the door;
• wherein the extension is provided on a cradle into which the exercise handle is removably received, the cradle restraining the exercise handle against motion of the grip when a user performs a chin-up therefrom.

An exercise assembly including:

• a. an exercise handle having:
• (1) a grip base with:
• (a) a grip base lower section,
• (b) an opposing grip base upper section,
• (c) a grip base side perimeter extending between the grip base lower section and the grip base upper section, the grip base side perimeter including:
• i. opposing inner and outer grip base sides, and
• ii. opposing right and left grip base sides extending between the inner and outer grip base sides;
• (2) a pair of spaced grip support struts extending from the grip base upper section;
• (3) a grip extending between the grip support struts adjacent to, but spaced from, the grip base upper section,
• (4) a grip mouth defined between:
• (a) the grip base upper section,
• (b) the grip support struts, and
• (c) the grip,
• the grip mouth being open:
• i. from the inner grip base side, and
• ii. from the right and left grip base sides;
• b. a cradle having:
• (1) a cradle base,
• (2) a cradle grip support affixed to and spaced from the cradle base,
• (3) a cradle hook extending from the cradle base, the cradle hook being configured to receive and support at least one of:
• a. (a) the grip, and
• b. (b) the grip support struts,
• therein when the exercise handle is supported on the cradle with:
• (1) i. the cradle grip support received within the grip mouth, and
• (2) ii. the grip base situated between the cradle grip support and the cradle base.

An exercise assembly including:

• I. an exercise handle having:
• a. a grip base with:
• (1) a grip base lower section,
• (2) an opposing grip base upper section,
• (3) a grip base side perimeter extending between the grip base lower section and the grip base upper section, the grip base side perimeter including:
• (a) opposing inner and outer grip base sides, and
• (b) opposing right and left grip base sides extending between the inner and outer grip base sides;
• b. a pair of spaced grip support struts extending from the grip base upper section, wherein each grip support strut:
• (1) extends from the grip base upper section at or adjacent one of the right and left grip base sides, and
• (2) has a length extending:
• (a) at least substantially along a plane coincident with one of the right and left grip base sides, and
• (b) along a path bending along the plane toward the inner grip base side;
• c. a grip extending between the grip support struts:
• (1) adjacent to, but spaced from, the grip base upper section,
• (2) along an axis intersecting, and oriented at least substantially perpendicularly to, the grip support struts;
• II. a cradle configured to receive the exercise handle therein, the cradle including door mounting means thereon for mounting the cradle atop a door, wherein the grip is restrained in an at least substantially horizontal orientation with the length of the grip having an unobstructed gripping space defined thereabout when:
• a. the exercise handle is received within the cradle, and
• b. the cradle is mounted atop the door via the door mounting means.

An exercise assembly including:

• I. an exercise handle having:
• a. a grip base with:
• (1) a grip base lower section,
• (2) an opposing grip base upper section,
• (3) a grip base side perimeter extending between the grip base lower section and the grip base upper section, the grip base side perimeter including:
• (a) opposing inner and outer grip base sides, and
• (b) opposing right and left grip base sides extending between the inner and outer grip base sides;
• b. a pair of spaced grip support struts extending from the grip base upper section, wherein each grip support strut:
• (1) extends from the grip base upper section at or adjacent one of the right and left grip base sides, and
• (2) has a length extending:
• (a) at least substantially along a plane coincident with one of the right and left grip base sides, and
• (b) along a path bending along the plane toward the inner grip base side;
• c. a grip extending between the grip support struts:
• (1) adjacent to, but spaced from, the grip base upper section,
• (2) along an axis intersecting, and oriented at least substantially perpendicularly to, the grip support struts;
• II. a cradle having:
• a. a cradle base extending between a cradle base top and a cradle base bottom,
• b. a pair of spaced cradle hooks extending from the cradle base, the cradle hooks being configured to receive and restrain at least one of:
• (1) the grip, and
• (2) the grip support struts,
• therein against motion other than in the direction of reception.

An exercise assembly including:

• I. an exercise handle having:
• a. a grip base with:
• (1) a grip base lower section,
• (2) an opposing grip base upper section,
• (3) a grip base side perimeter extending between the grip base lower section and the grip base upper section, the grip base side perimeter including:
• (a) opposing inner and outer grip base sides, and
• (b) opposing right and left grip base sides extending between the inner and outer grip base sides;
• b. a pair of spaced grip support struts extending from the grip base upper section, wherein each grip support strut:
• (1) extends from the grip base upper section at or adjacent one of the right and left grip base sides, and
• (2) has a length extending:
• (a) at least substantially along a plane coincident with one of the right and left grip base sides, and
• (b) along a path bending along the plane toward the inner grip base side;
• c. a grip extending between the grip support struts:
• (1) adjacent to, but spaced from, the grip base upper section,
• (2) along an axis intersecting, and oriented at least substantially perpendicularly to, the grip support struts;
• II. a cradle having:
• a. a cradle base extending between a cradle base top and a cradle base bottom,
• b. a grip base pocket which:
• (1) opens in a direction toward the cradle base top, and
• (2) has decreasing size in a direction toward the cradle base bottom,
• whereby the grip base is insertable within the grip base pocket to be snugly restrained therein against motion other than in the direction of insertion.

An exercise assembly including an exercise handle having:

• a. a grip base with:
• (1) opposing right and left grip base sides, and
• (2) opposing inner and outer grip base sides extending therebetween;
• wherein the distance between the inner and outer grip base sides is not substantially greater than the distance between the right and left grip base sides;
• b. a pair of spaced grip support struts extending from the grip base at or near the right and left grip base sides;
• c. a grip spaced from the grip base and extending between the grip support struts, wherein the grip support struts are bent along parallel spaced right and left planes to define a grip mouth between the grip base, the grip support struts, and the grip, the grip mouth being open from the inner grip base side and between the right and left grip base sides.

An exercise assembly including:

• a. an exercise handle having:
• (1) a grip base with:
• (a) opposing right and left grip base sides, and
• (b) opposing inner and outer grip base sides extending therebetween;
• (2) a pair of spaced grip support struts extending from the grip base at or near the right and left grip base sides;
• (3) a grip spaced from the grip base and extending between the grip support struts,
• wherein the grip support struts are bent to define a grip mouth between the grip base, the grip support struts, and the grip, the grip mouth being open from the inner grip base side and between the right and left grip base sides;
• b. a cradle having:
• (1) a cradle base,
• (2) a cradle grip support affixed to and spaced from the cradle base,
• wherein the grip may be fixed within the cradle with:
• (a) the cradle grip support received within the grip mouth, and
• (b) the grip base situated between the cradle grip support and the cradle base,
• such that a user can perform chin-ups by use of the grip.

An exercise assembly including an exercise handle having:

• a. a grip base with:
• (1) a grip base lower section,
• (2) an opposing grip base upper section,
• (3) a grip base side perimeter extending between the grip base lower section and the grip base upper section, the grip base side perimeter including:
• (a) opposing inner and outer grip base sides, and
• (b) opposing right and left grip base sides extending between the inner and outer grip base sides;
• b. a pair of spaced grip support struts extending from the grip base upper section, wherein each grip support strut:
• (1) extends from the grip base upper section at or adjacent one of the right and left grip base sides, and
• (2) has a length extending:
• (a) at least substantially along a plane coincident with one of the right and left grip base sides, and
• (b) along a path bending along the plane toward the inner grip base side;
• c. a grip extending between the grip support struts:
• (1) adjacent to, but spaced from, the grip base upper section,
• (2) along an axis intersecting, and oriented at least substantially perpendicularly to, the grip support struts,
• wherein the grip base lower section:
• A. is rotatably mounted with respect to the grip base upper section, and
• B. has greater cross-sectional area, as measured across a plane intersecting the grip base side perimeter, than any portion of the exercise handle situated above the grip base upper section, as measured across a parallel plane.