Manually controlled and driven resistance exercise machine

摘要

A manually controlled and driven resistance exercise machine is provided. The exercise machine enables a user to stimulate his/her muscles by various concentric, isometric and/or eccentric exercises. The machine has a generally horizontal platform and a vertical tower wherein both the generally horizontal platform and the vertical tower have an interior which contain a rope, gears and/or a pulley. A second person manually controls the resistance and velocity of the rope by controlling a crank or wench on the vertical tower. The person exercising consistently pushes up on the bar, handles, straps, hooks or the like while the second person alters the downward force of the bar, handles, straps, hooks or the like by controlling the crank or wench.

主权项

1. An exercise machine comprising:
a platform forming a housing wherein the platform has a top, a bottom, a front, a back, a first side, a second side and an interior; at least one rope, strap or chain located within the interior of the platform wherein the rope, strap or chain has a first end and a second end; at least one gear located within the interior of the platform wherein the rope, strap or chain is in contact with the gear and wherein the gear alters the direction of the rope, strap or chain within the interior of the platform; at least one opening located on the top of the platform wherein the rope, strap or chain extends from within the interior of the platform and partially out of the opening on the top of the platform such that the second end of the rope, strap or chain is located on the top of the platform; wherein the first end of the rope, strap or chain is controlled by a manual crank; and wherein during use a first person is positioned on the top of the platform and wherein a second person controls the manual crank so that a downward force is applied to the rope, strap or chain and pulls the rope, strap or chain downward toward the top of the platform and wherein the first person pushes upward on the rope, strap or chain to perform an exercise.