Plyometric training device and method
First Claim
1. A plyometric exercise device, the device comprising:
- a. a frame, an upper cable, a front cable, and a weight, the frame having an upper anchor feature for coupling with the upper cable and a front anchor feature for coupling with the front cable;
b. the upper cable having an upper frame end attached to the upper anchor feature and an upper weight end coupled with the weight; and
c. the front cable having a front frame end attached to the front anchor feature and a front weight end attached to the weight, whereby the weight may be propelled by a subject and the weight is limited within a range of movement by the length restrictions of the upper cable and the front cable.
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Abstract
A method and device for use in plyometric muscular training is provided. In a first version, a rigid frame is provided having a trainee'"'"'s position, a pair of cables and a weighted bar. The cables are positioned between the trainee'"'"'s position and the bar. Each cable is attached at an upper location and a forward location of the frame. The cables partially constrain the movement of the bar and restrain the bar from striking sections of the trainee'"'"'s body. The trainee may explosively push or throw the bar away from the trainee'"'"'s position and towards the cable attachment locations, wherein the bar is released from the trainee'"'"'s grasp. The return pathway of the bar is determined by the force of gravity, the force provided by the trainee and the constraints of the cables. The cables reduce the risk of injury to the trainee.
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18 Claims
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1. A plyometric exercise device, the device comprising:
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a. a frame, an upper cable, a front cable, and a weight, the frame having an upper anchor feature for coupling with the upper cable and a front anchor feature for coupling with the front cable; b. the upper cable having an upper frame end attached to the upper anchor feature and an upper weight end coupled with the weight; and c. the front cable having a front frame end attached to the front anchor feature and a front weight end attached to the weight, whereby the weight may be propelled by a subject and the weight is limited within a range of movement by the length restrictions of the upper cable and the front cable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. Within a physical structure having a floor planar horizontal floor, an upper anchor feature and a front anchor feature, a plyometric exercise device, the device comprising:
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a. an upper cable, a front cable, and a weight; b. the upper cable having an upper frame end attached to the upper anchor feature and an upper weight end coupled with the weight; and c. the front cable having a front frame end attached to the front anchor feature and a front weight end attached to the weight, whereby the weight may be propelled by a subject and the range of movement of the weight is limited by the length restrictions of the upper cable and the front cable. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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