MUSCLE TRAINING APPARATUS AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A muscle trainer for exercising rotational muscles used by a person in gripping and moving an implement in performance of a useful or recreational function, wherein if the rotational muscles were of appropriate strength, the rotational muscles would desirably apply appropriate rotational forces to the implement to maintain desired rotation of the implement as the implement is gripped and moved by the person, the muscle trainer thereby training the rotational muscles to consistently maintain desired rotation of the implement during performance of the useful or recreational function, the muscle trainer comprising:
- a body having a first section extending in a first axial direction and a second section joined to the first section at a juncture, the second section extending in a second axial direction that is different from the first axial direction;
anda force generator located on the second section and positioned for urging the second section of the body in a third direction, thereby creating a rotational force about the first axial direction.
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Abstract
The invention is directed to a muscle trainer for exercising opposing muscles of a person moving an implement, such as a golf club, wherein, if the opposing muscles were of appropriate strength, the opposing muscles would desirably apply forces in opposite directions to the implement to assist in maintaining an ideal movement of the implement. The contemplated muscle trainer of this invention includes a body and a force generator positioned at a prescribed location on the body for urging the body in a direction away from a force direction which a weaker set of the opposing muscles would normally apply to the implement in the movement of the implement by the person.
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25 Claims
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1. A muscle trainer for exercising rotational muscles used by a person in gripping and moving an implement in performance of a useful or recreational function, wherein if the rotational muscles were of appropriate strength, the rotational muscles would desirably apply appropriate rotational forces to the implement to maintain desired rotation of the implement as the implement is gripped and moved by the person, the muscle trainer thereby training the rotational muscles to consistently maintain desired rotation of the implement during performance of the useful or recreational function, the muscle trainer comprising:
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a body having a first section extending in a first axial direction and a second section joined to the first section at a juncture, the second section extending in a second axial direction that is different from the first axial direction; and a force generator located on the second section and positioned for urging the second section of the body in a third direction, thereby creating a rotational force about the first axial direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11)
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12. A muscle trainer for exercising one or more muscles in one or more groups of two or more opposing muscles used by a person in gripping and moving an implement in performance of a useful or recreational function, wherein if the two or more opposing muscles were of appropriate strength, the two or more opposing muscles would desirably apply appropriate forces in substantially opposite directions to maintain the implement in a desired movement path as the implement is gripped and moved by the person, the muscle trainer thereby training the two or more opposing muscles to consistently maintain the implement in a desired movement path during performance of the useful or recreational function, the muscle trainer comprising:
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a body having a first section extending in a first axial direction and a second section joined to the first section at a juncture, the second section extending in a second axial direction; and one or more force generators located on one or more of the first and second sections for creating one or more forces in opposition to the forces applied by the one or more muscles in the movement of the muscle trainer by the person. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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