Single Apparatus Converging/Diverging Exercise Machine
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1. An exercise machine comprising:
- a frame;
a resistance object;
a first arm attached to a first positioning system and moveable between a plurality of fixed positions on said first positioning system, said first positioning system being moveably attached to said frame to rotate about a first axis and being connected to said resistance object;
a second arm attached to a second positioning system and moveable between a plurality of fixed positions on said second positioning system, said second positioning system being moveably attached to said frame to rotate about a second axis and being connected to said resistance object;
a first handle attached to said first arm; and
a second handle attached to said second arm;
wherein, when said first arm and said second arm are rigidly connected to said positioning system at a first position in said plurality of positions, said first handle and said second handle, when engaging resistance provided by said resistance object, converge together; and
wherein, when said first arm and said second arm are rigidly connected to said positioning system at a second position different from said first position in said plurality of positions, said first handle and said second handle, when engaging resistance provided by said resistance object, diverge apart.
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Abstract
Principles of exercise machine construction, an exercise machine, components of an exercise machine, and methods related to exercising on or constructing an exercise machine that allows for the performance of multiple different exercises, where the user utilizes related arcs of an arm with a fixed path of motion for the different exercises. Generally the arcs will be utilized for both pull-type exercises and push-type exercises and/or for diverging and converging exercises.
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1. An exercise machine comprising:
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a frame; a resistance object; a first arm attached to a first positioning system and moveable between a plurality of fixed positions on said first positioning system, said first positioning system being moveably attached to said frame to rotate about a first axis and being connected to said resistance object; a second arm attached to a second positioning system and moveable between a plurality of fixed positions on said second positioning system, said second positioning system being moveably attached to said frame to rotate about a second axis and being connected to said resistance object; a first handle attached to said first arm; and a second handle attached to said second arm; wherein, when said first arm and said second arm are rigidly connected to said positioning system at a first position in said plurality of positions, said first handle and said second handle, when engaging resistance provided by said resistance object, converge together; and wherein, when said first arm and said second arm are rigidly connected to said positioning system at a second position different from said first position in said plurality of positions, said first handle and said second handle, when engaging resistance provided by said resistance object, diverge apart. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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