Patent ID: 6652430
Filing Date: 2003-11-25
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A training apparatus designed to improve the physical readiness level of the low back and pelvic girdle of an individual, said training apparatus comprising:a frame; a seat supported by said frame; a pivot mechanism mounted on said frame and providing a pivot point disposed adjacent said seat; an exercise arm extending outward from said pivot mechanism and rotatable about said pivot point; and a resistance assembly extending outward from said pivot mechanism and rotatable about said pivot point; said exercise arm and said resistance assembly being linked to one another such that said exercise arm and said resistance assembly rotate as a single unit about said pivot point of said pivot mechanism; said resistance assembly including a first resistance lever arm and a second resistance lever arm; said first resistance lever arm including a counterweight; said second resistance lever arm including a weight attachment mechanism for attaching a stress weight thereto; and said second resistance lever arm being angularly offset from said first resistance lever arm by an angle about said pivot point of said pivot mechanism.