Patent ID: 8177693
Filing Date: 2012-05-15
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A calf exercise machine, comprising: a stationary main frame having a forward end and a rear end; a user support assembly pivotally mounted relative to the main frame and adapted to support a user in an exercise position, the user support assembly being movable between a start position and an end position during a calf exercise, the user support assembly comprising a foot plate assembly which has at least one pivotally mounted foot plate adapted for engagement by a user's feet when performing a calf exercise to support a user in a standing position facing rearward, and rotatable during a calf exercise to accommodate rotation of a user's feet about the ankle joints to contract the calf muscles; an exercise arm assembly movably mounted relative to the main frame, the exercise arm assembly having shoulder pads adapted for engagement by a user's shoulders when standing on said at least one foot plate; a connecting linkage between the user support assembly and exercise arm assembly which links movement of one of the assemblies to movement of the other assembly; and a load which resists movement of at least one of the exercise arm assembly, the foot plate assembly, and the connecting linkage.