Patent ID: 7597654
Filing Date: 2009-10-06
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A method of exercising using an exercise machine, comprising: providing an exercise machine positioned on a support surface, the exercise machine including: a load; providing a moveable support engaged with the guide beam and moveable along a movement axis and configured to support a user during use of the exercise station, the moveable support having a first end portion positioned proximate the first exercise station and a second end portion opposite the first end portion, the moveable support having a support portion configured to support a weight of a user during an exercise, the at least one cable of the force-transferring assembly being operatively coupled to the moveable support, the force-transferring assembly being configured to allow the moveable support to move along the movement axis without decoupling the at least one cable from the moveable support; providing a second exercise station proximate the second end portion of the moveable support, the force-transferring assembly being operatively configured to transmit an exercising force exerted by a user on either the first or second exercise stations to the load; applying the exercising force on at least one of the first and second exercise stations; simultaneously with the application of the exercising force, applying a reactive force to the moveable support that tends to move the moveable support; and simultaneously with the application of the exercising force, applying a counteracting force on the moveable support using the at least one cable of the force-transferring assembly that at least partially counteracts the reactive force, wherein applying a counteracting force includes applying a counteracting force through a first coupling member having a first portion coupled to the second exercise station and a second coupling member having a second portion coupled to the moveable support, the first and second coupling members being operatively coupled such that a first tension generated in the first coupling member generates a corresponding tension in the second coupling member.