Patent ID: 7083547
Filing Date: 2006-08-01
Classification: A63B,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for performing speed controlled eccentric exercise comprising: a frame; at least one support attached to said frame for supporting a user's body; at least one engagement member comprising a bar press attached to said frame for engaging at least one part of the user's body, said engagement member being moveable in opposite directions; means for supplying power to said engagement member such that said engagement member is capable of exerting a force in a first direction at a predetermined speed; a drive mechanism attached to said engagement member to move said engagement member in said first direction wherein the drive mechanism is powerd by said power supply means and comprises a reciprocating wheel which moves said bar press in alternating forward and backward directions, means for detecting a change in said predetermined speed after the user supplies a force to said engagement member in a direction opposite said first direction; and means for adjusting output of the power supply means to maintain said predetermined speed.