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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2003
Paul Lastayo, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Stan Lindstedt, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Hans Hoppeler, Bolligen, CH;
Henry Madden, Boulder, CO (US);
Daniel A. Estoque, Boulder, CO (US);
William B. Stephens, Boulder, CO (US);
Gregory D. Volan, Longmont, CO (US);
Paul LaStayo, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Stan Lindstedt, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Hans Hoppeler, Bolligen, CH;
Henry Madden, Boulder, CO (US);
Daniel A. Estoque, Boulder, CO (US);
William B. Stephens, Boulder, CO (US);
Gregory D. Volan, Longmont, CO (US);
Arizona Board of Regents, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Eccentron, LLC, Denver, CO (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing speed controlled eccentric exercise which include an exercise apparatus having an engagement member for engaging a user's body where the engagement member is moveable in opposite directions, means for enabling the engagement member to exert a force in a first direction at a predetermined speed, means for detecting change in the predetermined speed or pressure of the force after a user applies a force to the engagement means in a direction opposite the first force, and means for adjusting the apparatus supplied force and user supplied forces to equal one another or to maintain the predetermined speed.