Machine for sports training
The invention relates to a machine for sports training, which comprises a frame pivotably connected to a lever actuated by a user's arms, the at least one lever being connected to two main coupling elements situated parallel to each other, such that when the elements move, they describe an identical path at the same time, transmitting the movement of the at least one lever to resistance means. The machine provides continuous resistance to the actuation of the lever by the user, and a moment of inertia that prevents stops and jerks at the end of the stroke of the lever. The machine is provided with means for supporting the user, such as a platform, solidly fixed to the frame such that while the user trains the upper body, he or she can also train the lower body, at will, by performing exercises on the platform.
1. A sports training machine comprising:
structural means;
actuation means;
resistance means; and
a planar standing location for a user during operation of the actuation means;
wherein the actuation means include at least one lever and at least two main coupling elements, each of which is pivotably connected with the at least one lever, and the resistance means include at least one main resistance element having an axis;
wherein the at least two main coupling elements are positioned one in parallel to the other, in that each of the at least two main coupling elements is positioned, at all times along its path, in the same position as its counterpart and in that the at least one main resistance element revolves around its axis in a circular motion of 360 degrees when motion of the at least one lever is transmitted to it through the at least two main coupling elements;
wherein no means other than the actuation means are operable by the user to move the resistance means and the actuation means are configured to be operated only by arms of a user; and
wherein the planar standing location for the user is stationary during operation of the actuation means.
2. The sports training machine according to claim 1 , wherein the planar standing location for the user is fixed to the structural means.
3. The sports training machine according to claim 2 , wherein the planar standing location for the user comprise a central platform.
4. The sports training machine according to claim 2 , wherein the planar standing location for the user comprises two side platforms.
5. The sports training machine according to claim 1 , wherein the at least two main coupling elements operate on the at least one main resistance element through respective subsidiary coupling elements.
6. A sports training machine comprising:
structural means;
actuation means; and
resistance means;
wherein the actuation means include at least one lever and at least two main coupling elements, each of which is pivotably connected with the at least one lever, and the resistance means include at least one main resistance element having an axis;
wherein the at least two main coupling elements are positioned one in parallel to the other, in that each of the at least two main coupling elements is positioned, at all times along its path, in the same position as its counterpart and in that the at least one main resistance element revolves around its axis in a circular motion of 360 degrees when motion of the at least one lever is transmitted to it through the at least two main coupling elements;
wherein no means other than the actuation means are operable by a user to move the resistance means and the actuation means are configured to be operated only by arms of a user; and
wherein the circular motion of 360 degrees is initiated by moving the at least one lever in a first direction and completed by moving the at least one lever in a second direction opposite the first direction.
7. A sports training machine comprising:
structural means;
actuation means; and
resistance means;
wherein the actuation means include at least one lever and at least two main coupling elements, each of which is pivotably connected with the at least one lever, and the resistance means include at least one main resistance element having an axis;
wherein the at least two main coupling elements are positioned one in parallel to the other, in that each of the at least two main coupling elements is positioned, at all times along its path, in the same position as its counterpart and in that the at least one main resistance element revolves around its axis in a circular motion of 360 degrees when motion of the at least one lever is transmitted to it through the at least two main coupling elements;
wherein no means other than the actuation means are operable by the user to move the resistance means and the actuation means are configured to be operated only by arms of a user; and
wherein the at least two main coupling elements operate on the at least one main resistance element through respective subsidiary coupling elements.