Body attached sports training device

Abstract

A body attached sports training device for improving forward/twisting motion and consisting of a belt with a series of attaching rings disposed to guide and receive resilient bands that are secured at another ring located to provide an attaching point on the belt. The other end of the belt is connected to rings that hold yet allow movement there through as the bands are extended and tensioned. The band arrangement resists forward motion while wrapping around the belt/wearer and resists twisting motion. The belt securely grips the user's body with a gripping system that intensifies and concentrates belt holding forces around the user's waist to keep the belt in place during use without the need for leg straps or the like.

1 . An exercise and training device providing a belt adapted for attachment to a human body exercising and having resilient bands attached, the improvement comprising:
 said belt having guides for limiting movement of the bands on the belt while allowing stretching of the bands, and said resilient bands having first connecting means to attach at one end to said belt and having second attaching means to anchor and secure the other end rearward of the user to allow extension of said bands and thereby provide a training force opposing twisting and forward movement of the user;   said resilient bands having portions extending through said guides and having lock means to secure said guides to said belt thereby securely holding to the belt during use;   said resilient bands providing a training and strengthening force as extended during use whereby said force has two components, a first component providing a thrust resistance and the second component providing a rotational component resisting the user's twisting movement, and, said bands contacting said belt and urging said belt toward the user's body to thereby tighten said belt on the user during athletic and training movement.   
     
     
         2 . The exercise and training device of  claim 1  and further comprising:
 said guides comprising a series of attachment and guide members providing attachment points to allow attachment of one end of each elastic band to each guide means while also to allow the elastic band to extend there through and portions to overlap to thereby provide said belt tightening force about the user. 
 
     
     
         3 . The exercise and training device of  claim 2  and said guides further comprising:
 a series of guide rings extending about said belt to provide attaching points at the sides and rear for said resilient bands. 
 
     
     
         4 . The exercise and training device of  claim 1 , and:
 said guides providing secure attaching members for receiving said resilient bands and at least one of said bands has a portion of said band extending around said belt whereby extension of said band firmly wraps said band adjacent the belt and tightens said belt around the user's waist.   
     
     
         5 . A training belt with a combination of elements and comprising:
 a belt adapted for attachment to a human body;   elastic resilient bands having a length and extending from said belt to provide both training resistance and belt holding and tightening to allow said training belt to be held in place due to forces provided by said resilient bands that have portions that are configured on and around a great portion of said belt with portions overlapping to tighten the belt during use and hold it in place without the use of leg straps or other belt holding harnesses and contraptions;   guides located on said belt and having means adapted to guide and hold said elastic band means around said great portion of said belt during use;   said bands having first connecting means to attach at one end to said belt and having second attaching means to anchor and secure the other end to allow extension of said bands to the rear of the user and thereby provide a training force opposing twisting and forward movement of the user.   
     
     
         6 . The training belt according to  claim 5 , and the improvement further comprising:
 said guides comprising a series of two guides attached to said belt and having portions for connecting and guiding said elastic bands to thereby provide said training effect through resistance to thrusting and twisting.   
     
     
         7 . The training belt of  claim 6 , and said guides further comprising:
 a plurality of attachment means adapted about said belt to provide a multitude of attachment points to thereby provide resistance to forward thrusting, and twisting in two directions.   
     
     
         8 . The training belt of  claim 7  and the improvement further comprising:
 auxiliary elastic bands with one end secured to said belt and a second end with connecting means for attachment to the user's wrists for training the user's arms, shoulders and the like. 
 
     
     
         9 . A method for athletic conditioning comprising the steps of:
 providing a workout belt adapted to fit snugly about a human body and having first guide means attached at a first point on said belt;   positioning an elastic band having a locking end for attachment to said belt into said guide means at said first point and providing said band with a free end;   extending said elastic band through said first guide means at least 180 degrees around the user's waist to a second, attaching point to thereby retain said band adjacent said belt during use;   attaching said band to said belt at the second point to hold the band;   securing the free end of said elastic band away from and to the rear of the user;   attaching the free end of said band to an anchor point to secure said band in place during use;   extending said elastic band and providing a training force and resistance to thrusting movement and torsional and rotational movement of the user.   
     
     
         10 . The method of athletic conditioning of  claim 9  and further comprising the steps of:
 attaching said band securely to the belt; 
 positioning said band to contact at least 180 degrees, of said belt, half way, when it is around a human body; and 
 providing a tightening force gripping the user's waist to hold the belt in place without the use of leg straps or the like as the band is extended.