Choke dummy and method for strengthening the muscles used in performing a guillotine choke

Abstract

Disclosed is a strength training dummy for use in strengthening those muscles used in performing a guillotine choke. The dummy may have the form and dimensions of a man's head, neck, shoulders and upper torso. The dummy provides resistance to a user who pulls or lifts the dummy in a guillotine choke, beyond the weight of the dummy, when the dummy is attached to a weight. For example, the dummy may have a spine attached to a cable of a weight machine having an adjustable weight load. As the user becomes stronger in performing the guillotine choke, the dummy's resistance can be increased up to the weight machine's maximum load, to challenge the user. Instead of being attached to a cable, the dummy may attach to an extender bar that attaches to a free weight. The extender bar has a bend proximate to its attachment point with the dummy's spine. The extender bar's bend and length create a fulcrum to increase the difficulty of lifting a weight attached to the opposite end of the extender bar.

1 . A dummy for increasing the strength of a guillotine choke, comprising:
 a dummy having a body with a longitudinal axis, the dummy having a spine substantially aligned with the longitudinal axis of the dummy; and   the dummy capable of being lifted in a guillotine choke when attached to a weight.   
     
     
         2 . The spine of  claim 1 , further comprising an attachment point accessed via an aperture in the dummy body. 
     
     
         3 . The spine of  claim 1 , further comprising an attachment point outside of the dummy body. 
     
     
         4 . The weight of  claim 1 , further being attached to an additional segment attached to the spine, wherein the additional segment protrudes through an aperture in the dummy bottom. 
     
     
         5 . The spine of  claim 1 , further comprising a single length of material having two ends. 
     
     
         6 . The spine of  claim 1 , further comprising two lengths of material, each length having two ends. 
     
     
         7 . The spine of  claim 6 , further comprising a joining means inside the dummy that joins the two lengths together. 
     
     
         8 . The joining means of  claim 7 , further being substantially aligned with the two lengths 
     
     
         9 . The joining means of  claim 7 , further being located in a flexible section of the dummy. 
     
     
         10 . The joining means of  claim 7 , further being substantially aligned to the user's forearm when the user performs a guillotine choke on the dummy. 
     
     
         11 . The body of  claim 1 , further being substantially aligned with the user's transverse plane when a user practices a guillotine choke on the dummy. 
     
     
         12 . The weight of  claim 1 , where the weight is a group, the group comprising:
 a free weight,   a cable attached to a free weight,   an extender bar; and   a cable of a weight machine having an adjustable weight stack.   
     
     
         13 . The extender bar of  claim 12 , further comprising:
 a length of material having two ends, a first end and a second end,   an attachment point; and   a bend, proximate to the attachment point.   
     
     
         14 . The extender bar of  claim 13 , further acting as a fulcrum when the first end is attached to the dummy, and the second end is attached to a weight. 
     
     
         15 . A strength training dummy, comprising:
 a dummy having a longitudinal axis,   the dummy having no spine,   the dummy having an attachment point on the outside of the dummy,   the attachment point further being capable of being attached to a cable of a weight machine; and   the dummy capable of being lifted in a guillotine choke.   
     
     
         16 . The attachment point of  claim 15 , further being substantially aligned with the longitudinal axis of the dummy 
     
     
         17 . The attachment point of  claim 15 , wherein the attachment point is a group, the group comprising a karabiner, an anchor shackle, a ring, and a quick link. 
     
     
         18 . A method of strengthening the muscles used in a guillotine choke, comprising:
 a user holding a strength training dummy in a guillotine choke, wherein the dummy is further attached to a weight load; and   the user lifts the weight load by performing a guillotine choke on the strength training dummy.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the dummy further comprises a flexible section. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the weight load is adjustable to provide increased resistance as the user becomes stronger.