Kinetic chain training apparatus

Abstract

A training apparatus includes a panel depicting a human form image. The human form image defines an area in which a plurality of anchors are disposed. The anchors are adapted to connect to the proximal end of a resistance line, the distal end each resistance line is attached to a user training a specific movement. Each anchor is located on the human form image at a predetermined location and depicts a body position to be assumed by the user when beginning training. An alternative embodiment apparatus includes a panel with a patterned distribution of anchors. The apparatus includes a sheet adapted to overlay and be held by the panel. The anchors are accessible through the sheet. The sheet contains indication for a user of a particular height dimension of groupings of anchors to which to attach resistance lines to train a particular sport-specific movement.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A kinetic chain training apparatus for providing resistive force to a user's body while the user is engaged in a sport-specific movement, the apparatus comprising:
 a panel having a front surface;   one or more fastener elements that allow the panel to be removably secured to a wall;   the front surface of the panel depicting a human form image, the human form image:
 defining an area on the panel in which a plurality of anchors are disposed, each anchor being located within the human form image at a predetermined location; and 
 depicting a body position to be assumed by the user to begin using the apparatus to train the sport-specific movement; 
   a plurality of elastic resistance lines, each elastic resistance line having a proximal end and a distal end;   the distal end of each elastic resistance line being adapted to removably connect to one or more locations on the user's body;   the proximal end of each elastic resistance line being adapted to removably connect to one or more of the plurality of anchors; and   each anchor located at a predetermined location within the human form image identifying a location on the user's body at which the distal end of a resistance line should connect and a location on the panel at which the proximal end of the same resistance line should connect while the user is engaged in the sport-specific movement.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the human form image depicts a human form in an act of kicking, throwing, holding a baseball bat or striking. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1  further including a harness wearable by the user, the harness including at least one receiver to which the distal end of a resistance line may attach. 
     
     
         4 . A kinetic chain training system for providing resistive force to a user's body while the user is engaged in a sport-specific movement, the system comprising:
 a plurality of panels, each of the plurality of panels having a front surface;   one or more fastener elements that allow each of the plurality of panels to be removably secured directly or indirectly to a wall;   the front surface of each of the plurality of panels depicting a human form image, the human form image on each panel:
 defining an area on the panel in which a plurality of anchors are disposed, each anchor being located within the human form image at a predetermined location; and 
 depicting a body position to be assumed by the user to begin using the apparatus to train the sport-specific movement; 
   each panel having one or more anchors that differ in position from the position of the corresponding anchors on any other panel in the plurality of panels;   a plurality of elastic resistance lines, each elastic resistance line having a proximal end and a distal end;   the distal end of each elastic resistance line being adapted to removably connect to one or more locations on the user's body;   the proximal end of each elastic resistance line being adapted to removably connect to one or more of the plurality of anchors on a panel; and   each anchor located at a predetermined location within the human form image on each panel identifying a location on the user's body at which the distal end of a resistance line should connect and a location on the panel at which the proximal end of the same resistance line should connect while the user is engaged in the sport-specific movement.   
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 4  wherein the human form image depicts a human form in an act of kicking, throwing, holding a baseball bat or striking. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 4  further including a harness wearable by the user, the harness including at least one receiver to which the distal end of a resistance line may attach. 
     
     
         7 . A kinetic chain training apparatus for providing resistive force to a user's body while the user is engaged in a sport-specific movement, the apparatus comprising:
 a panel and a frame,   one or more fastener elements that allow the panel to be removably secured to the frame;   the panel having a front surface depicting a human form image, the human form image:
 defining an area on the panel in which a plurality of anchors are disposed, each anchor being located within the human form image at a predetermined location; and 
 depicting a body position to be assumed by the user to begin using the apparatus to train the sport-specific movement; 
   a plurality of elastic resistance lines, each elastic resistance line having a proximal end and a distal end;   the distal end of each elastic resistance line being adapted to removably connect to one or more locations on the user's body;   the proximal end of each elastic resistance line being adapted to removably connect to one or more of the plurality of anchors; and   each anchor located at a predetermined location within the human form image identifying a location on the user's body at which the distal end of a resistance line should connect and a location on the panel at which the proximal end of the same resistance line should connect while the user is engaged in the sport-specific movement.   
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 7  wherein the human form image depicts a human form in an act of kicking, throwing, holding a baseball bat or striking. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 7  further including a harness wearable by the user, the harness including at least one receiver to which the distal end of a resistance line may attach. 
     
     
         10 . A kinetic chain training system for providing resistive force to a user's body while the user is engaged in a sport-specific movement, the system comprising:
 a plurality of panels and a frame;   one or more fastener elements that allow each panel of the plurality of panels to be removably secured directly or indirectly to the frame;   each of the plurality of panels having a front surface, the front surface of each panel depicting a different sized human form image;   the human form image:
 defining an area on the panel in which a plurality of anchors are disposed, each anchor being located within the human form image at a predetermined location; and 
 depicting a body position to be assumed by the user to begin using the apparatus to train the sport-specific movement; 
   each panel having one or more anchors that differ in position from the position of the corresponding anchors on any other panel in the plurality of panels;   a plurality of elastic resistance lines, each elastic resistance line having a proximal end and a distal end;   the distal end of each elastic resistance line being adapted to removably connect to one or more locations on the user's body;   the proximal end of each elastic resistance line being adapted to removably connect to one or more of the plurality of anchors;   each anchor located at a predetermined location within the human form image on each panel identifying a location on the user's body at which the distal end of a resistance line should connect and a location on the panel at which the proximal end of the same resistance line should connect while the user is engaged in the sport-specific movement.   
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 10  wherein the human form image depicts a human form in an act of kicking, throwing, holding a baseball bat or striking. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 10  further including a harness wearable by the user, the harness including at least one receiver to which the distal end of a resistance line may attach. 
     
     
         13 . A kinetic chain training apparatus for providing resistive force to a user's body while the user is engaged in a sport-specific movement, the apparatus comprising:
 a panel;   the panel having a front surface and a plurality of anchors disposed in a pattern across the front surface of the panel;   a plurality of elastic resistance lines, each elastic resistance line having a proximal end and a distal end;   the distal end of each elastic resistance line being adapted to removably connect to one or more locations on the user's body;   the proximal end of each elastic resistance line being adapted to removably connect to one or more of the plurality of anchors; and   a sheet, the sheet adapted to overlay and removably attach to the front surface of the panel, the sheet including one or more demarcated areas, each demarcated area being located on the sheet at a predetermined location and defining a grouping of anchors among the plurality anchors on the panel when the sheet is in the overlaid position on the panel;   each demarcated area on the sheet including holes that allow access through the sheet so as to allow each anchor in the defined grouping of anchors to connect to a resistance line when the sheet is in the overlaid position; and   the sheet identifying a location on the user at which the distal end of a resistance line should connect while the user is engaged in the sport specific movement and the anchors in a grouping of anchors to which the proximal end of the same resistance line may connect while the user is engaged in the sport-specific movement.   
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 13  wherein the sheet depicts a human form image, the human form image defining an area containing the one or more demarcated areas; and
 each demarcated area identifying the location on the user's body at which the distal end of a resistance line should connect and the location on the panel at which the proximal end of the same resistance line should connect while the user is engaged in the sport-specific movement. 
 
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 14  wherein the human form image depicts a body position to be assumed by the user to begin using the apparatus to train the sport-specific movement. 
     
     
         16 . The apparatus of  claim 14  wherein the human form image depicts a human form in an act of kicking, throwing, holding a baseball bat or striking. 
     
     
         17 . The apparatus of  claim 14  further including a harness wearable by the user, the harness including at least one receiver to which the distal end of a resistance line may attach. 
     
     
         18 . A kinetic chain training system for providing resistive force to a user's body while the user is engaged in a sport-specific movement, the apparatus comprising:
 a panel;   the panel having a front surface and a plurality of anchors disposed in a pattern across the front surface of the panel;   a plurality of elastic resistance lines, each elastic resistance line having a proximal end and a distal end;   the distal end of each elastic resistance line being adapted to removably connect to one or more locations on the user's body;   the proximal end of each elastic resistance line being adapted to removably connect to one or more of the plurality of anchors; and   a plurality of sheets;   each sheet being adapted to overlay and removably attach to the front surface of the panel,   each sheet including one or more demarcated areas, each demarcated area being located on the sheet at a predetermined location and defining a grouping of anchors among the plurality anchors on the panel when the sheet is in the overlaid position on the panel;   each sheet in the plurality of sheets differing in one or more of the following respects from each other sheet in the plurality: a) the anchors defined by at least one grouping on a sheet differ from the anchors defined in a corresponding grouping on any other sheet; or b) the location of at least one demarcated area on a sheet of the plurality differs in position relative to the position of a corresponding demarcated area on any other sheet;   each demarcated area on the sheet including holes that allow access through the sheet so as to allow each anchor in the defined grouping of anchors to connect to a resistance line when the sheet is in the overlaid position; and   each sheet identifying a location on the user at which the distal end of a resistance line should connect while the user is engaged in the sport specific movement and the anchors in a grouping of anchors to which the proximal end of the same resistance line may connect while the user is engaged in the sport-specific movement.   
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 19  wherein each sheet depicts a human form image, the human form image defining an area containing the one or more demarcated areas; and
 each demarcated area identifying the location on the user's body at which the distal end of a resistance line should connect and the location on the panel at which the proximal end of the same resistance line should connect while the user is engaged in the sport-specific movement. 
 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 19  wherein the human form image depicts a body position to be assumed by the user to begin using the apparatus to train the sport-specific movement. 
     
     
         21 . The system of  claim 20  wherein the human form image depicts a human form in an act of kicking, throwing, holding a baseball bat or striking. 
     
     
         22 . The system of  claim 19  further including a harness wearable by the user, the harness including at least one receiver to which the distal end of a resistance line may attach.