Bench exercise device with adjustable components for targeted exercise

Abstract

An exercise device with advanced bench exercises for glute, abs and leg toning, for use in both stomach down and up positions, has: a bottom support and at least one main support stem extending upwardly; a main joint body support frame rotatably connected to the support stem to allow lower and upper support bars to be tiltable. The upper support bar sufficiently supports at least a portion of a human torso and is rotatably connected to the main joint; one or two lower support bars adjustable in length, and having a top portion connected to the main joint, upper support bar or at least one support stem; and a bottom portion extended away from the main joint. Some embodiments have near-horizontal torso support, and some have titled torso support. There are pedals for cycling, except some embodiments replace rotating pedals with fixed footrests to replace cycling with leg lifts.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An exercise device to provide a user with advanced bench-cycling exercises for face-down, stomach down use for glute toning and muscle development, which comprises:
 a) a bottom support with at least one main support stem extending upwardly therefrom;   b) an upper support bar, functioning as a main body support, connected in a fixed position to said at least one main support stem, said upper support bar including having a support area for supporting a user's shoulders area, a user's hips area, or both, said fixed position being at an angle with said shoulders area positioned being lower, equal to or higher than said hips area;   c) at least one lower support bar, that is adjustable in length, said at least one lower support bar having a top portion connected to at least one of said main support stem and said upper support bar, and having a bottom portion extended away from said upper support bar;   d) two cranks, one of each located on bottom portions of said lower support bar wherein lock of said cranks is adjustable in length;   e) at least one resistance device, located on said exercise device and functionally connected to said cranks to create resistance on at least upward strokes of said cranks when in use; and   f) a pair of pedals, one of each separately connected to one of said two cranks.   
     
     
         2 . The exercise device of  claim 1  wherein said upper support bar is connected to said at least one main support stem so as create a shoulders position angle of 30 degrees below to 80 degrees above the horizon. 
     
     
         3 . The exercise device of  claim 1  wherein the upper support bar includes at least one of: a) expandable, contractable sides, and b) an expandable top. 
     
     
         4 . The exercise device of  claim 1  wherein the upper support bar includes extended arm components with hand grips. 
     
     
         5 . The exercise device of  claim 1  wherein the upper support bar includes at least one of: a) a hip support, extended arm components with hand grips and b) forearm-elbow support pads. 
     
     
         6 . The exercise device of  claim 1  wherein said at least one lower support bar is two lower support bars that are lockably, rotatably connected at their top portions and open at their bottom portions to be moveable relative to one another to create open and closed V-shaped formation for spreading and adjoining legs of a user in a single plane. 
     
     
         7 . The exercise device of  claim 1  wherein the lower support stems are lockably rotatable to pitch up or down relative to the angle of the upper body support. 
     
     
         8 . The exercise device of  claim 1  wherein said at least one resistance device includes variable rotary resistance to allow the resistance to be adjustable to be more difficult during portions of the rotation. 
     
     
         9 . The exercise device of  claim 1  wherein said device further includes on-board computer for storing, retrieving, displaying, and controlling pedal distance and resistance. 
     
     
         10 . An exercise device to provide a user with advanced bench-cycling exercises for face-up, stomach up use for glute and hip toning and muscle development, which comprises:
 a) a bottom support with at least one main support stem extending upwardly therefrom;   b) an upper support bar connected to said main support stem in a substantially horizontal fixed position, and having sufficient size to support at least a portion of a human torso of said user, including head, shoulders and lower back and buttocks, said fixed position being at an angle no greater than 15% up and no greater than 30% down;   c) at least one lower support bar that is adjustable in length, said at least one lower support bar having a top portion connected to one of said upper support bar and said at least one support stem, and having a bottom portion extended away from said upper support bar and said at least one support stem;   d) two footrests for at least one of downward push movement and upward movement, one of each located on said bottom portions of said lower support bar, said footrests being selected from the group consisting of unmovable protrusions, moveable protrusions and cranks with pedals, wherein said two footrests are fixedly positioned relative to one another to be parallel to one another instead of standard cycling pedals that are 180 degrees apart; and;   e) at least one resistance device, functionally connected to said at least one lower support bar and is connected to said at least one of two footrests to create resistance on at least one of downstrokes and upstrokes of said footrests when in use.   
     
     
         11 . The exercise device of  claim 10  wherein said at least one lower support bar is two lower support bars that are lockably, rotatably connected at their top portions and open at their bottom portions to be moveable relative to one another to create open and closed V-shaped formation for spreading and adjoining legs of a user in a single plane. 
     
     
         12 . The exercise device of  claim 10  wherein said main body support frame is fixedly connected to said at least one main support stem, to prohibit rotational movement of said upper support bar. 
     
     
         13 . The exercise device of  claim 10  wherein said upper support bar is articulated with a head, shoulders and low back support segment and a separate butt segment and includes a lockable hinge between them so that said butt segment is adjustable relative to said low back support segment to accommodate comfortable butt support and positioning. 
     
     
         14 . The exercise device of  claim 10  wherein said upper support bar is one long support member for head, shoulders, low back and butt. 
     
     
         15 . The exercise device of  claim 10  wherein said support bar has a first segment that is flat for head, shoulders and low back, and has a second segment that is fixedly pitched downward away from first segment to accommodate butt support and positioning. 
     
     
         16 . The exercise device of  claim 10  wherein said two lower bar segment (s) can be extended in length for both different size users, and to change the rotational size of the movement. 
     
     
         17 . The exercise device of  claim 10  wherein said exercise device further includes a seat belt connected to at least one of: said at least one main support stem and said upper support bar. 
     
     
         18 . The exercise device of  claim 10  wherein said device further includes on-board computer for storing, retrieving, displaying, controlling, and operating data and resistance, and generally accepted gym exercise machine operations, and information about the workout. 
     
     
         19 . The exercise device of  claim 10  wherein said at least one lower support bar is articulated with a first segment and a second segment rotatably and lockably connected to one another to create a knee joint and to permit complex angles and positions at said knee joint. 
     
     
         20 . An exercise device to provide a user with advanced bench-cycling exercises for face-up, stomach up use for abs and hip toning and muscle development, which comprises:
 a) a bottom support with at least one main support stem extending upwardly therefrom;   b) an upper support bar connected to said main support stem in a substantially horizontal fixed position, and having sufficient size to support at least a portion of a human torso of said user, including head, shoulders and lower back and buttocks, said upper support bar being in a fixed position being at an angle no greater than 20% up and no greater than 20% down;   c) at least one lower support bar, that is adjustable in length, said at least one lower support bar having a top portion connected to at least one of said upper support bar and said at least one support stem, and having a bottom portion extended away from said main joint;   d) two expandable or contractable cranks, one of each located on said bottom portion of said lower support bar;   e) at least one resistance device, functionally connected to one of said at least one lower support bar, connected to said two cranks to create resistance on at least one of downstrokes and upstrokes of said cranks when in use; and   f) a pair of pedals, one of each separately connected to one of said two cranks.   
     
     
         21 . The exercise device of  claim 20  wherein said at least one lower support bar is two lower support bars that are lockably, rotatably connected at their top portions and open at their bottom portions so as to be moveable relative to one another to create open and closed V-shaped formation for spreading and adjoining legs of a user in a single plane. 
     
     
         22 . The exercise device of  claim 20  wherein said upper support bar is connected to said at least one main support stem so as create an angle of no greater than 10% above the horizon, and no greater than 10% below the horizon. 
     
     
         23 . The exercise device of  claim 20  wherein said upper support bar is fixedly connected to said at least one main support stem so as to prohibit rotational movement of said at least one lower support bar and said upper support bar. 
     
     
         24 . The exercise device of  claim 20  wherein the upper support bar includes at least one of a) a headrest, and b) an extended arm components with hand grips. 
     
     
         25 . The exercise device of  claim 20  wherein said lower support has two sections that are lockably articulated relative to the thigh position as a knee joint and to permit complex angles and positions between the thigh and shin sections. 
     
     
         26 . The exercise device of  claim 20  wherein said lower support has two sections that are fixed at the knee joint and lockably articulated at the hip or main joint relative the upper support to permit complex angles and positions. 
     
     
         27 . The exercise device of  claim 20  wherein said device further includes an on-board for computer for storing, retrieving use data.