TRAINING MACHINE FOR THE FEMORAL BICEPS AND HIP MUSCLES

摘要

The invention relates to a machine destined for the training of legs, namely, the biceps femoris and, in parallel, the iliopsoas muscles and the rectus abdominalis lower part. It consists of a perpendicular-to-the ground iron base on which the seat’s back rests and oscillate; a pulley having weight plates is connected to the base and the seat whose weight acts as a resistance. The practitioner pushes the seat down, lifting the weight plates to which the seat is connected. During training, when the weight plates are lifted, the biceps femoris are exercised with the trainee exerting pressure by pushing down the buttocks and thighs while, at the same time, for flexing the hip he activates two more muscular groups, the iliopsoas muscles and the lower part of the rectus abdominalis. The advantage is that multi-joint exercise is performed by simultaneously training the biceps femoris in parallel with one or two more groups of muscles (iliopsoas muscles, abdominal muscles).