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Functional exercise training methods and devices for improving hamstring strength and conditioningRelated Patent Categories: Exercise Devices, User Manipulated Force Resisting Apparatus, Component Thereof, Or Accessory Therefor, Utilizing Resilient Force Resistance, And User Supplied Counter Force, Attached To UserFunctional exercise training methods and devices for improving hamstring strength and conditioning description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070117694, Functional exercise training methods and devices for improving hamstring strength and conditioning. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
FIELD [0001] The present disclosure relates to functional exercise training methods and devices for hamstring strengthening and/or conditioning, which, in turn, can decrease hamstring injury potential during sports or other activities and improve athletic performance. BACKGROUND [0002] The statements in this background section merely provide background information related to the present disclosure and may not constitute prior art. [0003] Hamstring injuries are widely regarded as the most common injury in sports today. Hamstring injuries commonly occur in sports that require bursts of speed or rapid acceleration, such as football, baseball, soccer, hockey, and tennis. Hamstring injuries are also prevalent in athletes that compete in endurance sports such as marathons, triathlons, cycling, and mountain biking events. [0004] Although the mechanisms of these injuries can be quite different, the impact on the competitive athlete is just the same. It is accepted by many sports medicine specialists that hamstring injuries incurred while running usually happen during the eccentric phase of knee flexion when the hamstring is controlling the forward swing of the leg. As the leg swings forward during the running stride cycle, the hamstrings eccentrically contract to decrease the forward movement, which places a high tension load on the hamstrings. Hamstring injuries commonly result when these high tension loads are increased during maximal high-speed sprinting, or as a result of extended sub-maximal running when the hamstrings become fatigued and are unable to absorb the repeated forward force. [0005] Research has shown that athletes with a history of hamstring injuries have been linked to hamstring eccentric peak torque deficits. This suggests that the inability of the hamstrings to produce adequate power during eccentric actions may predispose an athlete to injury. In theory, by correcting these eccentric strength deficits, athletes will decrease the potential of hamstring injury and will improve their overall performance, and also reduce a source of frustration shared by the owners of professional sports teams owners, the injured athletes, teammates, and fans of those teams having their seasons ruined because a star athlete injures a hamstring. SUMMARY [0006] According to various aspects, the present disclosure provides devices and functional exercise training methods for hamstring strengthening and conditioning. In one exemplary embodiment, a method generally includes lying down in a supine position on a support surface, and resiliently suspending a leg from supporting structure. The method also includes raising the pelvic area off the support surface by using one or more of the hamstrings, gluteals, and core muscles of the suspended leg. [0007] Other aspects of the present disclosure provide methods that can be used by a trainer while instructing a trainee in the performance of an exercise for hamstring strengthening and conditioning. In one exemplary embodiment, a method generally includes instructing the trainee to lay down in a supine position on a support surface, and instructing the trainee to position the trainee's foot or leg within a support resiliently suspended from supporting structure. The method also includes instructing the trainee to use the trainee's hamstrings, gluteals, and core muscles of the suspended leg to raise the pelvic area off the support surface. [0008] Additional aspects of the present disclosure provide audiovisual works that can include either or both audio and/or visual material explaining how to perform one or more exercises for hamstring strengthening and conditioning. In one exemplary embodiment, the audiovisual work includes audiovisual material instructing the user to lay down in a supine position on a support surface, and audiovisual material instructing the user to resiliently suspend a leg from supporting structure. The audiovisual work also includes audiovisual material instructing the user to raise the pelvic area off the support surface by using the hamstrings, gluteals, and core muscles of the suspended leg. [0009] Further aspects and features of the present disclosure will become apparent from the detailed description provided hereinafter. In addition, any one or more aspects of the present disclosure may be implemented individually or in any combination with any one or more of the other aspects of the present disclosure. It should be understood that the detailed description and specific examples, while indicating exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure, are intended for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure. DRAWINGS [0010] The drawings described herein are for illustration purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure in any way. [0011] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a exercise device that can be used by a person to perform a functional exercise training method for hamstring strengthening and conditioning according to one exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure; [0012] FIG. 2A is an illustration of a person using the exercise device shown in FIG. 1 while performing a first version of a functional exercise training method for hamstring strengthening and conditioning and illustrating the person's pelvic area on the support surface; [0013] FIG. 2B is another illustration of the person using the exercise device shown in FIG. 2A but now illustrating the person's pelvic area after it has been raised off the support surface using the hamstrings, gluteals, and core muscles of the person's suspended leg; [0014] FIG. 3 is a illustration of a person using the exercise device shown in FIG. 1 while performing a second version of a functional exercise training method for hamstring strengthening and conditioning and illustrating the person's pelvic area on the support surface; [0015] FIG. 4 is another illustration of the person using the exercise device shown in FIG. 3 but now illustrating the person's pelvic area after it has been raised off the support surface using the hamstrings, gluteals, and core muscles of the person's suspended leg; [0016] FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the lower portion of the device shown in FIG. 1; [0017] FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the lower device portion shown in FIG. 5; [0018] FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of the lower device portion shown in FIG. 5; [0019] FIG. 8 is a front elevation view of the lower device portion shown in FIG. 5; [0020] FIG. 9 is a back elevation view of the lower device portion shown in FIG. 5; Continue reading about Functional exercise training methods and devices for improving hamstring strength and conditioning... 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