Publisher
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Place of Publication
Chattanooga (Tenn.)
Abstract
Lifting weights in a gym the conventional way with heavy plates and a bar can be dangerous when attempting to lift loads that approach and exceed an individual's failure limit. Muscles increase in size when there is hypertrophy in their cells, which occurs when they are pushed to the limit and tear. A solution to achieve max lifting capacities that approach failure safely can be by designing and implementing an essentially weightless piece of exercise equipment, the particular solution we are focusing on is an electro-pneumatic solution.
Document Type
abstracts (summaries)
Language
English
Rights
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License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Recommended Citation
Young, Jim; Joy, Josiah; Kenney, Jacob; and Tran, Huy, "Robotics in Exercise Science". ReSEARCH Dialogues Conference proceedings. https://scholar.utc.edu/research-dialogues/2024/Proceedings/10.
Robotic Squat Machine Report
Robotics in Exercise Science
Lifting weights in a gym the conventional way with heavy plates and a bar can be dangerous when attempting to lift loads that approach and exceed an individual's failure limit. Muscles increase in size when there is hypertrophy in their cells, which occurs when they are pushed to the limit and tear. A solution to achieve max lifting capacities that approach failure safely can be by designing and implementing an essentially weightless piece of exercise equipment, the particular solution we are focusing on is an electro-pneumatic solution.