Resistance Suit

There is a weightless, equipmentless exercise technique, that has a name which is unmemorable, that involves exercising one muscle group by flexing it against the resistance provided by the opposing muscle group. It was probably popularized by that Charles Atlas guy, and it was probably called Dynamic Tension.

For instance, using this system the bicept is exercised against the tricept. The quadricept is exercised against the hamstring etc. This type of exercise can have limited benefits and often promotes injury such as strains.

The Resistance Suit will utilize the same concept but instead of flexing against one's own muscles, one will be flexing against the resistance of some sort of simple machine.

Take for instance, the example of the arm. For the becept to be exercised, resistance has to be placed against the elbow from bending. Therefore a simple machine like a hydraulic pump would be placed in opposition to the bicept on the suit. The same would be done for all of the major muscle groups. These pumps would be placed in opposition to the tricept, the shoulders, the pectoralis, etc. A lower body suit can also be purchased.

It would appear to be a complex exoskeleton to the untrained eye. However to the trained eye it would appear to be a simple exoskeleton. Nevertheless we are talking about an exoskeleton that provides mechincal resistance. However, I wouldn't wear it, as I think that exercise is vain.