Torsional exercise device and method of use

DETAILED DESCRIPTION The present invention is constructed and formed of any material which can withstand the pressure received from the grip of an exerciser on the handles thereof and the torque created by the hands and arms of the exerciser as the handle grips are forced against the torsion spring during the exercise program.
In one embodiment, the exercise device of the present invention is comprised of two cylindrical handle grips, which fit together in a sleeve-like arrangement, wherein one handle grip encompasses a portion of the other handle grip, a torsion spring, and a separate pin.
In this embodiment, one handle grip is shaped such that the cylindrical handle grip is reduced in size via a shoulder providing a cylindrical shape of smaller diameter having a plurality of holes at one end of the shape used to control the tension of the torsion spring when in use and a notch or hole at the other end of the shape to engage one end of the torsion spring.
This smaller cylindrical shape is reduced again via a shoulder to form a spindle which will extend the length of the other handle grip and which will support the torsion spring.
The second or other handle grip has a slot approximately three-eighths the circumference of the cylindrical handle grip at the end which encompasses a portion of the first handle grip and a counterbore to engage the free end of the spindle of the first handle grip and a notch or hole at the other end of the handle grip to engage the other end of the torsion spring.
A separate pin is then inserted through the slot of the second handle grip and a hole in the first handle grip to hold the desired tension of the torsion spring, the pin extending through the diameter of the smaller cylindrical shape and engaging the slot.
In another embodiment, the exercise device is adapted to have a cylindrical center hub which is reduced in size via a shoulder on each end of the hub, providing two cylindrical shapes of smaller diameter having a plurality of holes adjacent to the center hub, which are used to control the tension of the torsion springs when the device is in use, and a notch or hole at the ends farthest from the center hub to engage the ends of the torsion springs