Setting the Standard for Physical Fitness
Our Classic Chrome machines are fitness staples for police departments across the country that use Universal equipment as part of their agility standards testing for officers. The line includes three single station machines that target key muscle groups-chest, legs and shoulders-with Universal's patented Dynamic Variable Resistance technology.

DVR enables a weight machine to vary the resistance it applies to a muscle group throughout the entire motion of the exercise. The concept was developed by Universal in 1974 following extensive research on the biomechanical advantages and disadvantages of the human body. We discovered that maximum conditioning results were obtained with the constant muscular effort DVR requires.

As a result, it became an important part of the physical standards developed for police officers by Dr. Kenneth H. Cooper, one of the country's leading fitness experts who is considered by many to be the "Father of Aerobics." Known as the "Cooper Standards," the tests include a one-minute sit-up test, sit and reach flexibility, a 1.5-mile timed run and a bench press strength test using Universal's DVR technology.

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