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Exercise equipment including a housing having a structural surface defining an arcuate path, multiple pairs of pulleys positioned along the arcuate path, each pair of pulleys having passed between them a cable the proximal end of which is located outside the curved path, the distal end of the cable

Exercise equipment including a housing having a structural surface defining an arcuate path, multiple pairs of pulleys positioned along the arcuate path, each pair of pulleys having passed between them a cable the proximal end of which is located outside the curved path, the distal end of the cable being coupled to a source of resistance within the housing such that when the proximal end of the cable is pulled by a user, the resistance exerts a counterforce to the cable. Alternatively, a single cable may be provided which exits through a movable trolley which is fixable at different positions along the arcuate path.

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Exercise equipment including a housing having a structural surface defining an arcuate path, multiple pairs of pulleys positioned along the arcuate path, each pair of pulleys having passed between them a cable the proximal end of which is located outside the curved path, the distal end of the cable

Exercise equipment including a housing having a structural surface defining an arcuate path, multiple pairs of pulleys positioned along the arcuate path, each pair of pulleys having passed between them a cable the proximal end of which is located outside the curved path, the distal end of the cable being coupled to a source of resistance within the housing such that when the proximal end of the cable is pulled by a user, the resistance exerts a counterforce to the cable. Alternatively, a single cable may be provided which exits through a movable trolley which is fixable at different positions along the arcuate path. 1. A multi-speed transmission comprising: an input shaft; an output shaft; first, second and third planetary gear sets each having first, second and third members; said input shaft being continuously interconnected with said second member of said third planetary gear sets, said output shaft being continuously interconnected with said third member of said third planetary gear set, or a member of said first planetary gear sets; a first interconnecting member continuously interconnecting said first member of said first planetary gear set with said first member of said second planetary gear set; a second interconnecting member continuously interconnecting said second member of said first planetary gear set with said second member of said second planetary gear set; a third interconnecting member continuously interconnecting said third member of said second planetary gear set with said first member of said third planetary gear set; a first brake selectively interconnecting a transmission housing with a member of said first planetary gear set, said member interconnected with said first brake being different from the member continuously interconnected with said output shaft; a second brake selectively interconnecting said transmission housing with a member of said first planetary gear set, or said third member of said third planetary gear set, said member interconnected with said second brake being different from the member continuously interconnected with said output shaft; a first clutch selectively interconnecting said second member of said third planetary gear set with a member of said first planetary gear set; a second clutch selectively interconnecting said third member of said third planetary gear sets with a member of said first planetary gear set; and said first and second brakes and said first and second clutches being engaged in combinations of two to establish at least five forward speed ratios and a reverse speed ratio between said input shaft and said output shaft. 2. The transmissions defined in claim 1, wherein planet carrier assembly members of each of said planetary gear sets are single-pinion type carriers. 3. The transmissions defined in claim 1, wherein at least one planet carrier assembly member of said planetary gear sets is a double-pinion carrier. 4. A multi-speed transmission comprising: an input shaft; an output shaft; a planetary gear arrangement having first, second and third planetary gear sets, each planetary gear set having first, second and third members; said input shaft being continuously interconnected with said second member of said third planetary gear set, said output shaft being continuously interconnected with said third member of said third planetary gear set or a member of said first planetary gear set; a first interconnecting member continuously interconnecting said first member of said first planetary gear set with said first member of said second planetary gear set; a second interconnecting member continuously interconnecting said second member of said first planetary gear set with said second member of said second planetary gear set; a third interconnecting member continuously interconnecting said third member of said second planetary gear set with said first member of said third planetary gear set; and two selectively engageable brakes and two selectively engageable clutches for selectively interconnecting said members of said planetary gear sets in combinations of two to establish at least five forward speed ratios and one reverse speed ratio between said input shaft and said output shaft. 5. The transmission defined in claim 4, wherein a first of said two brakes is selectively operable for interconnecting a transmission housing with a member of said first planetary gear set said member interconnected with said first brake being different from the member continuously interconnected with said output shaft. 6. The transmission defined in claim 4, wherein a seco nd of said two brakes is selectively operable for interconnecting a transmission housing with a member of said first, planetary gear set or said third member of said third planetary gear set, said member interconnected with said second brake being different from the member continuously interconnected with said output shaft. 7. The transmission defined in claim 4, wherein a first of said two clutches is selectively operable for interconnecting said second member of said third planetary gear set with a member of said first planetary gear set. 8. The transmission defined in claim 4, wherein a second of said two clutches is selectively operable for interconnecting said third member of said third planetary gear set with a member of said first planetary gear set. 9. The transmission defined in claim 4, wherein planet carrier assembly members of each of said planetary gear sets are single-pinion carriers. 10. The transmission defined in claim 4, wherein at least one planet carrier assembly member of said planetary gear sets is a double-pinion carrier. 11. A multi-speed transmission comprising: an input shaft; an output shaft; first, second and third simple planetary gear sets each having first, second and third members; said input shaft being continuously interconnected with said second member of said third planetary gear set, said output shaft being continuously interconnected with said third member of said third planetary gear set or a member of said first planetary gear set; a first interconnecting member continuously interconnecting said first member of said first planetary gear set with said first member of said second planetary gear set; a second interconnecting member continuously interconnecting said second member of said first planetary gear set with said second member of said second planetary gear set; a third interconnecting member continuously interconnecting said third member of said second planetary gear set with said first member of said third planetary gear set; a first and second brake and a first and second clutch being selectively engageable to establish combinations of members joined for common rotation to provide at least five forward speed ratios and one reverse speed ratio between said input shaft and said output shaft, said combinations including either: an engaged combination with said first brake selectively interconnecting said third member of said first planetary gear set with said transmission housing, said second brake selectively interconnecting said first member of said first planetary gear set with said transmission housing, said first clutch selectively interconnecting said second member of said first planetary gear set with said second member of said third planetary gear set, and said second clutch selectively interconnecting said second member of said first planetary gear set with said third member of said third planetary gear set, and said output shaft being connected to said third member of the third planetary gear set; or an engaged combination with said first brake selectively interconnecting third member of said first planetary gear set with said transmission housing, said second brake selectively interconnecting said third member of said third planetary gear set with said transmission housing, said first clutch selectively interconnecting said second member of said first planetary gear set with said second member of said third planetary gear set, said second clutch selectively interconnecting said second member of said first planetary gear set with said third member of said third planetary gear set, and said output shaft being connected to said first member of the first planetary gear set; or an engaged combination with said first brake selectively interconnecting said first member of said first planetary gear set with said transmission housing, said second brake selectively interconnecting said third member of said third planetary gear set with said transmission housing, said f irst clutch selectively interconnecting said second member of said first planetary gear set with said second member of said third planetary gear set, said second clutch selectively interconnecting said second member of said first planetary gear set with said third member of said third planetary gear set, and said output shaft being connected to said third member of the first planetary gear set; or an engaged combination with said first brake selectively interconnecting said first member of said first planetary gear set with said transmission housing, said second brake selectively interconnecting said second member of said first planetary gear set with said transmission housing, said first clutch selectively interconnecting said third member of said first planetary gear set with said second member of said third planetary gear set, and said second clutch selectively interconnecting said third member of said first planetary gear set with said third member of said third planetary gear set, and said output shaft being connected to said third member of the third planetary gear set; or an engaged combination with said first brake selectively interconnecting said third member of said first planetary gear set with said transmission housing, said second brake selectively interconnecting said second member of said first planetary gear set with said transmission housing, said first clutch selectively interconnecting said first member of said first planetary gear set with said second member of said third planetary gear set, and said second clutch selectively interconnecting said first member of said first planetary gear set with said third member of said third planetary gear set, and said output shaft being connected to said third member of the third planetary gear set; or an engaged combination with said first brake selectively interconnecting said second member of said first planetary gear set with said transmission housing, said second brake selectively interconnecting said third member of said third planetary gear set with said transmission housing, said first clutch selectively interconnecting said first member of said first planetary gear set with said second member of said third planetary gear set, and said second clutch selectively interconnecting said first member of said first planetary gear set with said third member of said third planetary gear set, said output shaft being connected to said third member of the first planetary gear set; or an engaged combination with said first brake selectively interconnecting said second member of said first planetary gear set with said transmission housing, said second brake selectively interconnecting said first member of said first planetary gear set with said transmission housing, said first clutch selectively interconnecting said third member of said first planetary gear set with said second member of said third planetary gear set, and said second clutch selectively interconnecting said third member of said first planetary gear set with said third member of said third planetary gear set, and said output shaft being connected to said third member of the third planetary gear set. 12. A multi-speed transmission comprising: an input shaft; an output shaft; first, second and third planetary gear sets each having first, second and third members, and planet carrier assembly members of each of said planetary gear sets being single-pinion carriers; a first interconnecting member continuously interconnecting said first member of said first planetary gear set with said first member of said second planetary gear set; a second interconnecting member continuously interconnecting said second member of said first planetary gear set with said second member of said second planetary gear set; a third interconnecting member continuously interconnecting said third member of said second planetary gear set with said first member of said third planetary gear set; said input shaft being continuous ly interconnected with a member of said planetary gear sets, said output shaft being continuously interconnected with another member of said planetary gear sets; a first brake selectively interconnecting a transmission housing with a member of said first planetary gear set, said member interconnected with said first brake being different from the members continuously interconnected with said input shaft and said output shaft; a second brake selectively interconnecting said transmission housing with a member of said second or third planetary gear set, said member interconnected with said second brake being different from the members continuously interconnected with said input shaft and said output shaft; a first clutch selectively interconnecting said second member of said third planetary gear set with a member of said first planetary gear set; a second clutch selectively interconnecting said third member of said third planetary gear sets with a member of said first planetary gear set; and said first and second brakes and said first and second clutches being engaged in combinations of two to establish at least five forward speed ratios and a reverse speed ratio between said input shaft and said output shaft. he member of the group that is not the first or second member. 3. The multi-speed transmission mechanism defined in claim 1 further comprising: each of said first members of said first planetary gearset is a member of a first group consisting of a sun gear member, a ring member, and a planet carrier assembly member; each of said first members of said second planetary gearset is a member of a second group consisting of a ring gear member, a sun gear member, and a planet carrier assembly member; and each of said first members of said third planetary gearset is a member of a third group consisting of a planet carrier assembly member, a ring gear member, and a sun gear member. 4. The multi-speed transnission mechanism defined in claim 3 further comprising: each of said second members of said first planetary gearset is a member of said first group that is not said first member; each of said second members of said second planetary gearset is a member of said second group that is not said first member; and each of said second members of said third planetary gearset is a member of said third group that is not said first member. 5. The multi-speed transmission mechanism defined in claim 4 further comprising: each of said third members of said first planetary gearset is a member of the first group that is not said first or second member; each of said third members of said second planetary gearset is a member of said second group that is not said first or second member; and each of said third members of said third planetary gearset is a member of said third group that is not said first or second member. 6. A multi-speed transmissions mechanism, each family member comprising: an input shaft; an output shaft; a transmission housing; a planetary gear arrangement including a first planetary gearset having a first member, a second member, and a third member; a second planetary gearset having a first member, a second member, and a third member; a third planetary gearset having a first member, a second member, and a third member; a first interconnecting member continuously interconnecting said first member of said first planetary gearset and said first member of said second planetary gearset; a second interconnecting member continuously interconnecting said second member of said first planetary gearset and said second member of said second planetary gearset; a third interconnecting member continuously interconnecting said third member of said second planetary gearset and said first member of said third planetary gearset; said second member of said third planetary gearset being continuously interconnected with said transmission housing; said output shaft being continuously interconnected with at least one member of said planetary gearsets; and five selectively operable torque transmitting mechanisms consisting of at least first, second, and third rotating type torque transmitting mechanisms that are individually engageable to selectively interconnect said input shaft with at least one of said members of said planetary gearsets, fourth stationary type torque transmitting mechanism, and fifth torque transmitting mechanism selectively rotatably interconnecting two members of one of the planetary gearsets, said five torque transmitting mechanisms being operated in combinations of two to establish at least six forward speed ratios and one reverse speed ratio in said planetary gear arrangement between said input shaft and said output shaft. 7. The multi-speed transmission mechanism defined in claim 6 further comprising: said first of said rotating torque transmitting mechanisms being operable to selectively interconnect said input shaft and a member of a group consisting of said first interconnecting member and said third member of said first planetary gearset; said second of said rotating torque transmitting mechanisms being operable to selectively interconnect said input shaft with a member of a group consisting of