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A harness for training the muscles used during hitting and swinging athletic movements comprising an arm portion, the arm portion comprising a pair of arm members for engaging a trainee's arms, wherein each arm member comprises a lower arm band adapted for positioning around the trainee's lower arm,

A harness for training the muscles used during hitting and swinging athletic movements comprising an arm portion, the arm portion comprising a pair of arm members for engaging a trainee's arms, wherein each arm member comprises a lower arm band adapted for positioning around the trainee's lower arm, a waist portion for engaging a midsection of the trainee's body, a leg portion, the leg portion comprising a pair of leg members for engaging the trainee's legs, wherein each leg member comprises a thigh band adapted for positioning around the trainee's thigh and a leg connecting web connecting the thigh band to the waist portion, a resilient and extensible arm tether extending from each lower arm band to the waist portion; and a resilient and extensible leg tether extending from each leg connecting web for connection to a restraint structure.

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I claim: 1. A harness for training the muscles used during hitting and swinging movements comprising: an arm portion, the arm portion comprising one or more arm members for engaging one or both of a trainee's arms; a waist portion for engaging a midsection of the trainee's body; a pair of leg membe

I claim: 1. A harness for training the muscles used during hitting and swinging movements comprising: an arm portion, the arm portion comprising one or more arm members for engaging one or both of a trainee's arms; a waist portion for engaging a midsection of the trainee's body; a pair of leg members, each leg member including a thigh band adapted for positioning around the trainee's thigh and connected to the waist portion by a leg connecting web; a resilient and extensible arm tether extending from each arm member to the waist portion; and a resilient and extensible leg tether extending from the leg connecting web of each leg member for connection to a restraint structure. 2. The hitting harness of claim 1 wherein the arm portion comprises a pair of arm members, and each arm member further comprises a lower arm band adapted for positioning around the trainee's lower arm. 3. The hitting harness of claim 1 wherein the arm portion comprises a pair of arm members, and wherein each arm member comprises an upper arm band adapted for positioning around the trainee's upper arm, a lower arm band adapted for positioning around the trainee's lower arm, and an arm connecting web connecting the upper arm band to the lower arm band. 4. The hitting harness of claim 3 wherein the arm tethers extend from the lower arm bands to the waist portion. 5. The hitting harness of claim 3 wherein the arm tethers extend from the upper arm bands to the waist portion. 6. The hitting harness of claim 3 wherein the arm tethers extend from the arm connecting webs to the waist portion. 7. A method of training the muscles used during hitting and swinging motions comprising: providing a harness, the harness comprising an arm portion, the arm portion comprising one or more arm members for engaging one or both of a trainee's arms, a waist portion for engaging a midsection of the trainee's body, a leg portion, the leg portion comprising a pair of leg members, each leg member including a thigh band adapted for positioning around the trainee's thigh and connected to the waist portion by a leg connecting web, a resilient and extensible arm tether extending from each arm member to the waist portion, and a resilient and extensible leg tether extending from the leg connecting web of each leg member for connection to a restraint structure; causing the arm portion to be secured to one or both of the trainee's arms; causing the waist portion to be secured to the trainee's midsection; causing the leg portion to be secured to one or both of the trainee's legs; causing each leg tether to be connected to a restraint structure; causing the trainee to engage in a desired hitting or swinging motion so that each arm tether and leg tether provides resistance to the trainee's muscles in the sequence used to complete the desired motion. 8. The method of claim 7 wherein causing each leg tether to be connected to a restraint structure includes connecting each tether to a restraint structure on a floor. 9. The method of claim 8 wherein connecting each tether to a restraint structure on a floor includes connecting the tether to restraint structures on opposite sides of the trainee. 10. The harness of claim 1 wherein each leg tether is connected to a floor. 11. The harness of claim 10 wherein the leg tethers are connected to the floor on opposite sides of the trainee.