Patent ID: 6022298
Filing Date: 2000-02-08
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
An exercise apparatus for exercising the entire body, but in particular the muscles of the legs and buttocks, comprising:a frame;a yoke member, said yoke member having a rearward portion that is constructed and arranged to be gripped for lifting by a user and a forward portion that is pivotally mounted to said frame at a location that is positioned forwardly of where the lower leg of a user will be positioned during exercise;lower leg support means connected to said frame, said lower leg support means having a rearward facing surface for supporting a front area of the lower leg of the user, wherein said yoke member is pivotally mounted to said frame at a position that is forward of said rearward facing surface of said lower leg support means; andresistance means for imparting resistance against lifting said rearward portion of said yoke member by the user.