Patent ID: 9089737
Filing Date: 2015-07-28
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. An exercise apparatus comprising: a stationary frame; a resistance cabling system providing a user defined line of motion, the cabling system including at least one handle mounted in a start position and attached to a resistance cable, the handle being grasped in the start position and pulled or pushed by the user to define the line of motion; a partial stabilizer pad adjustably mounted to the frame for varying the position of the pad with respect to the handle, the pad providing a point of contact for the user's torso so as to partially stabilize the user, the pad being adjustably positionable at multiple vertical positions between the mid-scapular level and hip axis level of the user and arranged on the frame such that the user can grasp the handle in the start position while the pad is positioned and in contact with the user's torso between the mid-scapular and hip axis levels and such that a vertical offset between the line of motion and the point of contact of the pad on the user's torso can be successively increased to increase the torque which the user must resist.