Patent ID: 8771155
Filing Date: 2014-07-08
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. An exercise apparatus for assisting bench press or push-up exercises comprising: first and second arm cuffs configured to encircle right and left arms, respectively, of an exerciser, each cuff being configured to encircle an elbow of the arm, a portion of an upper arm of the arm, and a portion of a lower arm of the arm; and a central elastic member having a substantially rectangular shape, the first and second arm cuffs being attached to opposite sides in the longitudinal direction of the central elastic member, the central elastic member having a length sufficient to extend across a chest of the exerciser and for the first and second arm cuffs to encircle the right and left arms, respectively, of the exerciser, wherein the first arm cuff is tapered and the second arm cuff is tapered.