Patent ID: 8147386

Claim:
An integral treadmill resistance training apparatus, comprising, a treadmill having forward end, an aft end, and a treadway left and right support columns, each of said support columns including a base portion connected to said treadmill and an upper portion extending upward from said base portion; first and second translation members, each of said first and second translation members rotatingly connected to said left and right support column upper portions, respectively, at a translation axis, each of said translation members including one or more resistance strap connection points disposed radially distal from said translation axis; first and second handles connected to said first and second translation members proximate a first end and extending to a hand grip proximate a second end, respectively; first and second handle locking mechanisms engageable with said first and second translation members and said first and second handles, respectively; and, one or more resistance traps removably connectable between each of said first and second translation members and said left and right support columns, respectively; wherein each of said first and second handles includes an articulation joint disposed between the translation member and the hand grip and an articulation joint locking mechanism engageable at selected angles.