Patent ID: 7172535

Claim:
An exercise apparatus to strengthen upper back and shoulder muscles, comprising: a frame including spaced apart outboard supports and a set of weights reciprocatingly disposed within at least one of said outboard supports, said frame including an overhead frame extended inboard from an upper portion of one outboard support, said overhead frame supporting an upper roller track therein; an inboard support positioned between said outboard supports, said inboard support having a lower roller track supported in aligned orientation below said upper roller track of said overhead frame; a crossbar extended between said aligned upper and lower roller tracks, said crossbar is supported in a non-tensioned position proximal to and adjacent said inboard support, said crossbar is moved laterally by a user to a tensioned position proximal of one of said outboard supports while said crossbar is supported between said aligned upper and lower roller tracks; and a cable system supported by said frame, said cable system having at least one cable extended between said set of weights and said crossbar; whereby the user assumes a position adjacent said crossbar and reciprocatingly manipulates said crossbar outwardly from said non-tensioned position to said tensioned position with either palm directed outwards against said crossbar for reciprocatingly pushing and pulling said crossbar thereby raising and lowering said set of weights with resulting strengthening the user's upper back and shoulder muscles.