Patent ID: 7410451

Claim:
An exercise machine comprising: a. a frame; b. a plurality of selectable weights attached to the frame for changing a resistance of the exercise machine; c. a hook; d. a cable defining first and second distal ends, the first distal end being attached to the weights and the second distal end being attached to the hook; e. a pulley attached to the frame, the pulley sized and configured to receive the cable; f. an exercise machine attachment attached to the hook for pulling the cable and lifting selected weights, the attachment comprising: i. a joint defining first and second bead chain recesses; ii. first and second bead chains each sized and configured to be graspable within a hand of the weight lifter and respectively engageable to first and second bead chain recesses, each bead chain comprising a plurality of beads connected end to end; and iii. a hooking aperture engaged to the joint and to the hook for affixation of the attachment to the exercise machine.