Patent ID: 7878953

Claim:
A leg press exercise machine, comprising: a main frame having a front end and a rear end; a user support pivotally mounted relative to the main frame to support a user in an exercise position and moving about a user support pivot axis between a start position and an end position during a leg press exercise movement, the user support having a primary portion and a secondary portion which support spaced positions on a user's body throughout an exercise, the primary and secondary portions being fixed relative to one another and moving together in the same relative orientation to one another throughout the exercise movement; the primary portion of the user support supporting a user in a substantially supine position at the start of the exercise movement and the secondary portion of the user support comprising head and shoulder rest pads and handles associated with user support for gripping by a user during a leg press exercise movement; at least one leg press exercise arm rotatably mounted relative to the main frame and having a leg engaging device for engagement by the legs of a user positioned on the user support to perform a leg press exercise; a connecting linkage which links movement of the leg press exercise arm to movement of the user support; a load which resists movement of at least one of the user support, exercise arm, and connecting linkage; wherein all movement of the leg press exercise arm, connecting linkage and user support throughout an exercise is rotational; and a secondary support assembly adjustably mounted on the user support, the handles and head and shoulder pads being mounted on the secondary support assembly, a releasable locking device which releasably locks the secondary support assembly in a selected position relative to the primary portion of the user support, and an additional handle which is gripped by a user to adjust the position of the secondary support assembly relative to the primary portion.