Patent ID: 7731642

Claim:
A training apparatus including an operation part to which a load is applied for performing a training of a front deltoid muscle, a pectoralis major muscle and a triceps brachii muscle, the training apparatus comprising: a pair of armrests on which trainee's forearms are to be rested; a pair of grips provided to the operation part and having lower end sections; and pivots erected respectively near the grips, wherein: the armrests have surfaces on which the trainee's forearms are to be rested, the surfaces being at a height of the lower end sections of the grips; the armrests comprise armrest pads having said surfaces on which the trainee's forearms are to be rested, the surfaces being at the height of the lower end sections of the grips; the armrest pads are provided to be pivotable respectively about the pivots relative to associated main arms of the operational part; for each of the arms, the apparatus comprises two stoppers and a contacted member which cooperate to restrict a pivotal motion of the armrest pad about its associated pivot; and the contacted member is arranged to be brought into contact with one of the two stoppers upon the pivotal motion of the armrest pad in one direction and brought into contact with the other of the two stoppers upon the pivotal motion of the armrest pad in an opposite direction.