Patent ID: 8597164

Claim:
A personal exercise device comprising: a first arm; a second arm pivotally coupled to said first arm at a pivot point; a first handle removably coupled to said first arm away from said pivot point; a second handle removably coupled to said second arm away from said pivot point; a first tension member operably connected between said first handle and said second arm; a second tension member operably connected between said second handle and said first arm; and a resistance member operably connected to both the first arm and the second arm and configured to resist the relative rotational motion of the first arm toward the second arm; wherein said resistance member is engaged to provide resistance against said first and second arms pivoting towards each other when said first and second handles are pushed towards each other and said resistance member is engaged to provide resistance against said first and second arms pivoting towards each other when said first and second handles are pulled away from each other and away from said first and second arms respectively such that said first and second tension members pull said second and first arms respectively towards each other.