Patent ID: 7029427

Claim:
An exercise machine for exercising the lower chest muscles of a user, comprising: a frame configured to rest on an underlying surface; a seat mounted to the frame; a backrest mounted to the frame above the seat, the seat and backrest being configured to receive a seated user; a pair of movement arm units pivotally interconnected with the frame and movable about respective generally parallel first and second axes of rotation, each of the pair of movement arm units being movable, within a range of motion plane that is generally normal to the axes of rotation, between an extended position, in which the seated user's upper arms are extended sideways from the shoulders, and a flexed position, in which the user's upper arms are extended forwardly from the shoulders, wherein each movement arm unit includes a swing arm pivotally interconnected with the frame and a rotary arm that is pivotally interconnected with the swing arm, each rotary arm pivoting relative to its corresponding swing arm about a respective rotary arm axis of rotation that is generally parallel to the first and second axes of rotation, and wherein each rotary arm includes an engagement pad configured to engage the crook of the user's elbows; wherein the range of motion plane forms an angle of between about 30 and 80 degrees with the backrest; and a resistance system connected with the movement arm units that provides resistance to rotation of the movement arm units relative to the frame as they move from the extended position to the flexed position.