Patent ID: 7108644

Claim:
An exercise apparatus comprising: a torso supporting structure including upper and lower torso supports and a lower limb system, said structure including a support bench platform configured for supporting at least a portion of a user's torso such that the user's body weight is primarily supported by the supporting structure; said support bench platform adjustable supported by a telescopic assembly; a drive assembly positioned relative to the torso supporting structure; a resistance comprising a cable and weight system connected to the drive assembly; a primary drive member connected with the drive assembly, said primary member having a user contact pad and being pivotally moveable such that the user contact pad is movable between a first position wherein the pad is located proximate to and above the support bench platform, and a second position wherein the pad is spaced from and approximately co-planar with the support bench platform, wherein movement of the pad from the first position to the second position causes the drive assembly to move against said resistance; a secondary drive member connected with the drive assembly such that as the primary drive member user contact pad moves between the first and second position, the secondary drive member moves in conjunction therewith, said secondary drive member further moveable independent of the primary drive member causing the drive assembly to move against the resistance; a plurality of horizontal and vertical frame members relative to said lower torso support; a pair of opposed slider tracks.