Patent ID: 8235876

Claim:
An abdominal training apparatus comprising: a frame having a front and a back, the frame configured to support one or more elements of the abdominal training apparatus; a resistance device at the back of the frame, the resistance device configured to provide a resistance for abdominal training; a cable having a first end attached to the resistance device, the cable configured to transfer the resistance from the resistance device to the user; a harness attached to a second end of the cable, the harness configured to be grasped by the user to engage the cable and resistance device for abdominal training; a seat support at the front of the frame, the seat support elevated over the frame; and one or more pulleys configured to guide the cable from the resistance device to the user, at least one of the one or more pulleys located lower than the seat support to provide a force vector that is downward and away from the user during abdominal training, wherein a first pulley and a second pulley of the one or more pulleys is below the seat support, the second pulley being lower than the first pulley, whereby the first pulley creates a first force vector below and away from the user and the second pulley creates a second force vector below and away from the user, the first force vector and second force vector being different.