Patent ID: 7217227

Claim:
Exercise equipment including a chin/pull-up exercise assist apparatus for use with an exerciser having a frontal lower leg and hands comprising: an overhead chin-up exercise bar enabling the exerciser to execute standard full bodyweight chin-ups; a chin-up assist apparatus comprising an elongated element having first and second ends, each of said first and second ends releasably attached to the overhead exercise bar thereby suspending the assist apparatus between the first and second ends; said elongated element having at least one extensible elastomeric component; a non-rigid, U-shaped sling adapted to receive therein the frontal lower leg between the ankle and the knee of the user; said sling coupled to said at least one elastomeric component and positioned substantially centrally of the first and second ends; wherein the at least one suspended elastomeric component provides an elastic resistance to create an upward force during performance of the chin/pull-up to offset a portion of an exerciser's body weight and thereby assist the exerciser in performing the chin/pull-up.