Patent ID: 7530936

Claim:
An rowing motion exercise machine comprising: (a) a substantially horizontal bench top having a right side, a left side, a forward end, a rearward end, and having an upper support surface; (b) a rear leg fixedly attached to and extending downwardly from the bench top's rearward end; (c) a “J” leg having a stem section and a tail section, the “J” leg's stem section having an upper end fixedly attached to the bench top's forward end, the “J” leg's tail section having a distal end, the upper end of the “J” leg's stem section extending above the distal end of the “J” leg's tail section; (d) at least a first arm, the at least first arm having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the at least first arm being pivotally attached to the distal end of the “J” leg's tail section; (e) a first handle fixedly attached to the at least first arm's distal end, the pivotal attachment of the proximal end of the at least first arm facilitating reciprocating upward and downward motions of the first handle below the substantially horizontal bench top; and (f) pivot resisting means connected operatively to the at least first arm; the pivot resisting means comprising a free weight bar, the free weight bar being fixedly attached to the at least first arm's distal end.