Patent ID: 7922629

Claim:
An exercise machine comprising: a main support frame; at least one resistance element to provide resistance for performing exercise; an adjustable seat assembly for supporting a user during exercise in both forward facing and rearward facing positions, said seat assembly including a seat bottom and a seat back pivotally attached to said main support frame so as to pivot about a common axis, said seat bottom and seat back being adjustable as a unit to multiple fixed positions between a rearwardly inclined position to a forwardly inclined position; a seat adjustment mechanism to adjust said seat assembly to a desired position, said seat adjustment mechanism including a locking mechanism to lock said seat assembly in said fixed positions; a first exercise station including a leg exercise arm for performing leg extension and leg curl exercises pivotally mounted to said seat assembly and rotatable about a leg exercise arm pivot axis and connected by a cable system to said resistance element wherein said resistance element resists rotation of said leg exercise arm, said leg exercise arm pivot axis adjustable to multiple fixed positions by adjusting said seat assembly; and a second exercise station connected by said cable system to said resistance element, wherein said second exercise station is engageable by said user to perform exercise while seated on said seat assembly in forwardly and rearwardly facing positions with the required range of motion, and wherein said resistance element displaces during said forward facing and said rearward facing exercise.