Patent ID: 7931572

Claim:
A resistance exercise device comprising: at least one stretchable resistance loop; a first handle having an opening extending longitudinally therethrough, said first handle associated with said at least one stretchable resistance loop, at least one stretchable resistance loop extending through said opening of said first handle such that movement of said first handle causes a corresponding motion of said at least one stretchable resistance loop; a second handle having an opening extending longitudinally therethrough, said second handle associated with said at least one stretchable resistance loop, at least one stretchable resistance loop extending through said opening of said second handle such that movement of said second handle causes a corresponding motion of said at least one stretchable resistance loop; and a back support portion having first and second openings, said first opening extending along a length of a first side of said support portion and substantially along the width of an upper portion of a back of a user thereof, and said second opening extending along a length of a second side of said support portion and substantially along the width of a lower portion of said back of said user, said second side of said support portion opposing said first side of said support portion, wherein said at least one stretchable resistance loop extends through said first and second openings of said support portion, and further where said first and second openings of said support portion are located between said first and second handles, said back support portion including a rigid support and extending along at least a portion of a length of the upper portion of the back portion along the back of a user.