Patent ID: 7931575

Claim:
A self-contained portable exercise apparatus for performing upper and lower body exercises, comprising: a ground-engaging base plate; a first vertical tower rigidly attached to said base plate; a first plurality of holes in said first vertical tower; a second vertical tower rigidly attached to said base plate; a second plurality of holes in said second vertical tower that are aligned with the first plurality of holes located in the first vertical tower; said base plate extending between the first and second vertical towers, and said first and second plurality of holes being aligned toward each other in a same linear direction; a first plurality of arc-shaped rods connected to the base plate for attaching stretch cords; a cross bar that slidably extends through two aligned holes of the first and second plurality of holes in said first and second vertical towers; a support bar having first and second vertical members that slidably couple to tops of the first and second vertical towers by inserting into the tops of the first and second vertical towers; first and second collars on the first and second vertical members of the support bar to provide a stop to limit depth when the first and second vertical members are inserted into the tops of the first and second vertical towers; a second plurality of arc-shaped rods connected to the first and second vertical towers for attaching stretch cords; and a third plurality of arc-shaped rods connected to the support bar for attaching stretch cords.