Patent ID: 7341546

Claim:
An apparatus for exercising an upper torso, comprising: an upright member adapted for positioning on a horizontal surface; a support assembly secured to the upright member; an arcuate guide means mounted in an upper portion of the support assembly; a pair of handhold means having axes of rotation spaced at a selected distance from each other, each handhold means comprising an upper end pivotally mounted and detachably re-positionable with respect to the guide means; and means for adjusting resistance to movement of said handhold means when the distance between the handhold means is decreased by a user, said means for adjusting resistance comprising a weight means mounted in said upright member and a gear assembly operationally connected to the weight means and to the handhold means, and wherein said resistance means further comprises a distant pivot assembly operationally connected to the gear assembly, a proximal pivot assembly mounted on the arcuate plate and operationally connected to the distant pivot assembly and to the handhold means, said distant pivot assembly and said proximal pivot assembly being connected by an elongated extendable arm.