Patent ID: 7976440

Claim:
An upper back exercise machine, comprising: a floor-engaging main frame having a forward end and a rear end; a user support frame pivotally mounted relative to the main frame for rotation between exercise start and end positions; the user support frame having at least a primary support and a secondary support for supporting spaced positions on a user's body throughout an exercise movement, the secondary support being fixed at a predetermined angular orientation relative to the primary support, the primary support supporting the majority of a user's weight in the start position of the support frame; a user engagement device movably mounted relative to the frames for engagement by the user in performing exercises; a connecting linkage which translates movement of the user engagement device to movement of the user support frame; the user engagement device having at least one handle which is gripped and pulled by the user in performing an upper back exercise, and at least one arm portion extending from the handle and associated with at least one of the main frame, user support frame, and connecting linkage; the arm portion being at least partially non-rigid to allow user-defined motion of the handle in performing an upper back exercise; the user support frame, user engagement device, and connecting linkage being configured for performing an upper body only; and a load for resisting movement of at least one of the user support, user engagement device, and connecting linkage.