Patent ID: 8702573

Claim:
A glute exercise machine, comprising: a stationary main frame having a forward end and a rear end; a user support assembly on the main frame configured to support a user in a glute exercise position facing forward, the user support assembly comprising an upper torso support and a knee support spaced rearward from the upper torso support, the upper torso support movably mounted relative to the main frame and configured to support the upper torso of a user in a glute exercise position, the knee support configured to support the right or left knee of a user in a respective right or left kneeling position when the upper torso is supported on the upper torso support; an exercise arm assembly movably mounted relative to the main frame and knee support and having a foot engaging portion which is adapted for operation by one foot of one leg only of a user to move the foot engaging portion in a glute exercise path during a glute exercise while the other leg is supported in the respective right or left kneeling position on the knee support and the user is supported in a glute exercise position on the user support assembly; a connecting linkage which translates movement of the exercise arm assembly during a glute exercise into rocking movement of the upper torso support; and a load which resists movement of at least one of the exercise arm assembly, the upper torso support, and the connecting linkage.