Patent ID: 7204790

Claim:
An exercise apparatus which enables simulating a variety of sports activities for the purpose of training, the apparatus comprising: a front rigid support structure; a rear rigid support structure lower than the front support structure; a monorail having a first end attached to the front support structure and a second end attached to the rear support structure so that the monorail is supported at an inclined angle to the horizontal; a roller carriage mounted on the monorail so that the roller carriage is adapted for rolling along the monorail between the rigid support structures; a body support means removably attached to the roller carriage and adapted for receiving a body of a user mounted thereon; a flexible pull means attached to the front support structure, so that a user mounted on the body support means is adapted for using the pull means to simulate sports movements and move the roller carriage from the rear support structure up the inclined monorail toward the front support structure; an elongated rigid bar mounted on the front support structure, the bar having a guide means on each side of the front support structure for maintaining the pull means in a fixed position wrapped around the bar; a tension means removably attachable between the roller carriage and one of the support structures for altering the ability to move the roller carriage along the inclined monorail; wherein the body support means comprises an elongated padded bench contoured to cradle the body of the user lying on the bench and sufficiently wide to accommodate a wide range of body sizes while tapering in the front to provide greater freedom of movement of the arms and maximum stability for use in simulated swimming movements; a pulley means attachable to the bar on each side of the front support structure and a cable means inserted through both of the pulley means and through a third pulley attached to the roller carriage, the cable means having a first end a second end free to grasp by a user, the ends each having a means to receive at least one gripping means attached thereto, the cable means adapted for being used while the user is mounted on the roller carriage or with the user positioned adjacent to the apparatus for various types of exercises.