Patent ID: 7841971

Claim:
An apparatus, comprising: a) a support member configured for supporting a pulley assembly pivotally attached to the support member at an elevated position, the pulley assembly comprising at least one pulley rotatably attached thereto, the support member further comprising: i) a substantially horizontal base frame member having a longitudinal axis, ii) a platform disposed on top of the base frame member, iii) a substantially vertical lower frame member operatively attached to the base frame member, and iv) a substantially vertical upper frame member disposed on the top of the lower frame member, the upper frame member supporting the pulley assembly at the elevated position, wherein the upper frame member is pivotally attached to the lower frame member whereby the upper frame member can be tilted to a left or a right position with respect to the lower and base frame members, the pivot axis of the pivotal attachment substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the base frame member; b) a cable having a first end operatively attached to an anchor disposed on the apparatus and a second end that passes through the pulley assembly and engages the at least one pulley, the second end having a handle operatively attached thereto; and c) a resistance member operatively coupled to the cable between the first end and the pulley assembly wherein tension is imparted on the cable when the handle is pulled away from the pulley assembly thereby drawing the cable through the pulley assembly.