Patent ID: 7282016

Claim:
An exercise apparatus, comprising: a resistance assembly; a cable linking a first extension arm and a second extension arm to the resistance assembly, wherein the cable includes a first strand and a second strand; wherein the first extension arm includes a first end pivotally supported adjacent the resistance assembly, and a free second end; a first pulley having an axis of rotation offset distally from and substantially parallel to an axis of rotation of the first extension arm, wherein the first strand of the cable passes over the first pulley, then immediately extends toward the free end of the first extension arm; and wherein the second extension arm includes a first end pivotally supported adjacent the resistance assembly and a free second end; and a second pulley having an axis of rotation offset distally from and substantially parallel to an axis of rotation of the second extension arm, wherein the second strand of the cable passes over the second pulley, then immediately extends toward the free end of the second extension arm.