Patent ID: 7678033

Claim:
An exercise machine comprising (a) a primary stationary support frame including (i) a knee rest, (ii) a first pin, and (iii) a second pin, (b) a rocker attached to said primary frame at a first pivot point and including (i) a chest rest generally normal to said knee rest, (ii) a rotatable plate including a plurality of circumferentially placed apertures, (iii) primary and secondary pins each removably insertable in each of said apertures, said rocker movable between at least two operative positions, (iv) a first upright operative position with said plate in a primary position, and (v) a second operative position with said rocker canted from said first upright position and said plate rotated from said primary position; (c) a first tensioned elastic band extending from said first pin to said primary pin; (d) a second tensioned elastic band extending from said second pin to said secondary pin to oppose or assist said first band; said primary and secondary pins having a first operative position in which moving said rocker from said first operative position to said second operative position (e) increases the tension on said first elastic band, and (f) decreases the tension on said second elastic band the exercise machine is configured to allow a user's feet to be positioned under a footrest.