Patent ID: 8602952

Claim:
A telescoping pre-tensioned resistance exercise assembly, said exercise assembly comprising at least one band handle assembly and a pre-tensioned resistance band assembly, said pre-tensioned resistance band assembly comprising: a rigid telescoping assembly including an external tubular telescoping member and at least one internal tubular telescoping member slideably assembled within an interior section of said external tubular telescoping member, a section of elastic resistance material located through said interior section of said tubular telescoping members; a first end coupler secured to a first end of said section of elastic resistance material and in communication with a first end of said rigid telescoping assembly; a second end coupler secured to a second end of said section of elastic resistance material and in communication with a second end of said rigid telescoping assembly; and wherein said rigid telescoping assembly applies a pre-tensioning force to said elastic resistance material and said elastic resistance material applies a compression force to said rigid telescoping assembly, whereby when said elastic resistance material is stretched, said compression force applied to said rigid member is removed.