Patent ID: 6910994

Claim:
An exercise machine for exercising the triceps muscles of a user, comprising: a frame configured to rest on an underlying surface; a seat mounted to the frame and configured to receive a seated user; a pair of support pads mounted to the frame above the seat, each of the support pads being positioned to engage one of the upper arms and the elbows of the seated user; a pair of movement arm units pivotally interconnected with the frame and movable about respective generally horizontal axes of rotation that extend through the seated user's elbows, each of the pair of movement arm units being configured to engage at least one of the forearms and the hands of the user, each of the pair of movement arm units being movable between a retracted position, in which the seated user's arms are bent, and an extended position, in which the user's arms are extended, the axes of rotation forming an angle of between about 115 and 155 degrees; the axes of rotation remaining stationary as the movement arms move between the retracted and extended positions; and a resistance system connected with the movement arm units that provides resistance to rotation of the movement arm units as they move from the retracted position to the extended position.