Patent ID: 7608020

Claim:
An exercise apparatus comprising: a frame; a lower right arm and a lower left arm; the lower right arm and the lower left arm pivotably connected to the frame; the lower right arm and the lower left arm each having a handle for grasping by a user; an upper right arm and an upper left arm; the upper right arm and the upper left arm pivotably connected to the frame; the upper right arm and the upper left arm pivotably connected to the frame at points above the pivotable connections of the lower right arm and the lower left arm; the upper right arm and the upper left arm each further comprising: a rail connected to the arm; the rail substantially parallel to the arm; a sleeve slideably engaging the rail; the sleeve connected to a harness support rod; a shoulder harness for engaging the shoulders of a user; the shoulder harness connected to the left and right harness support rods.