Patent ID: 7563213

Claim:
An exercise apparatus for use by a trainee in the performance of exercises comprising: (a) a supporting frame having a base portion for engagement with a generally planar support surface and an upstanding portion; (b) a sleeve connected to said upstanding portion of said support frame; (c) an arm assembly rotatably connected to said sleeve for rotation relative thereto from a first upright position to an intermediate position, to a downward position, said arm assembly including a hub portion telescopically received within said sleeve and an arm portion having an axial center line, said arm portion being connected to and extending from said hub portion in a manner such that said axial center line extends at an acute angle with respect to a plane spaced apart from and generally parallel to said planar support surface; (d) an elongated connector cable carried by said arm assembly for movement with respect thereto, said elongated connector cable having first and second ends; (e) gripping means connected to said first end of said elongated connector cable for gripping by the trainee; (f) resistance means connected to said second end of said elongated connector cable for yieldably resisting movement of said connector cable relative to said arm assembly.