Patent ID: 7169093

Claim:
An exercise apparatus, comprising: a resistance assembly; a cable linking a left extension arm and a right extension arm to the resistance assembly, wherein the cable includes a first end and a second end; wherein the right extension arm includes a proximal end pivotally coupled to the resistance assembly, and a free distal end from which the first end of the cable extends, the right extension arm having a first axis of rotation, the exercise apparatus further including a right first and a right second pulley mounted adjacent the proximal end of the right extension arm, wherein the right first pulley is mounted at a fixed distance from the right second pulley; and wherein the left extension arm includes a proximal end pivotally coupled to the resistance assembly, and a free distal end from which the second end of the cable extends, the left extension arm having a second axis of rotation, the exercise apparatus further including a left first and a left second pulley mounted adjacent the proximal end of the left extension arm, wherein the left first pulley is mounted at a fixed distance from the left second pulley.