Patent ID: 7614986

Claim:
An abdominal exercise device for a user in a back-supported position comprising: a center bar having first and second end portions; a handle assembly immovably mounted at least in a longitudinal direction to the first end portion of the center bar and that is adapted to be grasped by the bands of a user who is in a back-supported position on a support surface; an abdominal press mounted to the center bar between the first and second end portions thereof and having an abdominal contact surface that is spaced from the center bar and is adapted to rest against an abdominal region of the user who is in a back-supported position on a support surface; a stabilizer mounted to the second end portion of the center bar to stabilize the center bar when the abdominal contact surface rests against a midsection of a user who is in a back-supported position on a support surface, wherein the stabilizer comprises an anchor that is connected to the second end portion of the center bar to stabilize the second end of the center bar with respect to a user; and wherein the stabilizer further comprises a brace between the anchor and the second end of the center bar.