Patent ID: 7695415

Claim:
An apparatus ( 10 ) that provides resistance using dynamic movement for shoulder, hip, knee, back, abdominal and leg musculature to strengthen muscles of the axial skeleton and lower extremities of a performing user, comprising: a support base ( 14 ); a member ( 16 ) mounted to the support base ( 14 ); an axial assembly ( 17 ) pivotally mounted to the member ( 16 ); a variable resistance, pivotally mounted, torso engaging arm ( 18 ) coupled to the pivotally mounted axle assembly ( 19 ); a variable resistance, pivotally mounted, pelvis engaging arm ( 20 ) coupled to the pivotally mounted axle assembly ( 19 ); a shoulder engaging harness ( 22 ) connected to the torso engaging arm ( 18 ); a hip engaging harness ( 24 ) connected to the pelvis engaging arm ( 20 ); an independent torque resistor ( 26 ) connected to the torso engaging arm ( 18 ); and an independent torque resistor ( 28 ) connected to the pelvis engaging arm ( 20 ).