Inventors:
Gary Allen Jones - Daytona Beach FL
International Classification:
A63B 2108
Abstract:
A standing push/pull exercise machine includes a frame with first and second frame sections located on opposite sides of a midplane, and defining a standing exercise position therebetween. Each frame section includes a pivotal lever which is pivotal against a selected weight resistance, preferably along a movement path which converges toward the midplane with respect to the forward facing direction of an exerciser. One of the frame sections and its corresponding levers is located further rearward of the other frame section and lever, and it is adapted for movement against a weight resistance via a pushing motion, while the other lever is adapted for movement against a weight resistance via a pulling motion. Thus, this exercise machine enables an exerciser to simultaneously perform, from a standing position, a pushing and a pulling exercise motion along prescribed converging paths of motion, thereby to achieve optimal âpositiveâ and reverse exercise for the same muscle groups located on opposite sides of the body. A mirror image of the exercise machine may be used to work the muscle groups in the other direction, i. e.