Appeal No. 98-2352 Application 08/245,870 18. An apparatus for exercising the lower back muscles of a user comprising: a frame; a kneeling platform mounted to said frame for supporting a user in a kneeling position; means mounted to said frame for preventing forward movement of the hip of a user kneeling on said platform; lever means pivotally mounted to said frame for movement about a pivot axis and disposed for engagement by the upper back of a user in said kneeling position for backward and forward user-induced movement of said lever means for exercise of the user’s lower back muscles; and resistance means operatively connected to said lever means for resisting said backward user-induced movement with a predetermined resistive force. 18Page: Previous 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18Last modified: November 3, 2007