An exercise apparatus for performing an armless push-up allows a user to
engage in gravity-driven, resistance exercise with improved pectoral
isolation and range of motion as compared to known push-up devices. The
exercise motion is performed using a yoga-inspired, bent-elbow plank
position by a prone (face-down) user. The user places each forearm on a
trolley mounted at the top of opposed rails that are inclined toward an
elevated centerline. As the trolleys move down the opposed inclined
rails, the user's chest descends down; and as the user pinches his elbows
together using the pectoralis muscles, the trolleys move up the inclined
rails again. Gravity imparts a centered user balance, and the resistance
can be varied, such as by changing the incline of the rail assemblies,
changing the weight associated with the user, or by adding resistance to
the trolley movement.