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A cable-operated exercising apparatus having at least two mechanisms for lifting a downwardly biased, vertically guided carriage. At least one of the lifting mechanisms is a cable which is maintained taut when the carriage is lifted by the other lifting mechanism so as not to become entangled with t

A cable-operated exercising apparatus having at least two mechanisms for lifting a downwardly biased, vertically guided carriage. At least one of the lifting mechanisms is a cable which is maintained taut when the carriage is lifted by the other lifting mechanism so as not to become entangled with the apparatus.

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Physical exercising apparatus comprising: a liftable carriage; vertically extending carriage guide means for guiding the movement of said carriage; resistance means operatively connected to said carriage for downwardly biasing and resisting lifting movement of said carriage; and a plurality of alter

Physical exercising apparatus comprising: a liftable carriage; vertically extending carriage guide means for guiding the movement of said carriage; resistance means operatively connected to said carriage for downwardly biasing and resisting lifting movement of said carriage; and a plurality of alternately usable lifting means operatively connected to said carriage for lifting said carriage against said resistance means, said lifting means comprising: a cable having an inner end operatively connected to said carriage, an outer end to which a lifting force can be applied by a user, and an intermediate portion between said inner and outer ends; upper cable guide means adjacent to top of said carriage guide means for guiding said cable and defining therebeneath a vertical run of said cable along said intermediate portion; outer cable stop means on said cable for limiting downward movement of said cable along said vertical run; cable tensioning means connected to the inner end of said cable for tensioning and arresting the vertical run of said cable during lifting and lowering of said carriage by another of said lifting means; and carriage engaging means on the inner end of said cable for engaging and lifting said carriage when a lifting force is applied to the outer end of said cable, said carriage engaging means allowing said carriage to freely move past the stationary vertical run of said cable when said carriage is lifted by another of said lifting means.