Over at Dragon Door Kettlebells there's a thread on old strength gadgets and it got me thinking back to an odd gadget a friend once lent me. It was a curious old lump of metal with a rope wrapped round it, by pure serendipity I found it on the Frugal Fitness thread at ChristianIron - the Apollo Exerciser (well similar, kinda)

From what I remember of it, there is no eccentric componant to say the 'squat' or 'overhead press'. Is this still a valid piece of exercise equipment - could be invaluable if you live in a flat (apartment) and want to pratice the snatch (bumpers would sure wake-up the neighbours). Or a swim trainer as my friend did.

Did a search, they still make 'em; Exer-Genie from TheTrainer made in the good ol' US of A

As used by the Apollo Astronauts - Cosmic, Rodney!