preferred embodiment of the leg press apparatus of the present invention the apparatus comprises a frame 10 preferably constructed of metal the frame is comprised of a number of different components many of which are of square or u shaped metal cross section the frame 10 includes an elongated base piece 12 having at one end a curved section 14 and at its other end connects to an upright support piece 16 an extension member 18 is secured at about the middle of base piece 12 as noted in for example fig4 a pulley 20 is supported at a position where the extension member 18 is secured to the base piece 12 at the end of the base piece 12 where the upright support piece 16 is secured there is also provided a u shaped support member 24 member 24 has upstanding support members 26 and 28 these support members 26 and 28 at the respective tops thereof support leg plates 30 and 32 each of these leg plates 30 and 32 may carry a hard rubber pad 34 such as shown in either fig1 or fig3 to stabilize the apparatus frame 10 and its various members employ stabilizer legs these are in the form of cylindrical members 38 these are shown for example in fig4 two being attached to the u shaped support member 24 and one being attached to the frame between the base piece 12 and the curved section 14 the stability of the apparatus is also enhanced.