Abdominal exercise machine

1. An exercise machine to work a user's abdominal muscle group, the exercise machine comprising:

a frame;

an upper body support attached to the frame; and

a swing assembly attached to the frame, wherein the swing assembly includes a swing arm connected to a carriage, the carriage traversing back and forth an arcuate path defined by the swing arm and capable of pivoting in front of the upper body support.

2. The abdominal exercise apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the carriage includes a seat member and padding, the padding conforming to a user's body.

3. The abdominal exercise apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the upper body support is adjustable through a telescopic extension.

4. The exercise machine of claim 1 , wherein the frame comprises:

a first support member;

a second support member coupled to the first support member; and

at least one parallel member, wherein each parallel member is coupled to the first support member and the second support member.

5. The exercise machine of claim 4 , wherein the at least one parallel member can be removed for easy set-up and storage of the exercise machine.

6. The exercise machine of claim 4 , wherein the second support member and the first support member are coupled at multiple angles for adjusting an angle of the upper body support and a distance between the carriage and the upper body support.

7. The exercise machine of claim 1 , wherein the upper body support comprises:

a pair of elbow pads;

a pair of forearm pads; and

a pair of handle bars.

8. The abdominal exercise apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the elbow pad supports a majority of a user's upper body weight and the carriage supports a majority of a user's lower body weight.

9. The exercise machine of claim 7 , wherein the upper body support is angled allowing for the pair of elbow pads to support a majority of a user's upper body weight.

10. An exercise method for targeting a user's abdominal muscle groups and to isolate an upper and lower abdominal muscle group in a biometrically neutral position, the method comprising:

placing at least a portion of a user's lower body on a carriage;

positioning a user's upper body to an upper support; and

using an abdominal muscle group to swing the carriage back and forth along an arcuate path, the path beginning at a position behind the upper support and ending at a position in front of the upper support; and

pulling the user's lower body laterally on the carriage along the arcuate path thereby performing a contraction of a user's oblique and transverse abdominal muscles.

11. An exercise method for targeting a user's abdominal muscle groups and to isolate an upper and lower abdominal muscle group in a biometrically neutral position, the method comprising:

placing at least a portion of a user's lower body on a carriage;

positioning a user's upper body to an upper support; and

using an abdominal muscle group to swing the carriage back and forth along an arcuate path, the path beginning at a position behind the upper support and ending at a position in front of the upper support;

wherein positioning a user's upper body to an upper support includes leaning a user's forearms and elbows against the upper support while grasping a set of handles of the upper support to secure and hold the user's upper body.

12. The exercise method of claim 11 , further comprises leaning at an angle relative to the plane defined by the carriage.

13. The exercise method of claim 11 , wherein the position behind the upper support includes relaxing the abdominal muscle group.

14. The exercise method of claim 11 , wherein the position in front of the upper support includes contracting the abdominal muscle group.