Exercise machine with a detachable stabilizing support assembly having adjustable positions

A detachable stabilizing support assembly, comprising:

• a crossmember including a first end and a second end opposite the first end;
• a first engagement channel associated with the first end of the crossmember;
• a second engagement channel associated with the second end of the crossmember;
• a pivot bracket mounted to the crossmember;
• a stabilizing support strut pivotally mounted on the pivot bracket for rotation about a pivot axis, the stabilizing support strut including a first end and a second end opposite the first end of the stabilizing support strut;
• a support pad mounted at the first end of the stabilizing support strut;
• and
• a vertical support plate mounted at the second end of the stabilizing support strut,
• wherein the first and second engagement channels are configured for mounting the detachable stabilizing support assembly onto a set of dip handles associated with an exercise machine.

A detachable stabilizing support assembly, comprising:

• a crossmember having a central longitudinal axis, a first end, and a second end opposite the first end;
• a first engagement channel associated with the first end of the crossmember, the first engagement channel having a first longitudinal axis;
• a second engagement channel associated with the second end of the crossmember, the second engagement channel having a second longitudinal axis;
• a pivot bracket mounted to the crossmember;
• an adjustment plate associated with the pivot bracket, the adjustment plate including a plurality of locking pin holes;
• a stabilizing support strut pivotally mounted on the pivot bracket for rotation about a pivot axis, the stabilizing support strut having a third longitudinal axis, a first end, and a second end opposite the first end of the stabilizing support strut;
• and
• a locking pin associated with the stabilizing support strut, wherein the locking pin is selectably engagable into the plurality of locking pin holes in order to selectably adjust an orientation of the stabilizing support strut about the pivot axis;
• a support pad mounted on the first end of the stabilizing support strut;
• a vertical support plate mounted on the second end of the stabilizing support strut, a first grip end stop associated with the first engagement channel;
• and
• a second grip end stop associated with the second engagement channel,
• wherein the first and second longitudinal axes are substantially parallel to each other and substantially perpendicular to the central longitudinal axis,
• wherein the third longitudinal axis is substantially perpendicular to the central longitudinal axis,
• wherein the first and second engagement channels are configured for mounting the detachable stabilizing support assembly onto a set of dip handles associated with an exercise machine,
• wherein the pivot axis is substantially horizontal when the detachable stabilizing support assembly is mounted on the exercise machine, and
• wherein the orientation of the stabilizing support strut about the pivot axis determines a height of the support pad.