Abstract: A muscle enhancement device having two elongated tubes telescopically engaged with one another so that a first of the tubes slides axially within a second of the tubes. A spring is positioned within the second tube so as to bias the first tube to normally extend outwardly away from the second tube. The first tube provides a horizontally oriented, curved contact force distribution means designed to be positioned in contact with a surface, such as the abdomen, and the second tube provides an elongate horizontally oriented handle designed to be grasped in the hand. Thus, to exercise a muscle group such as the abdominals, the user simply positions the curved force distribution means against that portion of the body and pulls the handle toward the body with enough force to compress the spring between the two tubes. A visual monitoring means allows the exerciser to see how far each cycle of exercise motion progresses so as to motivate and control the exercise in terms of difficulty and consistency.