Arthur Jones
Arthur Jones is one of the key figures in modern strength training and someone
you should know more about.
His logical approach to strength training was -- and still is --
quite revolutionary and his Nautilus Machines brought a whole new dimension to working out.
In this short article, several key points of interest about Arthur Jones are
covered:
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Arthur Jones | |
The Blue Monster
The first Nautilus Machine -- The Blue Monster -- as it looked in the lobby of the
Veterans Memorial Auditorium at the 1970
AAU Mr. America contest in
Culver City, California.
It was at this contest that Nautilus essentially began:
Arthur Jones met Casey Viator (who finished 3rd), Ellington Darden
(who finished 16th) and Kim Wood (who came to the contest after reading Arthur Jones' articles in
Iron Man Magazine.)
The Blue Monster featured three "pulling" exercises, the pullover, the rowing torso and finally
the pulldown.
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The Blue Monster
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The Nautilus Pullover
The Nautilus Pullover, as demonstrated by Mercury Morris of the Miami Dolphins.
When used correctly, the Pullover allows a trainee to focus on the largest and strongest muscles of the upper-body without
the limitations of the gripping muscles wearing out first -- something no other form of exercise
was able to accomplish at that point. This form of training had a profound effect on overall body strength.
This early version of the pullover featured open "spider cams", a chromed movement
arm and handles.
Following two months of Nautilus high-intensity training, Mercury Morris weighed-in 7
pounds above his previous highest weight and still ran the fastest 40 yard
dash of his life when he was tested at training camp that year.
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The Nautilus Pullover
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Casey Viator
Casey Viator
as he looked when he won the 1971 AAU Mr. America contest in the most
dominating fashion possible.
In addition to winning the overall title, Casey also won Best Arms,
Best Back, Best Chest and Most Muscular -- every subdivision title except "best abs."
And this win was no fluke, it was against more than 30 of the top bodybuilders in the world at the time.
Just a few weeks before Casey won the Junior Mr. America
contest and a few weeks before that he won the teenage Mr. America Contest.
Over this time perios Casey had trained exclusively under the supervision of Arthur Jones utilizing mostly
free weights and some early
versions of his Nautilus Machines.
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Casey Viator
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