Arthur Jones verstorben

Eine Legende ist von uns gegangen, Arthur Jones ist im Alter von 80 Jahren verstorben.
Arthur ist der Erfinder der Nautilis Machinen und setzte den Grundstein für das HIT Training.

RIP

"OCALA, Fla. (AP) -- Arthur Jones, whose invention of Nautilus exercise equipment offered a more-targeted approach to strength training and changed the idea of a workout, died Tuesday. He was 80.

Jones had been ill for several days and died of natural causes at his home, said his son, William Edgar Jones.

Nautilus came along in 1970 and soon became ubiquitous. Ronald Reagan was even said to use the equipment in the White House when he was recovering from his 1981 gunshot wound.

The invention is credited with pioneering the physical fitness movement, taking it out of the locker room and into health clubs, hotels and office buildings.

Jones was particularly proud of his latest invention, exercise machines used for rehabilitation purposes by people with spinal cord injuries and back pain, his son said.

The success of the Nautilus machines also made Jones wealthy. He bought property in Ocala and started what has become the exclusive ''fly-in'' community of Jumbolair Aviation Estates, now most famously the home of John Travolta."


"He is the founder of Nautilus (exercise equipment) and is the person who came up with the idea of intensity over long workouts.

He had a facility in Colorado that they would train people (Casey Viator - youngest Mr. America ever, 3rd place, Mr. O) and Mike Mentzer (2nd place Mr. Olympia, only perfect score as a heavyweight at a Mr. Universe contest). These guys would do these high intensity workouts 3x/week, 20 minutes, 30 minutes tops. In 12 weeks, they would go from out of shape to contest ready.

From this point, it died down a bit, until Yates resurrected it. Then, everyone followed it again. Now Mark Dugdale is leading the group of high-intensity, low volume trainers.

So, Arthur Jones was a revolutionary mind in the sport of bodybuilding....if he didn't come along, we'd all still be training 6 days/week, 2-3 hours/day."

Leute die sich für BB im Allgemeinen interessieren und nicht nur für die eigene Person.

ohh schade dass zu lesen :( wirklich traurig!

Nautilusgeräte waren Ihrer Zeit weit voraus und Arthur Jones hat viele Geräteentwickler inspiriert. Ohne ihn gäbe es wohl keine Geräte wie z. B. die von GYM80 (Walter Herden von GYM80 wird das sicherlich bestätigen). Ist natürlich schwierig, das einer Generation zu vermitteln, die diese Wandlung nicht miterlebt hat. Ich habe in meiner Anfangszeit auf teilweise abenteuerlichen Geräten trainiert und kenne sehr wohl den Unterschied.
Über seine Trainingsprinzipien wurde wohl schon genug geschrieben - und ob für oder wieder, er hat versucht, alte Zöpfe abzuschneiden und den Sport weiter zu bringen und dafür müssen wir ihm einfach dankbar sein.