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Arthur Allen Jones (November 22, 1926 – August 28, 2007) was the founder of Nautilus, Inc. and MedX, Inc. and the inventor of the Nautilus exercise machines, including the Nautilus pullover, which was first sold in 1970. Jones was a pioneer in the field of physical exercise i.e. weight and strength training. He was born in Arkansas, and grew up in Seminole, Oklahoma.
Aug 1, 2023 · In 1973, Arthur Jones, the man behind the Nautilus exercise machines, advertised that his high-intensity training method had done just that. Known as the “Colorado Experiment,” Jones’s ...
Jul 21, 2015 · In June 1970, Arthur Jones, the father of High Intensity Training, published the 'Ideal Workout' in bodybuilding magazine Muscular Development. In the article, posted below, Jones set out the importance of vigorous training as well as promoting his new brand of exercise machines. Little was Jones to know that his new training machines would soon.
Aug 30, 2007 · Arthur A. Jones was born in 1926 in Arkansas and was reared in Oklahoma. His son William said that Mr. Jones, whose parents were doctors, never finished high school but left home and did odd jobs.
Sep 1, 2007 · Arthur Jones, the flamboyant inventor and entrepreneur whose Nautilus machines made weightlifting chic in the 1970s and '80s and changed exercise culture in America, has died.
Jul 21, 2023 · Jones is on the left, with Dick Butkus on the right. Arthur Jones: The Man . Jones was born in Arkansas in late 1926 just prior to the Great Depression, which tragically transformed the American ...
Dec 30, 2023 · Arthur Jones Biography. Arthur Allen Jones was born on November 22, 1926, in Morrilton, Arkansas, and grew up in Seminole, Oklahoma. He was a pioneer in the field of strength training, particularly in weight training. Jones did not have a highly accomplished educational background to boast. However, with an unparalleled learning mentality ...
Mar 27, 2023 · Arthur Jones’ inventions and the groundbreaking Colorado Experiment have left a lasting impact on the fitness industry. His high-intensity training principles have been adopted by countless strength trainers, athletes, and fitness enthusiasts, emphasizing the importance of brief, intense workouts for optimal muscle growth.
Sep 2, 2007 · Share story. By. Patricia Sullivan. Arthur Jones, the swashbuckling inventor of Nautilus exercise equipment, which revolutionized strength training by replacing the dead weight of barbells with a ...
Nautilus Bulletin #1 (PDF) When Arthur Jones first picked up a Barbell, he knew there was something inherently wrong. In 1948, he attempted to build the ultimate exercise machine to improve upon these shortcomings he saw in barbell exercise. Twenty years later, and building nearly fifty prototypes in nearly ten different states and two ...
