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Arthur Jones

Birthdate unclear, either 1922 or 1926, died August 28, 2007

In this thread RIP Arthur Jones, we discuss his influence on weight training.

Not too many people are neutral about Arthur Jones, the inventor of the original Nautilus gym equipment, that's for sure. He's probably generated more tales about himself than anyone else in the iron industry.

• Steve Wedan wrote of his experiences with AJ and Casey Viator in this meaty article.

• We discussed in depth Casey Viator, Arthur Jones, and High Intensity Training, and in this post, Dr. Ken Leistner tells a story of training under Arthur one hot day in Deland. This thread continued to discuss his personality by those who knew him.

• Brian Johnston over at IART has compiled more information on Jones than seems possible. Here's his 1500-page Arthur Jones collection.

• Jones' Nautilus Bulletins were (and continue to be) the gospel for many HIT proponents. IART offers these pages of Bulletin1 and Bulletin2.

• At the Arthur Jones Exercise site you'll find free pdfs of Bulletin 1, Bulletin 2, and "the unpublished works, also known as Bulletin 3. Spend a little more time at the site and you'll find the Nautilus and Athletic Journals, 22 of his original IronMan Magazine articles, tributes and interviews with Jones, his thoughts on the future of exercise, and other AJ books and HIT instructions for sale.

• And John Szimanski has written the authorized biography of Arthur Jones, which has been been with acclaim by folks who know his history and personality.

• This 1994 interview with Arthur Jones covers the technology that is changing the way rehabilitation is done for spinal and knee injuries.

• Here's the Arthur Jones wikipedia page.

• Med X, the company AJ started in order to provide rehab equipment to the medical world, provided this press release announcing the death of its founder.

• And now I'll leave you with a story: Joe Mullen tells a brief AJ history in "A Day Behind the Scenes of Nautilus in 1980."