I am a believer in using both machines and free weights. In the last post, Giving Exercise Machines the Respect They Deserve, I talk about how machine exercises can compensate for some of the flaws in free weight lifts. However, Free weight lifts do have some advantages.

The Benefits of Free Weight Exercises

When you do a free weight exercise, you have to control the weight in a 3 dimensional space. [ Click Here to Continue Reading ]

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Arthur Jones, the inventor of the Nautilus machines, passed away at the age of 80 on August 28, 2007. He was a radical thinker who completely went against the popular fitness ideas of his day. I consider him a mentor and a true pioneer when it came to fitness. Arthur first came out with his Nautilus machines in 1970.

In the early 70's bodybuilders were spending hours in the gym each day. Arnold and other bodybuilders were spending 1/2 of their days in the gym! Along came a man named Arthur Jones, who preached that people didn't have to live in the gym to get outstanding results. He was telling people to do just one set per exercise…and to go into the gym for a few lifts and then get out…typically in 30 minutes or less just a few times per week! [ Click Here to Continue Reading ]

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