Dick Butkus working for Nautilus showing the effects of momentum in strength training. Project West Point footage along with interviews about negative only training with coach Bill Bradford.
Wow, I did not know the one and only Dick Butkus endorsed Nautilus! First time seeing this commercial. I'm guessing this was at the end of after his NFL career as he was the Middle Linebacker for my hometown Chicago Bears from 1965-1973. I wonder if Arthur Jones pursued his teammate Gale Sayers for commercial endorsement and demo.
We were one of the few high schools in my area that had the full lineup of machines. Interestingly enough it was frowned upon at first because some didn’t believe it really helped with football. However we got a new strength coach from Florida and he convinced the HC to keep the gym open after practice. Turns out it was perfect for in-season training because many guys were just doing a few curls and benches(if that) during the season without rhyme or reason. We created a two day a week program and most guys adhered to it. We had very few injuries and really held our own against teams that were power lifting oriented. However you really have to maintain those machines and I would imagine that is not easy.
Dick Butkus was strong, but Casey Viator (RIP) was a beast. BTW: I don't see my friend Mike Mentzer (RIP). Perhaps he came on board later with Boyer Coe.
Yes, Viator and Arthur Jones formed a friendship before Mentzer. In 1979 Mentzer trained with Viator. Mentzer began using HIT concepts as early as 1973.
The machine shown at 11:50 seems to be a far better option for glutes than the glute drive machines Nautilus currently has which works primarily your hips. The leg push down machine works more of your glutes and posterior chain. I wish these older Nautilus machines were still available to the public. I
I spent 20+ years following the Arthur Jones and Mike mentzer principles w amazing success... it's sad that I never got to use any of the beautiful machines... my biggest advice is to use less weight and train at least 2 x a wk... I always went heavier than I thought... sacrifice d alot of growth.
No one commenting on the result- 10x the flexibility gains (as part of their STRENGTH training) over those training conventionally. You’re only now (once again) seeing some popular hypertrophy “experts” emphasizing “stretch” and “long partials” or whatever they’re calling it. Show me another system today besides ATG (Ben Patrick and Keegan Smith) that systematically, measurably integrates full-range strength (combined strength and flexibility) training. Pretty sure everyone commenting in here - people nostalgic for this line of machines - are doing something closer to the “conventional” mentioned in the experiment (with an occasional side of stretching thrown in, of course.)
@Anatoly Dobrynin Well it proves that he was a genetic freak, lol... i am being sarcastic of course. Truth is the muscles will end up looking the same regardless of lifting technique, no matter if the person has good or bad genetics for any given musclegroup.
yikes- this video was cringe-worthy. They have a high school strength coach giving advice as an expert? The presenter went on and on about the force plate and how sudden, abrupt movement was not ideal and then later in the video proceeds to offer his opinion that using a fast lifting style is necessary for optimal results.
