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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 continents, he finally built a winner and the rest is history. Jones, a self-taught student of exercise physiology in the meantime battled malaria, was eaten up by lions, withstood gun shot wounds, and survived many attempts on his life. He triumphed by surviving all of this and matching his brilliant engineering by writing the Nautilus Bulletins that have rocked the roots of exercise and bodybuilding for the last 40 plus years. Relive the action and go back to the beginning of the Nautilus Empire. -David Landau CHAPTERS 1. An Introduction and a Brief Background 2. Basic Physics of Conventional Exercise Methods 3. The Functions of Muscular Structures 4. Indirect Effect 5. Frequency and Extent of Exercise 6. Intensity of Effort 7. Cam Action 8. Full Squats ­ Pro and Con 9. Compound Exercises vs. Specialization 10. Irregularity of Exercise 11. Inducing Growth Stimulation 12. Secondary Growth Factors 13. The Limits of Muscular Size 14. Reciprocity Failure 15. Strength and Endurance 16. Speed as a Factor 17. Accurately Measuring Power Production 18. "Warming-Up" Properly 19. Superstitions and Myths 20. The "Instinctive Training" Theory 21. Growth Drugs 22. Range of Movement ­ Flexibility 23. Average Expectations from Training 24. Professional Medical Attitudes on Training 25. The Significance of Muscular "Pumping" 26. The Significance of Muscular Soreness 27. "Break-in" Training 28. Age as a Factor 29. Time as a Factor 30. Developing Speed and Flexibility 31. Muscular Proportions 32. Layoffs from Training 33. "Sticking Points" in Training 34. Confidence 35. The Significance of Measurements 36. Charting Progress 37. The Pre-Exhaustion Principle 38. The Harder It Seems ­ The Easier It Is 39. Conclusions 40. The Nautilus Principles 41. The Next Step 42. DeLand High School Training Programs 43. Training with Conventional Equipment 44. Recent Developments

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