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  2. Arthur Jones (inventor) - Wikipedia

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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. [1]

  3. Universal Gym Equipment - Wikipedia

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    Universal Gym Equipment was an American manufacturer of exercise equipment, in particular weight machines. It was founded by Harold Zinkin in 1957. In 1998, it was acquired by Flexible Flyer. In 2006 it was acquired by Nautilus, Inc. The Universal Gym brand was subsequently discontinued except for a line of selectorized dumbbells. [1]

  4. Jack LaLanne - Wikipedia

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    The doctors were against me‍—‌they said that working out with weights would give people heart attacks and they would lose their sex drive. [11] LaLanne designed the first leg extension machines, pulley machines using cables, weight selectors, and many other inventions, none of which he patented, that are now standard in the fitness ...

  5. Halteres (ancient Greece) - Wikipedia

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    The athlete would swing the weights backwards and forwards just before take-off, thrust them forwards during take-off, and swing them backwards just before releasing them and landing. Halteres were made of stone or metal and weighed between 2 and 9 kg (4 and 20 lb). They added about 17 cm (7 in) to a 3 m (10 ft) long jump. [7]

  6. History of physical training and fitness - Wikipedia

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    Hanging weights over the shoulders. Lifting heavy stones including one handed lifts over the head. [46] Weight lifting, including moving large and heavy objects [40] Games and sports played for fitness. Wrestling [40] Fencing, including fighting with great swords, and sword and shield [40] Pike training [40]

  7. Leg press - Wikipedia

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    The leg press is a compound weight training exercise in which the individual pushes a weight or resistance away from them using their legs. The term leg press machine refers to the apparatus used to perform this exercise. [1] The leg press can be used to evaluate an athlete's overall lower body strength (from the gluteus Maximus to the lower ...

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