Classic Nautilus is the only equipment that is constructed around human muscle/joint function.

Proper exercise for the human body requires movement against resistance. The resistance, however, must be as follows:

                     
Rotary – it must rotate on the same axis as the joint that has been set in motion by the exercise.

Direct  – It must be imposed directly on the muscles that are being moved at the moment.

Variable – It must vary in accordance with the muscle’s potential strength in different positions.

Positive – the ability of the muscle to lift or contract (concentrically) against resistance. 

Static – the ability of the muscle to hold resistance at any point in the muscle’s range of motion. 

Negative – the ability of the muscle to lower resistance (eccentrically).

Nautilus equipment is designed to provide rotary, direct, and variable resistance, as well as to thoroughly tax the

three levels of muscular strength (concentric, static, and eccentric). Other types of commercial equipment,

such as barbells, dumbbells and exercise machines that employ hydraulics or round pulleys, do not offer this complete

coverage. They are unidirectional, allowing only straight up and down movement, which often times is 180 degrees

out of phase with the actual strength curve of the muscle that is being trained. This can result in a wasted time and

energy (at best) and quite possibly injury. In addition, hydraulic machines do not provide resistance in either the

static or negative portion of the contraction, thus robbing the trainee of two-thirds of the potential benefit of the exercise.

Nautilus, by contrast, was designed with a contrary objective: to make weight training more direct, efficient and productive,

resulting in a more thorough stimulation of the muscle and a quicker route to total fitness.

                                                          The Nautilus Fitness Revolution

                      All  Started with the Super Pullover        

Jones published a article in the early 70's in a popular health and fitness magazine describing

his revolutionary exercise machine and training method. This article was titled Upper body Squat

for the Back. It produced so much interest that no other article has ever came close to amount

of letters that Joe Weilder has ever seen. Even to this day Weilder publication stated no

article printed since has even that popular. In this article Jones introduced the world to direct,

 variable and balance exercise. This was a world first as no other form of exercise is direct.       

      Super pullover 8

Jones stated in his article that the pullover machine will be a effective exercise for the upper body as squats are for the legs.

The leg muscles are a large body part for the lower body and when trained correctly results are noticeable in a short period

of time. The back muscle are a large muscle group of the upper body and common exercises consisted of lat pull down,

bent over rows, 1 arm rows and seated. All these exercises did not provide direct stimulation to the back.

When it comes to a effective back workout the weak link is the bicep muscle in all compound exercise and the triceps in

isolation exercises. Plus many of these popular gym exercises are also done in a wrong anatomically position.

Wrong hand positioning and wide/narrow hand placement further reduces the strength of the biceps. The triceps muscle

is a weak link when trying to perform dumbbell or straight arm pullover.

Jones pullover removed both the weak links during back exercises. The pullover is a isolation exercise for the back.

The resistance is placed on the elbows. Therefore hand positioning is not important or counter productive.

Classic Nautilus pullovers provide more than 130 degree of rotation around the shoulder joint. When compared to a straight

arm pullover using a barbell or dumbbell the range is less then 90 degrees. The triceps muscle will fatigue during a barbell

or dumbbell pullover exercise before you can effectively stimulated the muscles of the back.

The Super Pullover 8 is a Jones original its is picture above. Nautilus made and sold 7 version of pullover over the years.

I own all 7 version of these pullover and I can honestly tell you that the Super Pullover 8 is the best pullover by far.

The Super Pullover 8 is a rare machine as very few where made and very few are left on this planet.

Classic Nautilus is proud to have a Super Pullover 8 in our centre.

Classic Nautilus also has women's pullover. As the popularity of nautilus expanded more and more women started to see the

benefits of Nautilus training. Jones designed these women's pullover so you can take confidence in superior equipment.

                                       Nautilus Double Shoulder - 1st generation: 

Classic Nautilus Double Shoulder is a perfectly balanced Deltoid Raise and Shoulder Press machine.

The Double Shoulder is an Arthur Jones original and is designed to use in a Pre-Exhaust cycle.

To do Pre-Exhaust first you complete one set of Delt Raise in perfect form, then raise the seat and do the Shoulder Press.

This machine features a negative cam in the Shoulder Press. With a negative cam the weight gets heavier as the radius

 in the cam decreases. This machine is the best Shoulder Press machine I have ever used and is the only machine that

I have ever experienced a burning fatigue in my delts (Shoulder muscles). This machine is a must for all sports that involve

 shoulder strength. Also a fantastic machine if you suffer from shoulder problems. This is because the movement arms are

balanced with a counter weight, this means no shear or tearing the shoulder joint during the entire exercise

                                       Nautilus Behind Neck Torso - 2nd generation:

Classic Nautilus Behind Neck Torso. I bought this machine from Kerry Packer’s gym. The Behind Neck Torso is a

pure isolation exercise for your upper back. From over head down to stomach (pullover movement) and from over head

down to your side. This machine adds a balance to your upper back workout. For a perfectly balanced back,

clients alternate between the Pullover and the Behind Neck Torso.

                                       Nautilus Multi Biceps -1st generation :

The Multi Biceps machine is an anatomically correct biceps machine. When seated correctly there is shoulder flexion.

 Shoulder flexion increases the contraction in the biceps muscle. It’s an awesome machine as it can be used 4 different ways.

Standard, Duo-poly, Infimetric and Akinetic. These last 3 methods are advanced training and can take your fitness and

strength to a whole new level.

                                       Nautilus Multi Triceps - 1st generation:

A great machine to tone and strengthen the triceps muscles. It has the same added benefits as the Multi Biceps.

To use Multi Triceps in Duo-Poly mode one arm is held in the contracted position while the other arm is doing full range

movement. Then the arms alternate. This is a great machine as the triceps are one of the weakest muscles when doing

compound movement. Therefore, by strengthening your triceps, your Decline Press and Shoulder Press will improve.