Jones though was arrogant and preachy, like a born-again christian. The early HIT proponents like Mentzer had the same attitudes. Really smart would be to try to avoid this, which they didn't.
Good ideas but not always right-some of the 1970s Nautilus machines were great, others could've been much better which tells me he was usually good but sometimes off. That and the arrogance coupled with animosity between he and Weider was enough to distort the claims on Schwarzenegger.
Clear right here there was virtually no difference in size; the only difference might be in perceived size, since Oliva had greater relative size on a smaller frame.
'arrogant and preachy' maybe but definitely not an 'emotional nut' or, at least if he was, i have yet to see evidence of it.
i wouldn't use the analogy of 'born again christian'. that implies follower ie mentzer, jones was an original and independant thinker. he was extremely blunt and directly to the point. not everyone received him well because of this but the man was extremely intelligent. if you didn't agree with him, you better come up with a reason why. if you did he would respect you and listen. if you didn't he would dismiss you along with some verbal venom to send you on your way.
here lies the problem with training ideaology of the time. there was none. just, if a little was good, more must be better and if it wasn't you needed more drugs.
jones came up with a theory that he backed with real science. i believe he underestimated many variables along the way and thus it was flawed but the fact remains he did present some real science and logic.
at the time his training philosophy was considered revolutionary or crazy, depending on which end of the spectrum you came from.
he seemed diametrically opposed to the dogma but, in reality, he wasn't. why? because he didn't give a flying fuck about bodybuilding. he thought it was full of idiots and prostitutes (perhaps for the aforementioned reasons
), he went elsewhere to seek his fortune and he was very successful.
many wanted him to set up a federation to oppose weider (including sergio who was a strong advocate) but he didn't want a bar of it. he was simply intrigued by the science of bodybuilding and he trained himself also. casey was his frankenstein and he took him to the bank, only he left him outside. simple as that.
if jones was diametrically opposed to anything, it was bullshit ie inflated measurements, egos, etc (maybe he didn't like egos larger than his own.
) which is why he never got into bullshitting himself.
in fact, if he was a sergio backer or was in any way trying to hype him, he wouldn't have given such a damning account of sergio's prowess in the gym. by all accounts, jones made sergio out to look like the veritable whimp in the gym, which was unfair because sergio was a novice to training with this method at the time.
no, jones was one of those rare individuals who told it exactly as it was. in fact i would challenge
anyone to provide an occasion that jones was dishonest?
