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Gary Stempien & Fitness Industry Icon & Pioneer Arthur Jones

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A Tribute to My Teacher and Mentor Arthur Jones

I first started doing resistance training in 1960.

I was on the football team and I became very serious about strength training.

So, I brought my teammates over to our house and started training them in our basement with equipment I crafted out of wood.

Then I received an athletic scholarship to play college football and during the summer I took on various part-time jobs.

One of these jobs was painting a house in Florida.

I had heard about an eccentric man living in Florida who was developing some "bizarre" exercise equipment.

And who utilized "bizarre" training principles.

Although I wanted to meet him, I was cautioned about him by some who reported that communicating with him might be a challenge.

Well, I did get to meet him.

It was 1971, and this was the beginning of a lifelong friendship.

More than a friendship.....

Arthur meant a great deal to me. He taught me so much. And I am committed to carrying on his legacy through the continued development and promotion of my training system - the G.S. 20 Express Workout™.

Sincerely,


Gary Stempien