Although many remember the names of Mentzer and Viator, it was Jones who was considered an ‘exercise philosopher’ and who was the trailblazer, fiercely opposing the ultra-long training sessions of the time, instead opting for intensity over volume<\/a>. He argued that ‘If you train properly, you don\u2019t need an actually large ‘amount’ of exercise; more than that, if you train properly, you can\u2019t stand much exercise.’<\/p>\n What to read next<\/p>\n An advocate of training smarter<\/a> and harder, he shared, ‘All of the evidence clearly supports the contention that the ‘intensity of exercise’ should be as high as possible \u2013 and that the ‘amount of exercise’ should be limited to the absolute minimum that will produce the desired growth stimulation.’<\/p>\n Arthur Jones and American footballer Dick Butkus<\/p>\n ‘It is literally impossible for a conditioned athlete to train too hard, but [it] is easily possible for anybody to train too much,’ he said, further dashing any of our hopes that we could maybe get away with less training with his methods.<\/p>\n In footage from a 1987 workout<\/a> with Boyer Coe, Jones shares his expertise and meticulous coaching style with the legendary bodybuilder. Coe is one of the most decorated bodybuilders of the 1970s and 80s, competing with the likes of Arnold Schwarzenegger<\/a>, and is the recipient of multiple bodybuilding titles and numerous magazine covers across his career. <\/p>\n In the rare footage, we can take a look at how the greats of the time trained, and how Jones schooled his athletes to be champions with single sets close to failure. A far cry from attention-grabbing clickbait thumbnails and edits, not only is the programming minimalistic, but so is the footage setup and direction. Pure 80s bodybuilding.<\/p>\n The Workout <\/p>\n The session starts with a modest 300lbs on the calf raise. Jones reminds Coe why they\u2019re revisiting it. ‘I faulted you on the form here, so let\u2019s see if you can improve the form a little bit today,’ he says and asks for a ‘kick’ at the top of the calf raise. Coe can be seen increasing his range of motion a little more at the top of the movement, following Jones’ direction. After slightly lowering the reps, Jones explains they’ll take the weight up in the following session. Coe manages 17 reps. Jones asks for complete control of the reps, ‘Don\u2019t stop at the bottom and give me a definite pause. You don\u2019t have to stay up here any great length of time, but show me that you can’.<\/p>\n He explains, ‘Sometimes I\u2019m looking at the weight stack, I can judge your form better from the weight stack than by looking here. If you kick it at the top, this weight stack will bounce; if it goes up and pauses and then goes back down, the form is good.’ Coe manages eight solid reps under control with a pause at the top and Jones says they’ll stay with that weight until Coe can get to 10 with good form.<\/p>\n Leg Curl – 180lbs<\/p>\n Jones recommends not to let the weight stack bounce, encouraging control throughout the rep. ‘This knee was bothering me a little bit,’ admits Coe. Jones says, ‘You had your knee too far down, I believe. I think your foot was too far down.’ Jones logs the exercise as ‘five reps question mark’.<\/p>\n Nautilus “Spinning” Machine (Weighted Chin-ups) \u2013 120lbs<\/p>\n Jones introduces a wager, ‘How about 10 reps for $10 a rep? If it\u2019s 10 no bet, if it\u2019s below 10 you pay me, and if it\u2019s over 10 I pay you? Here we are committing a felony in the state of Florida and we\u2019re illegally gambling on videotape.’ Coe had hit eight reps before, this time he nearly makes nine, cursing and admitting he owes Jones money.<\/p>\n Decline Press – 190lbs<\/p>\n Coe manages a set of seven reps. ‘Six months from today, you\u2019re going to be doing 11 or 12 reps with 240 on that chin, by which time you ought to be able to do five or six reps one-arm chin with either arm,’ says Jones.<\/p>\n Reverse Fly – 120lbs<\/p>\n Coe grinds out 10 reps, visibly struggling, but Jones isn\u2019t fully convinced, saying, ‘I\u2019m gonna give you 10 and fault you on the form, so we\u2019ll stay with that. I think you really got nine good ones.’<\/p>\n Decline Fly \u2013 120lbs<\/p>\n Coe performs an entire set, but Jones corrects the setup and asks him to do another one. With his back placed further back on the seat, he can be under the axis of rotation according to Jones.<\/p>\n Rotary Torso – 150lbs<\/p>\n Similar to performing a cable woodchop, the machine works the obliques and core muscles. The machine is unlikely to be found in a 2025 budget gym, but it is likely highly effective nonetheless. Jones nods at Coe’s improvement, saying ‘You are really getting strong on this thing. Of course, that\u2019s an area of your body you probably never worked before in your life, so not surprising really.’ Coe does 15-16 reps per side.<\/p>\n Moving to 160lbs on the lateral raise, Coe squeezes out 10 reps. The final two don\u2019t pass Jones’s inspection, ‘You got 10, but I\u2019m gonna fault you on the form on the last two there, so we\u2019ll stay with that.’<\/p>\n Finishing with 65lbs on shrugs, Coe pushes from 13 to 15 reps, pausing at the top as instructed. ‘Give me a good pause at the top, OK?,’ says Jones. ‘I noticed that you\u2019re still gripping with your hands \u2013 it\u2019s instinctive to do that, but it\u2019s not necessary and it doesn\u2019t help; it just runs your blood pressure up.’<\/p>\n Final Review<\/p>\n Jones wraps up the session, stoic in nature, saying ‘You\u2019re not doing bad at all, you\u2019re up on just about everything. We\u2019ll raise the calf raises a little, problem on the leg curl area, rotary torso, you\u2019re up again, shrug you\u2019re up \u2013 most of the other things you\u2019ve increased your reps, so you’ve come along fine.’<\/p>\n Related Stories<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Heralded as the ‘grandfather of bodybuilding’, Arthur Jones was one of the original pioneers of minimalist lifting protocols…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":91453,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[5218,68622,2117,565,134,2116,111,139,69,68621],"class_list":{"0":"post-91452","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fitness","8":"tag-content-type-default","9":"tag-contentid-646da07b-951a-4382-9e63-d83d536e11b3","10":"tag-displaytype-standard-article","11":"tag-fitness","12":"tag-health","13":"tag-locale-gb","14":"tag-new-zealand","15":"tag-newzealand","16":"tag-nz","17":"tag-shorttitle-arthur-joness-full-body-workout-for-boyer-coe"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91452","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=91452"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91452\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/91453"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=91452"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=91452"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=91452"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"dick](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/screenshot-2025-10-17-at-15-24-11-68f251a68de6f.png\" "\\"dick")
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