Does anyone like the old Nautilus pullover machine?

**cb1** · 06-06-2013, 02:03 AM

They have one at our gym. I know it was top of the line in the 80s. I still enjoy using it. It gives me a nice stretch at the top.

**toppjimie** · 06-06-2013, 02:44 AM

once in a while i go workout at this old fitness center in town where alot are the old nautilus and universal machines.My like the crunch chair,where you to pull down on the handles and it folds you up.some of the machines have a chain and gear system! damn things got to be 50 yrs old...lol

**texson** · 06-06-2013, 06:21 AM

nautilus.

isn't that like what the pilgrims used?

**jinko** · 06-06-2013, 09:38 AM

The pullover machine was pretty bad ass. Dorian Yates loved that thing.

**Nitszo** · 06-06-2013, 11:05 AM

They removed it from most gyms here in AUST, mainly because u can go to far back/stretch and injure yourself
honestly, bunch of fucking retards i loved that machine while they had it.
Now have to resort to DB's and cable machine....

**Jshredz** · 06-06-2013, 11:45 AM

I loved that machine! It's true about the over stretching it's meant for people that know what there doing.
It help me build a lot of mass in my back and get that mind to muscle connection when training!!

**RockShawn** · 06-06-2013, 05:50 PM

Originally Posted by Jshredz

I loved that machine! It's true about the over stretching it's meant for people that know what there doing.
It help me build a lot of mass in my back and get that mind to muscle connection when training!!

So that was your secret. Your back is freakish. I'm trying like hell to add width to mine. Would love to find one of these old machines and stick it in my shop just for the stretch!

**jdb3** · 06-06-2013, 06:25 PM

i like them especially getting a breif static hold on bottom, yates used this thing ALOT during early years after compound back movements...excellent "finnisher"

**4everstrong** · 06-06-2013, 06:36 PM

They are ok.

**Jshredz** · 06-06-2013, 07:28 PM

Originally Posted by RockShawn

So that was your secret. Your back is freakish. I'm trying like hell to add width to mine. Would love to find one of these old machines and stick it in my shop just for the stretch!

I incorporate a lot of different techniques in my training. I go thru phases of low and high intensity. I even had brief periods where I split my back in 2 days, one day would be narrow pulling movements the other would be wide pulling movements.
Overall is getting the feel of training the muscle. Rep tempo in my opinion is very important.. 1 -1.5 sec for the contraction part of the Rep and a minimum of 3 sec of the negative part of the Rep.
The way I pull the bar or weight is also critical from my own personal experience.
I put very little to no force at all on my index finger and thumb when pulling the weight. When performing a set most of the gripping force from the palm of my hand comes from where the 3 most outer fingers are.
At lot trial and error really, partial repetitions towards the end of my final sets work better for me than force reps.. I could probably go on and on here.... Lol