These Vintage Work-Out Photos Will Make You Thankful For Modern Gyms

Muscle Developer or Torture Device?

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This is a photograph of professional English football player Alex Jones, who played for Arsenal FC 261 times between 1929-1937. Here he is testing out the new muscle developer at the gym in Highbury. It’s photos like this that makes you really appreciate how far exercising has come in terms of safety and effectiveness. At a glance, this looks a lot more like a Medieval torture device rather than a muscle developer. it’s also hard to tell what this machine even does except rock your body back and forth. There’s probably a good reason why these aren’t in use anymore.