“When it comes to fitness and strength training, there’s a very small list of people I would recommend anyone listen to -- Big Jim Flanagan is at the top of that small list.” 

Dick Butkus, NFL Hall of Fame

“I do not know anyone who I would trust more than Jim to give me the straight scoop on any topic or subject within the sports and strength training industry. He is a man who has always achieved the desired results in the safest manner for children and adults.”

Dave Cowens, NBA Hall of Fame

“This information will be a boon to all those who seek better health and a stronger body.”

Clint Walker, Actor

“In an industry fraught with misinformation, innuendo and unscrupulous con artists looking to turn a buck, Jim stands as a true professional and one of a very few icons in the strength & conditioning profession that genuinely conducts himself as a man of integrity. I appreciate the opportunity to publicly acknowledge the wisdom that I have benefited from Jim’s counsel and to recommend him as a valued resource to others.”

Mark Asanovich, NFL Strength & Conditioning Coach, Jacksonville Jaguars

“Jim is a person of great integrity, a trusted friend, and a reliable source of strength and conditioning information. His forty years of experience in the business provide him with the expertise making him one of the most knowledgeable and respected spokesperson in the fitness industry.”

Dan Riley, Strength and Conditioning Coach, Houston Texans

“Meeting Jim and learning the High Intensity training has allowed me to get back to working out and make improvements I thought I would never make again. It is now February 2008 and I can not believe how my body is responding to this training method. If I had to do my bodybuilding career over again, I would definitely employ this system and hire Jim to work with me.”

Anabal Lopez, Mr. America

“I am 59 years old soon to be 60 on January 10,2009. I can say without a question I am in the best condition of my life and that includes high school and college years of playing football at Penn State for Joe Paterno.

I was an outside linebacker and started at defensive end my senior year. I am 6'1" and weigh 203, I started my senior year at 205 and at least 15% body fat.

Over the past 40 years I have engaged in various methods of weight, strenght and physical fitness training. I have used free weights doing multiple sets for each body part, working our 4 to 5 times per week and spending an hour to an hour and a half in the gym not including travel and shower time. I have tried station training, super slow, low repititions high weight and high repititions low weight. All of these methods produced varied and mostly average results, never significant results.

I started training and interning under the tuteledge of Jim Flanagan a 37 year veteren of Arthur Jones HIT and Nautilus (Med Ex) training. The results, muscle development and cardiovascular itensity are beyond andy I have attained in the previous 38 years I have trained and that includes my youthful years. In the first 10 workouts I added an inch to my arms and and inch and a half to my legs. I am not genetically predisposed to an abdominal six pack, however my stomach is the flatest it has ever been, my wife has even commented on the significant improvement”

Steve Prue, Penn State Football

“Jim Flanagan understands well the basic fundamentals and the advanced techniques of strength and conditioning. Plus, he’s from the old school. He honors his predecessors, treats people in a gentlemanly manner, and binds a deal with an ironclad handshake.
You should get to know Jim Flanagan. He’ll help you GROW in numerous ways.”

Ellington Darden, Ph.D

“At the prompting of the mutual friend who introduced us, I arranged a meeting with Jim in which I told him of my problem and asked for his guidance. This man, who is friends with a vast number of the most well known individuals in strength training, including, college and professional team coaches, professional athletes, movie stars, physicians, and others, took the time to prepare an exercise program for me which incorporated first the use of nautilus and then medx machines. He acted as my personal trainer for several sessions until I was well versed in the use of the machines and the exercises he prescribed for me.

After I was able to be on my own, he would repeatedly checked-up on me to make sure I was using the proper form, doing the prescribed frequency, the right speed, and, in particular, that I exercised the prescribed three days per week. He also made sure I stayed on my diet!! I never knew what he’s reaction would be if I failed badly in any of these items, but, if you know Jim, I really didn’t care to fine out!! Through his constant encouragement and monitoring, including telephone calls when he was out of town, I was able to lose weight down to 200lbs. within one year, and though not a hunk, I was in the best physical condition I have ever been. I no longer was a diabetic and my liver, pancreas, and kidneys were operating normally. I am convinced that without his vast experience and knowledge in exercise physiology and the personal interest he took in me along with his constant input I would not have achieved my state of physical well-being. In essence, I believe Jim Flanagan saved my life!!”

Lawrence Katz, Attorney at Law

“Jim has guided me through the concept of hard, brief resistance training that truly produces results, and, I must say that I am not unique to this experience. Everyone I have met that follows these workout routines has had gains in both muscle growth and an overall healthier life style.

True story: In May, 1999, I was involved in a serious accident playing league softball with a group guys in their 30’s, I was 54 at the time. A collision with another player fractured several bones in my face and hyper- extended my neck, causing severe trauma to my spinal cord. I was temporarily paralyzed from the neck down. I was left with a symptom known as Central Cord Syndrome. This condition renders the individual with permanent nerve damage that seriously affects motor skills and limited muscle response to stimulus. I left the trauma center in a wheel chair and with the strength of a 10 year old child.

During the following several months I progressed from barely being able to button buttons, grip zippers, or hold a tooth brush with both hands to getting a reluctant ok from my neurosurgeon to resume my strength training again, under the condition that I was to permanently cease all athletic activities.

I immediately went back to my strength training regime and began all over again using the same fundamentals when I initially started this new lifestyle. Starting with as little as 10 pound weights, I progressively began to increase my strength levels. In fact, I have been able to regain certain motor skills that were lost due to the accident. Today, I am young looking 63 years of age and just recently retired from softball. Since the accident, I have regained my strength levels and physique to nearly the proportions they were before the accident. I could not, and most likely would not, have been able to achieve this type of rehabilitation if it had not been for the knowledge and guidance provided by my friend Jim Flanagan.

I share this information in hopes that I have brought some insight as to the benefits a quality fitness program can provide in the pursuit of a healthier life style, and, in fact, prepare one for dealing with any adversity that may incur along the way.”

Ed Siemer

“I am 66 years old and from my doctor’s report, I am in great physical shape. I feel this is due to Jim’s guidance and knowledge in my training.

I had a career in Law Enforcement, lasting for 33 years. I still train two times a week and on day in Martial Arts. I am an avid golfer and enjoy an active life. I know this is due to my physical training.”

Lane Norman, Retired Orange County Sheriff Captain

“Jim’s knowledge of weight training and his experience in the fitness industry is legendary. His passion and ability to share his knowledge has had a positive influence on the direction of my life.”

Milton Jimenez, www.miltonsfitnessclub.com

“Jim introduced my body and my knees to the gentle machinations of his routines. It was hard but after the first week I was kicking better and punching better. My overall strength was increased and my performance enhanced by the 8-week course. At first I thought Jim was crazy, but the subsequent strength training that he put me through, saved my knees and enabled me to kick again. It only took 8 weeks but at the end of those 8 weeks I could kick, my stances were stronger, my punches took on new dynamics and impacted stronger and faster than ever before. Jim’s program is phenomenal and I am still following his advice and training methods. Thanks Jim I am in your debt.”

Richard Kelley
Founder and Chief instructor of the North Wind Martial Arts Association
Chief instructor of fight back street defense
Chief instructor of Ando-ryu taijutsu
7th dan Chikubu Kai Karate-do
4th dan Koga ryu Kobudo
2nd dan Kodokan Judo
Retired Delta Airlines Inc.

“I gave up weight training after my second neck surgery in 2000 but I wanted to give H.I.T. a try and Jim put me through a “gentle” H.I.T. workout due to my neck. 18 months later and at the age of 58, I am now in the best shape of my life. I am 6’7” and weigh 270 pounds. I added 20 pounds of muscle and I feel great. I was skeptical I could do the traditional, Arthur Jones H.I.T. due to neck surgeries and resultant chronic nerve pain but with Jim’s instruction, guidance and the H.I.T. methodologies of brief, intense one set to failure workouts, I can once again push iron.”

Dave Lundy
U.S. Department of Defense

“'Big Jim', as I call him, has helped literally millions of people around the world live healthier, more fit and better lives through his work with Nautilus and MedX.

Jim has thousands of friends in the health, racquet and sportsclub industry who feel as I feel about him. I am honored to be amongst that company.

During 35 years of involvement in the health, racquet and sports club business, I have found very few people with all of the very positive attributes Jim Flanagan possesses.”

Norm Cates, Jr.
Publisher Since 1993
The CLUB INSIDER News
1st IHRSA President and Co-founder

“I first met Jim in 1979. I had the opportunity to listen to him during a presentation he gave at Nautilus Sports/Medical Industries. I learned more about strength training in that meeting than the previous 16 years of working out. The reason was that Jim made me think about what I was doing. I realized for the first time I just did what everyone else was doing. But with new facts my philosophy was changed forever. Not only did my training change but I was able to build a business based upon it. With the experience Jim has gained from one of the most gifted thinkers I have ever known, Arthur Jones, he can help you understand strength training from a new perspective. He'll will make you think too.”

Joe Ciruli, former President of Health, Wellness and Fitness Industry (HWFI) and owner of Gainesville Health and Fitness Center

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“I've known Jim Flanagan for over 25 years and he is one of the most
professional men I've ever known. Jim was with Arthur Jones over 35 years and is one of the most knowledgeable people about exercise and results oriented workouts I've ever met.”

Bob Wall, Actor and Martial Arts Hall of Fame

“Jim Flanagan is one of those men that a marine would want at the other end of his fox hole. In a world where loyalty has become little more than a word in a dictionary, he has walked the talk of loyalty. His mentor, Arthur Jones was as unique to the field of fitness as Douglas McArthur was to warfare. Jim Flanagan proved to be a loyal chief of staff in this fitness army, and his straight-forward, honest approach endeared him to all straight shooters he dealt with. A "man's man" in every way, his humility is as disarming as his expressions of confidence empowering. His intricate memories of the great stories of the growth and mutations in the exercise industry are enlightening, informative, insightful and entertaining.”

Joe Corley
President
PKA
Master Instructor

“As a 45 year 9th degree Black Belt martial artist my perception of character in all people that I meet tends to be rigid and uncompromising. I have tried to live my own life by the same high physical and moral standards that I would expect of all leaders in high positions of influence. Needless to say, in most cases, I have been disappointed. However, Jim Flanagan has not only lived up to those standards, but has far surpassed them. When I hear his name or when he comes to mind, I always think of the words honesty, integrity, loyalty, determination, courage, intelligence, knowledgeable, and driven to succeed. Jim has had a very positive effect on my life, and on the lives of my four sons.”

Pat Johnson, Sr. Black Belt, NTC, Black Belt Magazine Hall of Fame