Health, strength & power; . HEALTH, STRENGTH, AND POWER Exercise loROPE PULLING Position — Stand with the feet about twenty-four inchesapart, the arms extended well out from the left sideof the body, and the weight resting mostly on theleft leg. See Fig. 19. Movement — Clinch the hands as though grasping arope, and sway over to the right side, at the sametime straightening the left leg, bending the rightknee, and pulling the hands into a position in frontof the waist. See Fig. 20. Now extend the armsforward again, throw the weight on to the left leg,and repeat the exercise. Try the same moveme
Health, strength & power; . HEALTH, STRENGTH, AND POWER Exercise loROPE PULLING Position — Stand with the feet about twenty-four inchesapart, the arms extended well out from the left sideof the body, and the weight resting mostly on theleft leg. See Fig. 19. Movement — Clinch the hands as though grasping arope, and sway over to the right side, at the sametime straightening the left leg, bending the rightknee, and pulling the hands into a position in frontof the waist. See Fig. 20. Now extend the armsforward again, throw the weight on to the left leg,and repeat the exercise. Try the same movementfrom the other side with the right leg advanced. Times _ 20 — 40 — 80. Eate per minute, 10 — 20 —30. Caution — Extend the arms well out from the side, bend-ing the back to increase the reach, and sway backand forth with perfect regularity. Parts Affected — Adductors of the thighs, calves, andextensors of the legs, broad muscles of the back,chest, waist, and flexors and extensors of the arms. 184. ^qpe^w^/hy: HEALTH, STRENGTH, AND POWER Exercise iiTEAMSTERS WARMING Position — Stand with the left leg crossed over the right,and both arms extended horizontally outward, asshowD in Fig. 21. Movement — Jump from the first position to the stridestanding position, with arms folded about the chest,as shown in Fig. 22, then jump back to the firstposition with right leg crossed in front of the the exercise, alternating with the right andleft legs in front, and the right and left arms over. Times — 20 — 40 — 80. Eate per minute, 16 — 32 —48. Caution — This exercise may be varied by crossing thearms at the same time the legs are crossed, and ex-tending the arms the same time the legs are thrownapart. Parts Affected — The muscles on the inner side, outerside, and front of the thighs, the calves, shoulders,chest, arms, and muscles of the upper part of theback. 186 zy^.j^^.
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