Gymnastics and rope climbing . s an upward motion,assisted by the arms,raise the legs over thebar, and allowing themto drop between them,carry them over theright-hsind bar the nexttime they raise on theforward swing, whichmight be repeated adlibitum. This exercisemay be thus varied:throw the legs overthe right-hand bar, as already stated, but on bringing them backagain, instead of allowing them to drop between the bars, carrythem directly over the left, when the exercise might be repeatedthree or four times to advantage; but this will require greater exer-tion. The J anus.—Mount between the ba
Gymnastics and rope climbing . s an upward motion,assisted by the arms,raise the legs over thebar, and allowing themto drop between them,carry them over theright-hsind bar the nexttime they raise on theforward swing, whichmight be repeated adlibitum. This exercisemay be thus varied:throw the legs overthe right-hand bar, as already stated, but on bringing them backagain, instead of allowing them to drop between the bars, carrythem directly over the left, when the exercise might be repeatedthree or four times to advantage; but this will require greater exer-tion. The J anus.—Mount between the bars in the middle, and throw aleg over each in front of your hands. Grasp the bars firmly, andwith a spring bring the legs between the bars, an^ carry them upbehind you, but in so doing cross the legs, as in Fig. 30, and in givingthe body a slight twist allow them to rest on the opposite bars, whenthe right leg will be on the left-hand bar, and the left leg on theright-hand bar. (See Fig. 31.) Do not always turn your body the. 40 GTMNASTIOS. same way, nor let the same leg be always uppermost in crossing:them. This exercise should be repeated two or three times in suc-cession by altering the position of the hands, and placing them each Fig. 30
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