Hand-book of calisthenics and gymnastics : a complete drill-book for schools, families, and gymnasiums : with music to accompany the exercises . s the first cation is thus secured, the first gen- three classes of movements are made eral division is called Chest Exercise; from and terminate with the chest, though, in a strict classification, it and all the movements from the would be termed Elbow Exercise, four positions of this general division 2 Music, Phonetics, and other bring into play the chest-muscles, Vocal Exercises to accompany the and as a more convenient classifi- Movements, pp. 142
Hand-book of calisthenics and gymnastics : a complete drill-book for schools, families, and gymnasiums : with music to accompany the exercises . s the first cation is thus secured, the first gen- three classes of movements are made eral division is called Chest Exercise; from and terminate with the chest, though, in a strict classification, it and all the movements from the would be termed Elbow Exercise, four positions of this general division 2 Music, Phonetics, and other bring into play the chest-muscles, Vocal Exercises to accompany the and as a more convenient classifi- Movements, pp. 142 to 153 CHEST EXERCISE. 137 the arc a b. At the command, Both, the arcs will be describedfour times simultaneously. It will be seen that these arcs are sodescribed that, at their terminations b and d, the backs of the fistsare to the rear. No. 5.—Second Movements1—Right. The remaining commandsof this class of movements, and the number and order of the move-ments, are the same as in No. 4 ; but the motions are made from thefirst position directly out at the sides and behind, as far as possible,the arcs described being horizontal. --. Q. Fig. 12. Fig. 18. No. 6.— Third Movements—Right. The motions of this classare made up and off at an angle of 45 degrees from the first number and order of the movements are the same as in No. reaching the points e and f, the arms will be straight, and thebacks of the fists to the rear. 1 Second Movements.— The greatpoint in this class of movements is tohold the arms perpendicular to thebody, and throw them backward asfar and as violently as possible, thus stretching the collar-bone and flatten-ing the shoulder-blades. This givesroom to the lungs in front, enlargesthe chest, and tends to cure roundshoulders. 138 CALISTHENICS. Second Position. No. 7.—The instructor commands, Second—Position; and thestudents instantly, at the second word of command, place their elbowsby their sides, in line with the waist, and their f
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