Our society . Combination of BackMovements.—Start fromsame position as for the first;but with palm of left handfacing floor, swing downinto the first movement withthe right, and at the sametime make the left arm togo upward into the thirdmovement, both handsreturn to the starting posi-tion, the palms of the handsare reversed, left up, rightdown, and the right handswings up into the thirdwhile the left performs the Alternate Combination of First and ThirdBack Movements. first, from there back to starting : good exercise for / shoulders and chest, and in r*common with all chest we
Our society . Combination of BackMovements.—Start fromsame position as for the first;but with palm of left handfacing floor, swing downinto the first movement withthe right, and at the sametime make the left arm togo upward into the thirdmovement, both handsreturn to the starting posi-tion, the palms of the handsare reversed, left up, rightdown, and the right handswings up into the thirdwhile the left performs the Alternate Combination of First and ThirdBack Movements. first, from there back to starting : good exercise for / shoulders and chest, and in r*common with all chest weightj3\\ _/Jmovements, builds up thearms, forearms and wrists. Use of the Floor Pulleys.—When this additional attach-ment is connected with thechest weight, the ropes are soarranged that they may bechanged, to run over the toppulleys or under those on thefloor, almost as quickly as ittakes to tell Back and Loin Movement with th«Floor Pulleys. PHYSICAL CULTURE. 419 Quite a variety of exercises are permissable with thisattachment, both where the hand or hands grasp the handles,and the body is bent forward and then up to the erect atti-tude, strengthening chiefly the back and loins, and where thefoot is hooked into one or both handles, with the face, eitherside or back turned to the weights, and the leg swung back-ward, sideways or forward. Back and Loin Movements.—Reach down and grasp thehandles firmly, keep arms and legs straight, swing the armsto high vertical, straightening up the body, then back tostarting position. Another movement is performed byswinging the hands, while bending toward the floor, fromclose to the pulleys toward and past the ankles, the handsonly two or three inches from the floor, from this back tothe pulleys again, up to high over the head, or up and thenpast outside of thighs. Action : these movements strengthen the back, loin,waist and abdominal mus-c
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