Graded calisthenic and dumb bell drills . m^. IIG. 16, ARMS VERTICAL. FIG. 17. HEAD CLASl I Spaldings Athletic Library. 21 D. (a) Abduction is a mover ient away from the median line oithe antero-posterior plane; or, in case of the fingers, awayfrom the median line of the hand. Example: Thigh ab-duction. (See Fig. 27.) (b) Adduction is a movement toward or across the medianline of the antero-posterior plane. (Fig. 28.) (c) Circumduction is a movement of any member in whichthe tip of the member describes a circle, the member itself,up to the centre of motion describing a cone. The termcircle is
Graded calisthenic and dumb bell drills . m^. IIG. 16, ARMS VERTICAL. FIG. 17. HEAD CLASl I Spaldings Athletic Library. 21 D. (a) Abduction is a mover ient away from the median line oithe antero-posterior plane; or, in case of the fingers, awayfrom the median line of the hand. Example: Thigh ab-duction. (See Fig. 27.) (b) Adduction is a movement toward or across the medianline of the antero-posterior plane. (Fig. 28.) (c) Circumduction is a movement of any member in whichthe tip of the member describes a circle, the member itself,up to the centre of motion describing a cone. The termcircle is used interchangeably with circumduction in move-ments of the Umbs. (Fig. ^^d.) (d) Flexion is a bending of one of the extremities in the di-rection in which the moving parts can be most closelyapproximated. In gymnastic use, flexion means that thelimb is bent to the fullest extent. The term flexion is usedwhen the trunk is the centre of motion aud the limb movestoward it. Example: Raising the thigh is a flexion. (SeeFig. 25.) (e) Half flexio
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