Graded calisthenic and dumb bell drills . straight, thighs extended. (i) Front—Leaning—Rest is when body faces downward.(See Fig. 9.) (2) Back—Leaning—Rest is when body faces upward. (SeeFig. 10). (3) Side—Leaning—Rest is when the side of body is towardthe floor. The body may be supported on one or botharms—one unless otherwise indicated. (See Fig. 11.) (1) Squat. The body is lowered by bending knees and hips,back hollow; knees pointing same direction as and Half 5^«a/—Heels are kept on floor unlessotherwise directed. Full Squat—Yi^^Xs are raised. (SeeFig. 12.) (m) Squat—Rest. Squ
Graded calisthenic and dumb bell drills . straight, thighs extended. (i) Front—Leaning—Rest is when body faces downward.(See Fig. 9.) (2) Back—Leaning—Rest is when body faces upward. (SeeFig. 10). (3) Side—Leaning—Rest is when the side of body is towardthe floor. The body may be supported on one or botharms—one unless otherwise indicated. (See Fig. 11.) (1) Squat. The body is lowered by bending knees and hips,back hollow; knees pointing same direction as and Half 5^«a/—Heels are kept on floor unlessotherwise directed. Full Squat—Yi^^Xs are raised. (SeeFig. 12.) (m) Squat—Rest. Squat with hands resting on floor, bodyinclined forward, arms between knees. (See Fig. 13.) 2. Of Upper Limbs.— (a) Horizontal, level with the shoulders (front, front ob-lique, side, rear oblique). Forearm, hand, and fingers ex-tended, with palms down, unless otherwise directed. (SeeFigs. 14 and 15.) (b) Vertical, arms up, forearms, hands and fingers extended,with palms inward, unless otherwise directed. This posi- I. FIG. 22. (a) HEAD ROTATION. (b) SIDE BEND OF HEAD, FIG. 23. (a) HEAD RETRACTION. (b) HEAD PROJECTION ( Spaldings Athletic Library. 27 tion may be reached and departed from through any of thedirections indicated for charge. (See Fig. 16.)(c) Head Clasp, hands clasped high on back of head; elbowsback as far as possible. (See Fig. 17.) III. Of Body.— (a) Turns, used in reference to rotations about the verticalaxis. (i) Right Turns, in the direction in which the hands of aclock move, the clock regarded as on the floor, face up. (Ifthe body is brought into a position in which the head isdownward, the clock shall be regarded as still upon thefloor.) Turns may be designated by fractions, as quarter,half, three-quarter, full or complete. Quarter right turn isequivalent to right face of military drill, half right turnto about face. (2) Left Turns, the reverse of the above, (b) Circles. Rotation about horizontal or antero-posterior axis,(i
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