. Exercises on the side horse . son, ground tumbling should be givena prominent part in ones gymnastic regimen. The writer would rather see a gymnast upon thehorizontal, parallels, horse, trapeze or rings, of medi-ocre ability with a symmetrical physical developmentthan a marvelous stunt performer on any or all ofthese pieces who is all chest and shoulders. If workupon the heavy apparatus produces deformity ofthe upper part of the body, and fails to develop thelower part, then either the gymnast has been improp-erly trained or the apparatus is at fault. To provethat gymnasts may secure a symme
. Exercises on the side horse . son, ground tumbling should be givena prominent part in ones gymnastic regimen. The writer would rather see a gymnast upon thehorizontal, parallels, horse, trapeze or rings, of medi-ocre ability with a symmetrical physical developmentthan a marvelous stunt performer on any or all ofthese pieces who is all chest and shoulders. If workupon the heavy apparatus produces deformity ofthe upper part of the body, and fails to develop thelower part, then either the gymnast has been improp-erly trained or the apparatus is at fault. To provethat gymnasts may secure a symmetrical developmentwith proper coaching the writer desires to directattention to the poses on opposite page, showing illus-trations of the coach and members of the Universityof Pennsylvania gymnastic team. The writer desires to thank the members of thegymnastic team of the University of Pennsylvaniawho posed for the illustrations in connection with therings, and Haeseler, photographer, who took thephotographs. WILLIAM J. Position 1. Position i?. Figure 1. SPALDINGS ATHLETIC LIBRARY. 51 Figure 1. Ordinary hang on rings, false grip (Figure 3,Position 1); keep rings close to body, pull up as inFigure 1, Position 1. It is at this point where a good,strong pull is needed. Lean forward with head andshoulders, turn rings outward, give a sharp pull, thenbegin to push till Position 2 is reached. In getting afalse grip, place the hands on the rings so that theweight of the body will fall upon the little fingers.(See Figure 3, Position 1). This is one of the first exercises that one should beable to do with ease in order to practice advancedwork upon the rings.
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