Health, strength & power; . HEALTH, STRENGTH, AND POWER Exercise 17THROWING THE DISCUS Position — Stand with the feet about tweuty-four inchesapart. Swing the right arm around behind the bodyuntil it comes back of the left hip, turning the bodyin the same direction, and using the left arm to pre-serve the balance, as shown in Fig. 33. Movement — Starting w^ith the weight on the right leg,swing the body and right arm around energet-ically to the left, springing from and turning uponthe ball of the right foot, until the right arm isfully extended upward, and the weight thrown onto the left leg,
Health, strength & power; . HEALTH, STRENGTH, AND POWER Exercise 17THROWING THE DISCUS Position — Stand with the feet about tweuty-four inchesapart. Swing the right arm around behind the bodyuntil it comes back of the left hip, turning the bodyin the same direction, and using the left arm to pre-serve the balance, as shown in Fig. 33. Movement — Starting w^ith the weight on the right leg,swing the body and right arm around energet-ically to the left, springing from and turning uponthe ball of the right foot, until the right arm isfully extended upward, and the weight thrown onto the left leg, as shown in Fig. 34. Repeat themovement. Reverse the position, and swing withthe left arm. Times — 10 — 20 — 30. Rate per minute. 12 — 16— 20. Caution — In this exercise lay great stress upon startingthe movement from the right leg, and using the leftarm to help turn the body while concentrating allthe energy upon the final effort of the right arm. Parts Affected — Nearly all parts of the body in a milddeg
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