Gymnastics and rope climbing . over, as many are tempted to do, from the seeming pain caused bythe weight of the body upon the shoulders by the arms being bentback. Pig. 3 To KiSE AND FALii ABOVE THE BARS. One arm pyacfice.—Mountbetween the bars, grasping them firmly with the fingers outwardsand the thumbs inwards, and, GtYMNASTlCS. 43 i?V>s^—Gradually lower the body as in the last exercise (Fig. 35),then lean body a little toward the left, and straighten the right armwithout at all altering the position of the left more than the natureof the exercise will require; now lower it again, a
Gymnastics and rope climbing . over, as many are tempted to do, from the seeming pain caused bythe weight of the body upon the shoulders by the arms being bentback. Pig. 3 To KiSE AND FALii ABOVE THE BARS. One arm pyacfice.—Mountbetween the bars, grasping them firmly with the fingers outwardsand the thumbs inwards, and, GtYMNASTlCS. 43 i?V>s^—Gradually lower the body as in the last exercise (Fig. 35),then lean body a little toward the left, and straighten the right armwithout at all altering the position of the left more than the natureof the exercise will require; now lower it again, and by leaningtowards the right rise the left arm in like manner, repeating theexercise very slowly ad libitum. Second.—On sinking down keep the right arm straight andstraighten the left before bend- Eio. 3 s. ing the right, or sink downwith the right while straight-ening the left, and vice versa;or else lower one side and thenthe other before raising it. T/iird.—Sink down and restthe fore-arms on the bar, andproceed as given in the firstmethod above. Fov/rth.—Achie\e the exerciseby resting on the fore-arms,but in the manner stated in thesecond method. The Lon
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