Gymnastics and rope climbing . the wholesecret rests in the muscles andspine, which will be put to theirfull test. It is accomplishedby first raising the head andshoulders above the bars bybending the arms, when theelbows are to be brought up-permost ; after that Is achieved,the rest is easy. Until ableto do it otherwise one armmay be brought up at atime, but this should not be attempted after the first few at-tempts. The Pancake. Ann practice.—Blount between the bars, and swing:until your body in the backward swing be parallel with the bars (seeFig. 26), or until you think you can hold on to
Gymnastics and rope climbing . the wholesecret rests in the muscles andspine, which will be put to theirfull test. It is accomplishedby first raising the head andshoulders above the bars bybending the arms, when theelbows are to be brought up-permost ; after that Is achieved,the rest is easy. Until ableto do it otherwise one armmay be brought up at atime, but this should not be attempted after the first few at-tempts. The Pancake. Ann practice.—Blount between the bars, and swing:until your body in the backward swing be parallel with the bars (seeFig. 26), or until you think you can hold on to the bars no longer;when such is the case, release your hold and endeavor, whilst in theair, to clap the hands (see Fig. 40), and on falling catch hold of thebars again without allowing the feet to touch the ground, repeatmgthe exercise at least three times without resting. It will make thearms ache at first, but, notwithstanding that, it is to be easilyachieved. The Front Horizontai*. ISpine and pmciu-^.—Grasp the. GTMNASTICS. 47 ends of the bars with the fingers uppermost, and, stooping down,until the arms are straight, carry the legs straight out in front,when raise them and the body up until they assume the requiredposition (see Fig. 24). Fig. 39. r^m.
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