Health, strength & power; . jLo/?yjDj^7fre HEALTH, STRENGTH, AND POWER Exercise 43CHARGE BAYONETS Position — Stand with feet about twenty-four inchesapart, with the body inclined backward, and weightthrown on to the right leg, while the arms areslightly bent, and the hands clenched as thoughgrasping a musket. See Fig. 85. Movement — Thrust the hand and arms directly forward,at the same time extending the right leg, and inclin-ing the body forward, and throwing the weight on tothe left leg. See Fig. 86. Eepeat. Eeverse theposition, and try the same movement, springing fromthe left leg. Times _
Health, strength & power; . jLo/?yjDj^7fre HEALTH, STRENGTH, AND POWER Exercise 43CHARGE BAYONETS Position — Stand with feet about twenty-four inchesapart, with the body inclined backward, and weightthrown on to the right leg, while the arms areslightly bent, and the hands clenched as thoughgrasping a musket. See Fig. 85. Movement — Thrust the hand and arms directly forward,at the same time extending the right leg, and inclin-ing the body forward, and throwing the weight on tothe left leg. See Fig. 86. Eepeat. Eeverse theposition, and try the same movement, springing fromthe left leg. Times _ 20 — 40 — 80. Eate per minute, 16 — 32 —48. Parts Affected — Principally the extensors and adductormuscles on the outer and inner sides of the thighs,the calf muscles, the extensors and flexors of thearms, and the side walls of the abdomen and theback. 250 ^*5vyg? J?Sffo/>ehs HEALTH, STRENGTH, AND POWER Exercise 44LOWER CHEST EXPANDER Position — Stand with the feet about thnty inches apart,left leg advanced, right arm folded across the back,and left arm extended downward so that fingerstouch the floor about fifteen inches beyond theadvanced foot, as shown in Fig. 87. Movement — Straighten the left leg, and bring the leftarm upward and backward until it is fully extendedover and back of the head as far as possible, asshown in ¥m. 88. Return the left hand to the floorand repeat the movement. Do the same exercisewith the right arm and leg advanced. Times—10 —20 — 40. Rate per minute, 8 — 16 —24. Caution — In executing this movement, be sure and keepthe supporting arm behind the back, and the ex-tended arm as straight as possible. In bending back-ward, care should be taken not to bend too far backat first, and to have the supporting leg far enough inthe rear to enable you to maintain a good balance. Parts Affected — This exercise is especial
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