Gymnastics and rope climbing . r the bar, as inFig. 8. Let go the hands andallow your body to lower it-self as much as possible, re-maining in that position aslong as convenient, or elseraise the body up and down afew times; this latter wouldbring the spine of the backinto full play, and it wouldderive great benefit therefrom. The hands may either hang loosely,as in the illustration, or be folded across the chest; in either case,they must remain in the same position while raising or lowering thebody. The leg under the bar must be kept perfectly straight. Bow AND Ends. Spine, leg and wrist prac
Gymnastics and rope climbing . r the bar, as inFig. 8. Let go the hands andallow your body to lower it-self as much as possible, re-maining in that position aslong as convenient, or elseraise the body up and down afew times; this latter wouldbring the spine of the backinto full play, and it wouldderive great benefit therefrom. The hands may either hang loosely,as in the illustration, or be folded across the chest; in either case,they must remain in the same position while raising or lowering thebody. The leg under the bar must be kept perfectly straight. Bow AND Ends. Spine, leg and wrist practice.—This amusing,and to all appearance grotesque, exercise tends nevertheless tostrengthen the grasp, and, in efYecting it, it will be seen that thewrists come in for their share of the benefits to be derived there-from. Place both hands some little distance apart on the bar and grasp itfirmly, letting the thumbs be on the same side as the fingers, thenbring up the legs, and, passing one on either side of the arms, instead. GTMNASTICS. 17 Fig. 9 of between them, bend them over as near to the shoulders as pos-sible, hitching: the toes, one at a time, under the bar, as in Fig. 9,when the exercise is complete; after a few attempts it will becomemuch easier. Owing to the great strain upon the wrists by the legs pressingupon the arms, it will be utterly impossible to vary this, or achieveany other exercise while in this position. To Beeast the Bar. Muscle practice.—Grasp the bar with thearms crossed and the knuckles towards you, then achieve the riseand fall, raising the body up quite as high as in the former one andrepeating it two or three times, though it will be found rather moredifficult to accomplish. KiSB AND Falij. Muscle practice.—,ng on the bar with onehand on either side, then gradually pull the body up by bending the arms until, by moving the head onone side, one shoulder touches thebar, when, after remaining in thatposition a short time, the body maybe lowere
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