Identifier: healthstrengthpo00sarg (find matches)
Title: Health, strength & power;
Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: Sargent, Dudley Allen, 1849-1924
Subjects: Physical education and training
Publisher: New York, Dodge
Contributing Library: Mugar Memorial Library, Boston University
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston University

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HEALTH, STRENGTH, AND POWER Exercise 31THROWING THE LASSO Position — Stand with the feet about twenty-four inchesapart, with the left arm across the back, the rightarm above the liead, and the weiglit of the bodythrown od to the right leg, as shown in Fig. 61. Movement — From this position, swiug the nglit handand arm backward from left to right in a large circleabove the head, swaying the body a little at thesame time. At the end of every five or six turns,swing the right arm upward and forward, turningthe body to the left, and throwing the weight anto the left leg, as shown in Fig. 62. Try the sameexercise with the left arm. Times — 5 — 10 — 20. Eate per minute, 2 — 4 — 8. Parts Affected — The muscles of the arms, shoulders,upper chest, and back. The muscles on the sidesand front of the abdomen, and the front of the thighsand calves. 226
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HEALTH, STRENGTH, AND POWER Exercise 32GRINDING CORN Position — Stand with the feet twenty-four inches apart,left foot advanced, with the w^eight thrown back onto the right leg, and the arms bent at a rightangle, with elbows at the sides, as show^n in Fig.63. Movement — From the above position, raise the clenchedhands upward in front of the face, then forward,downward, and backward in a large circle, to theposition shown in Fig. 64. From this position swaybackward with the body, and bring the arms up intothe first position. Eepeat. Advance the right foot,and try the same exercise with the body and arms. Times — 10 — 30 — 60. Ptate per minute, 10 — 20 —30. Caution — In this exercise throw the weight of the bodyon to the advanced leg as the arms are carried for-ward, and on to the rear leg as the arms are Ijroughtbackward. See that perfect harmony and rhytlim ofaction are sustained in the movement of body, arms,and legs. Parts Affected—Extensor muscles of the back andn

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