Identifier: physicalculture201908macf (find matches)
Title: Physical culture
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: MacFadden, Bernarr Aldolphus, 1858-
Subjects: Physical education and training
Publisher: New York : Physical Culture Publishing Co.
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Smithsonian Libraries

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woman competitors. As will benoted, however, by the record, Miss S* T third/n the P^ticukr testthat she attempted. One of her photo-graphs appears in connection with thisarticle. A careful consideration of the varioustests together with the dietary habits ofthose who have made good records, mostemphatically proves first of all that totalor almost total abstinence from meat isone of the requirements of endurance,and it also appears that the limitationof the quantity of food is equally if notmore important. Three hearty mealsa day seems to be a decided detrimentin the development of that particular characteristic of strength essential to win m these endurance contests There may be additional letters to publish in future issues, but weare herewith presenting a fewthat will be of interest. A REMARKABLE RECORDTest No. 5—1500 times To the Editor: Myexpe ience is the sameold story. About eightveers ago, I saw one of yourmagazines in awindow, and pur-chased it, tookit home, and readit over
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I thenboughtan exer-c i s e r otherwise knownas chest-weights,and1 commenced toexercise. I weighedabout 120 poundsthat time, and wasvery flat chested. I hadVery little ambition, in carefully,,the con-.tents inter-ested mevery much. 268 PHYSICAL CULTURE

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