Indian clubs and dumb bells by Dougherty J. H

Author:Dougherty, J. H. [from old catalog]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Indian clubs, Dumbbells
Publisher: New York, American sports publishing company
Published: 1914-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

BUMB-BELL EXERCISE.

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SPECIAL EXERCISES.

To improve the bicejis. —Stand erect with arms well into sideo, ^md feet planted firmly about nine inclies apart.

Curl dumb bells until finger nails come in contact with front of shoulder. Bi'ing the finger nails towards you turning the hands inward as you raise the bell above elbow. You can vary this motion in several ways which will suggest themselves after a few experiments.

Muscles back of arm and shoulders. —Stand with body erect, step forward with each foot in turn and pass the bells as far as you can stretch behind you with backs of hands upward. You can vary this motion also. Another method is to stretch face downwards on a mat or form and pass the bells backward in same manner.

Forearms. —Press elbows to side and bring up lower arms at right angles to body. Then curl the hands with and without the bells without bringing the elbow or any muscle above it into play. Continue until you feel the muscles suiBciently tested.

Chest, development. —The method most generally advocated for improving the chest muscles is to stretch on your back on a rug or form. 1. Pick up bells and push them up vertically at right angles with the body, the bells touching. Then open the arms quietly and gradually drop the hands until back of them touches the floor on each side.

2. Lower the arms from their vertical position until the ends of the bells touch the floor as far directly behind your head as you can reach.

Then bring the hands back slowly to their vertical position over the chest. This exercise may be varied by letting the hands drop forward until the ends of the bells touch the floor on each side close to the hips.

The hands may alternate in this movement in various ways.

3. Extend arms at full length behind head with backs of hands resting on floor. Then lift sufficiently to clear the arms and describe a downward semi-circle with each until the bells touch the hips. Eepeat in moderation.

4. Starting from previous position, describe a complete circle with each hand, reversing the course of the bells at intervals.

5. Let one arm touch the floor, fully extended at right angles wiih body; then extend the other arm across the body in same direction as far as possible, without turning off back. Alternate the arms frequently. -^

Amateur CHAnpions.

'Aie Amateur Athletic Union annually holds a gyxanaetio

/rionship tournament in which club-swinging forms one of the most interesting features. The rules which apply to this event are;

1. The competition shall be conducted by a jury oompoeed of tbree judges, \Yliose decisions shall be tinal and without appeal.

2. The judges must place themselves upon both sides of the oc» testants, in order to observe their general form.

?. The contestants shall draw lots and tb m peilurm in rotatiot;.

4. Each competitor shall perform three' xercisee of bisown eeieo-don or combination.

5. Except in case of tfusuintit u> Ute ifmnuxm, oc 9eoor>d trlaija shall be allowed.

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