How to Get Strong and How to Stay So (1899)/Appendix 5

by William Blaikie

APPENDIX V.

Taken from, Maclaren's "Physical Education." Showing effect of four months and twelve days' exercise, under his system, on fifteen youths ranging from sixteen to nineteen years of age. Return of Course of Gymnastic Training at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, from February 10th to June 22d in the same year.

No.	Measurements, Etc.								Increase.
	Age.	Height.		Weight.		Chest.	Fore- arm.	Upper arm.	Height.	Weight.	Chest.	Fore- arm.	Upper arm.
	Yrs.	Ft.	In.	St.	Lbs.	In.	In.	In.	In.	Lbs.	In.	In.	In.
1	18	5	1¼	7	8	29½	9½	8¾
		5	2¼	7	8	30	9½	9½	1	{{{1}}}„	½	{{{1}}}„	¾
2	19	5	8½	9	5½	28	11	10¼
		5	8¾	9	11	31½	11	11⅜	¼	5½	3½	{{{1}}}„	1⅛
3	17	5	5¾	9	1	26½		8½
		5	6⅛	9	1	29½	10⅜	10	⅜	{{{1}}}„	3	{{{1}}}„	1½
4	18	5	8¼	10	0	33	10¾	10
		5	8½	10	3	35	10¾	11½	¼	3	2	{{{1}}}„	1¼
5	18	6	0½	10	13	32	10½	9¼
		6	1¼	11	2	34	10½	10⅞	¾	3	2	{{{1}}}„	1⅝
6	17	5	3½	8	1	31	10⅛	9⅞
		5	4½	8	1	31	10⅛	11	1	6	2	{{{1}}}„	1⅛
7	18	5	5¼	7	13	26	9¼	7⅞
		5	5¾	8	2	29	9½	9½	½	3	3	¼	1⅝
8	16	5	6¾	8	3	28½	9	8½
		5	7¼	8	4	31	9⅛	9½	½	1	2½	⅛	1
9	17	5	8⅜	11	3	31	11¼	10¼
		5	9⅛	11	3	33	11¼	11⅛	¾	{{{1}}}„	2	{{{1}}}„	⅞
10	18	5	11⅝	11	8	30	10¼	10½
		5	11⅝	11	8	33	10¾	11	{{{1}}}„	{{{1}}}„	3	½	½
11	19	5	7¾	10	2	33	10½	10¼
		5	8⅝	10	2	34½	10½	10⅞	⅞	{{{1}}}„	1½	{{{1}}}„	⅝
12	18	5	10½	10	11	32	10½	10
		5	11⅞	10	11	33½	10½	11	1⅜	{{{1}}}„	1½	{{{1}}}„	1
13	19	5	7⅞	11	13	33	11½	12
		5	9⅝	11	13	35½	11⅛	12½	1¾	{{{1}}}„	2½	{{{1}}}„	½
14	17	5	6¾	9	13	29	10⅝	8¼
		5	7⅝	10	3	32	10⅝	9½	⅞	4	3	{{{1}}}„	1¼
15	19	5	10½	10	1	27½	10⅝	9⅜
		5	11⅞	10	9	32¾	10⅝	10⅞	1⅜	8	5¼	{{{1}}}„	1½