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SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY.
65
CHEST AND SHOULDERS.
See Fig. 43.
Bow the legs. Tense the arms and half-closed hands, extending one arm up and forward, the other down and back. Swing the arms, alternately, down and back, up and front, keeping perfect time. Keep the arms perfectly straight and at the side, not allowing the body to twist. Keep the tension of the arms throughout.
Twenty-five times without stopping.
Caution.—Do not hold the breath.