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*2 MANLY EXERCISES
until your elbows nearly meet behind the back. Remain la
this attitude a short time, then rise gently, carefully avoiding
touching the ground with your feet. You may vary this exercise by sinking gradually down as before, and kissing the bar
behind each hand alternately. This is a graceful movement,
but do not spoil it by touching the ground with your knees.
[See Fig. 36].
Exercise 36.—A good and useful position is the Letter L, as
it is fancifully called, [See Fig. 37. ] The legs are drawn up
at right angles with the body, while the knees are kept straight.
It may be varied by the hands being clasped outside the bars
whilst standing on the ground and forming the same figure
underneath the bars
Exercise 37.—The gymnast will now be able to vary the
preliminary exercises by throwing his legs over either bar whilst
swinging [Fig. 38], and sit on the bar, or he may give himself
a greater impetus and throw himself entirely over the bar on to
the ground. He may proceed along the bar by a series of
jumps with the hands more or less quick ; or he can drop on
the forearm, and let the elbow and wrist be supported by the
bar, and swing in that position, [See Fig. 39]. Rise and drop
into that position until it can be done surely and without effort.
A nimble movement is to take the right hand from its position
and to touch the left-hand bar with the right hand. Try the
same movement with the left hand, and when it can be done
easily try and perform the same movement by passing the hands
behind the back in touching the bars.
Exercise 38.—Several pretty feats on the parallel bars require some little agility, but if the elementary free movements
have been practiced they can easily be performed. To stand
on the bars you must secure a good balance whilst astride one
of the bars [See Fig. 59]. The sole of one foot may now be
placed on the bar, and the toe of the other foot slipped underneath it. By means of this toe draw yourself to an upright position, and bring both feet together [See Fig 40.] To do this
| Title | The boys' own book of outdoor sports |
| Creator | John, Uncle |
| Publisher | Hurst & company |
| Place of Publication | New York |
| Date | [1887?] |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000189 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | *2 MANLY EXERCISES until your elbows nearly meet behind the back. Remain la this attitude a short time, then rise gently, carefully avoiding touching the ground with your feet. You may vary this exercise by sinking gradually down as before, and kissing the bar behind each hand alternately. This is a graceful movement, but do not spoil it by touching the ground with your knees. [See Fig. 36]. Exercise 36.—A good and useful position is the Letter L, as it is fancifully called, [See Fig. 37. ] The legs are drawn up at right angles with the body, while the knees are kept straight. It may be varied by the hands being clasped outside the bars whilst standing on the ground and forming the same figure underneath the bars Exercise 37.—The gymnast will now be able to vary the preliminary exercises by throwing his legs over either bar whilst swinging [Fig. 38], and sit on the bar, or he may give himself a greater impetus and throw himself entirely over the bar on to the ground. He may proceed along the bar by a series of jumps with the hands more or less quick ; or he can drop on the forearm, and let the elbow and wrist be supported by the bar, and swing in that position, [See Fig. 39]. Rise and drop into that position until it can be done surely and without effort. A nimble movement is to take the right hand from its position and to touch the left-hand bar with the right hand. Try the same movement with the left hand, and when it can be done easily try and perform the same movement by passing the hands behind the back in touching the bars. Exercise 38.—Several pretty feats on the parallel bars require some little agility, but if the elementary free movements have been practiced they can easily be performed. To stand on the bars you must secure a good balance whilst astride one of the bars [See Fig. 59]. The sole of one foot may now be placed on the bar, and the toe of the other foot slipped underneath it. By means of this toe draw yourself to an upright position, and bring both feet together [See Fig 40.] To do this |
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