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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Photograph No. 5t Exercise No. 3. Lie on left side, with left arm bent and directly underbody. Now raise chest and tipper part of body by pushing downward with elbow of left armas high as you can (see next illustration.) 198 PHYSICAL CULTURE cises that develop the shoulders. Oneset of exercises that I am presentingin this issue is especially valuable forthis purpose. But few individuals realize to thefull the value of a strong, well-developedchest. In nearly every instance vigo-rous muscles surrounding the chestwalls insure more than average strength of exercises for attaining this particularobject, I have never published a methodof developing this part of the bodywhich will bring such quick and satis-factory results as the exercises I am giv-ing in this series of lessons. Always be sure to continue the ex-ercise until the muscles are tired. WhenI say tired, 1 do net mean exhausted.
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Photograph No. 6, exercise No. 3f (continued). Body will then assume above position.Resume former position and repeat the exercise until muscles on the outer edge of shoulder,(the part that is used) feel tired. Take same exercise with position of body reversed. Thisexercise brings with vigorous use the muscles on the extreme side portion of the shoulders, andis a splendid exercise for hardening the shoulders. on the part of the vital organs whichthey enclose. These organs, as you canreadily realize, perform some of theprincipal vital processes of the body.All that is needed in developing the chestis the regular use of the muscles surround-ing this part of the body. Although Ihave presented a great variety of systems I do not want you to continue till thereis pain in evidence in the muscles em-ployed, but simply continue until thefeeling of fatigue is quite noticeable. The necessity for taking breathingexercises cannot be repeated too often.At all times when taking these movementyou sh

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