The Gymnastic Polymachinon: Instructions for Performing a Systematic Series ...
The Gymnastic Polymachinon: Instructions for Performing a Systematic Series ...
James Chiosso
The book The Gymnastic Polymachinon: Instructions for Performing a Systematic Series ... was written by author James Chiosso Here you can read free online of The Gymnastic Polymachinon: Instructions for Performing a Systematic Series ... book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The Gymnastic Polymachinon: Instructions for Performing a Systematic Series ... a good or bad book?
What reading level is The Gymnastic Polymachinon: Instructions for Performing a Systematic Series ... book?
To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The pad placed at the base of the apparatus is then to be adjusted on the chest, and the weight decreased or increased according to the powers of the pupil. The hands to hold those of the assistant, or to rest on the handles of the pad. Exercise. — The trunk is now to be brought forward gradually until the chest approaches the advanced leg, as near as possible ; it is, from this position, gently to ascend and extend on the loins, stretching as far back as possible without losing the balance, wh...en the movement is to be repeated ; so that after the number of times are performed, the exercise will be completed. The legs will be alter- nately flexed and extended, as the trunk is either brought forward or backwards. Muscles. — Those muscles which are inserted in the pelvis and originate in the thorax, that is to say, the ribs, &c, as Digitized by LjOOQ IC THE GYMNASTIC POLYMACHINON. 25 Figure 7. Forward Flexion. Figure 8. Upward Traction. Digitized by LjOOQ IC %b SYSTEM OF EXERCISES OF the rectus abdominalis, &c., are in this exercise most per- fectly exercised, and consequently developed, while at the same time the organs of digestion, &c, are healthfully stimulated.
User Reviews: