The morning call., 1890-07-06

men how 10 become strong. II was in this latter
capacity that l sought him last week and OBJ
tanned from him, with The aid OF Herald artist,
the accompanying Illustrations of the proper ex-
ereises hat young athletes should pursue in
their course OF muscular training
PRACTICAL THEoRIsT.
It may be said at this point that Mr.. GIrard's
theorestof training are not solely theories. They
have been practically demonstrated In his own
case and that Of his son. Mr.. GlTard Sr. has
record Of having lifted 1850 pounds dead weight,
without harness, and he is one of the three
men who have ever been able TO lift 120-pound
anvil from tie floor by gTasping The horn. The
other TWO men are John l.. Sullivan and Matsada
SOTakichi, the Japanese wrestler.
MIR. GirardS son Is the contracting agent OF
one Of the large railroads, but he could easily
earn livelihood on the stage as professional
gymUast and strong man, should the fancy strike
him.
Among the pupils who have studied these theo-
Ties are August BIentano, eX-manager George
Clair, of the Metropolitan Hotel, and Harry
Adams, chief clerk OF tile same hOstery. One
OF tile pupils Mr.. GlraId is prOudesL OF Is Harry
Adams, the present Treasurer OF Kings County
a. You want me to tell you how boys should
train TO become strOn:?" he said. That is not
very hard to do. All a boy has to 90 is TO begin
with easy work ana use common sense, This Is
my system in brief:
WHAT KIND OF BOYS SHOULD TRAIN.
4" never train boy who is under 16 years old.
His muscles are not set before that time, and
short OF a crime TO put him through course OF
training. Sometimes ! find boys Of 18 and 20
who are not fit TO be trained. After have ex-
amined boy and felt his arms and sides and
back l put him through a simple course OF
ealisthenics.
MAKING BEGINNING.
81 have him lake Two short pieces OF broom.
Slick, one grlpped tightly In each hand. Then
make him extend his arms out at the side, back
and up over his head, back and forward. Then
have him stoop forward TO the floor and
stTalghten himself up again, ready 10 repeat the
exercise. keep him at this for a week, letting
him go through the drill half an hour every morn
Ing before breakfast and half an hour every
afternoon, Each exercise must be followed by
sponge bath with lukewarm water ana brisk
rub down with coarse towel.
AT the end OF the week can tell whether the
boy Is ready Tor training in the first place and
whether he Is worth training In the second place
II IND that he Is weak or slckly or that he
STANDS no chance OF making improvement re-
fuse TO take him. Surprising that the boy shows
promise, give him his second exercise mean
while keeping up The broomstck caIisthencs a
week or so longer. The second exercise Is with
the clubs. generally use a club OF my own In
ventlon, which to my mind saves a man from
being muscle-bound more than any other club
ever saw. All the weight Is al one end, and a
four pound club will swing with the weight OF an
Ordinary slx-pounder, but much more easy, as
the distribution OF the weight almost makes 1t
swing ITSELF"
While Mr.. Glrard was stripping preparatory to
going through the exercise the artist made
sketch Of the club and study OF Mr.. Girard's
right arm-an arm that more than one sculptor
mas utilized as model OF almost perfect muscu-
lar development
THE FIRST CLUB EXERCISE.
1.-The first club exercise" continued Mr.
Glrard, us made with one-pound club in the
ionowing manner: l hold the club Upright
before my lace, with my right forearm
crossing my chest Then l lift INV hand over
my neaq, swinging the club In a circle behind
my Dack, bringing II over tile left shoulder and
down III circle In front Of my knees, with tbe
arm extended al full length. The left HAND ex.
erclse Is done the same way, and with the two
handed exercise one hand swings the club be
hind while the other hand is bringing the club
down and around In front of the knees.
II only try the right hand exercise at first and
let The left hand rest until that is thoroughly
mastered. When began training my son, al
though he was strappIug boy OF Is, 1 gave min
pair OF corn cobs for clubs and kept him at
them Tor nearly month before | let him try a
club. While the boy Is learning the cmD exer-
else begin with a simple dumb-bell drill, using
Que pound BELLS"
In Tie illustration at this drill the artist has
combined IN the picture TWO exercises. That
marked "A" is the one just alluded 10. The one
marked B' and shown by dotted lines IS the
most difficult of all aud has great value In deve
Oping Tie biceps.
"Ihis drill" went on the athlete, 81 alternate
with the club exercise, partly that the boy will
not grow tired OF his work and partly moi TO de-
velOp one set OF muscles at the expense OF an
other. Wken my pupil has acquired the knack