Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-25

/ 70 iag lOnuoolou. huu W tuet "vse
starr al the head. u your intellect y cot
all right you can never expect to DO a
| professional strong man. Mems eano ln
corporo rano'-A sound mind IN SOUND
body'--ls the motto Of this ateheri ana
! never take as pupils those who 90 not
iulhll al least tho nrsI OF these require
mcnts
III body Is not sound can. as
iule make 1t 80 by ludlclous exercise,
but with fool. though be could lifi an
| elephant be would be VI no use as PRIV
ioAsional strong man. nad never any circuit
TO NO."
mental examination BY Atllla decrced
me posaessed Of enough brains 70 start on
the hefouleaD path. and was dnly en-
rolled as a pupil.
when shall I commencef So,
| Nov" was the laconic answer strip
was duly examined. as the teacher put
lt,sto see II my lungs were sound, my neert
an right, and Just exactly what muscle,
needed the most attention. Then the real
work commenced, and the hrst exercise
| given dispeled all my notions as to the
training strong man gets. As ] after
| ward found out from other lending tr1lneEs
| every man goes through exactly The same
thing at tho start.
light gauz9 sleeveless underahift was
| donned; loose palr Of trousers was hel1
/ w al the waist by q bread belt. worn
| AIRY snug, and then with pair OF two
pound dnmbbolis In my hands | started
Meanwhile listened 40 twirled the nehl
IRON bells to lecture on my various run.
mentary muscles and the particular twirl
which strengthened them.
lhe principal VI these movements IS
ma; AS we exercise particular muscle
me blood flows into li and Is absorbed
To use an illustratlon, which Is not a good
one, but conveys the idea The muscle
eata me substances OF the blood and IS
mus nourlshed. As VIZ take each muscle
IA turn, finally many OF the red c0rpusclcH,
me yltpl portion OF the blood. are absorbed
hy mo murcleg. and more must be made.
Tho rev blood Is supplied by the stomach.
and that explains why a man who does
physical labor needs more food than the
man who only works with his brain
TO make you professional strong
man. Atllla explained, ~ will teach you.
along with the knowledge Of how properly
70 exercise. the art OF being graceful and
ea9yi to he ahg1 itely ambidoXtrOus, and,
ntter your muscles have been developed,
now 10 III heavy weights, and how wisely
10 use the laws Of grayitation in conn0c-
ton with your ability to IN more than The
average man. Or. to put II In another
way to get the knncb.' without which
man who could lfi thousand pounds
could not handle a hundred pound bell as
well as you who could not possibly lit
half Of that"
Then being strong rs not all the bat
mo, nor Is It even hair OF the battle
10 be a successful professional strong man
you must be pxpcruy strong. gracefully
strong You must please the public eye.
aud the hrstrequsite lsa symmetrical body
Ihat Ia why develop an muscloa alike
20, get curves, not knobs, and suppleness
instead OF lerklunss An athlete who can
lllt a hundred pound bell easily. grace
tully Will create more OF an impression
thln he Who Jerks up $50 pounda Remem-
Dor forever that beauty Is tho nrst re-
qulsite OF successful act. and that grace
Is always beauty. There are twenty-ono
movements, each Of which act on d err
ont muscle II you expect TO be strong
man you must learn the names Of all
those human ropes, az we'll as the exercises.
You must know Yourself"
Ana Atilla minded me list to study,
and punctuatcl tho name Of each musel.
ny showing tie exercise that went with
H. Here is the HIST.
iiCeps. front part " upper arm.
y prongtor teres and ridll tofeafml
- Lialetohs deliold muscles on side "
Same muscles on LETT side. alternate cS.
. Pectoralis major peetoral musclcs OF the
O. Posteriors dcltold ,muaoles Of the back
pltt " shoulttth
Z A9terlerl. deltoId lmuscles OF the from,
4 Fytens ke f,,ni .si,tt. ,..,.- ~, ,t,
ett1utnr ~ wifo6 ''"s'' WINS '"N'"'
o. Exteua6r larpi railails brpvis nhort rndlnl
"Eleuloi " the wiisu.
" ENtehsor larnl unorln mlnar eNtrnsor ot
VII 'scrrn,,. ,,,rr,. ,,,.t,,,.- ..,...,..,
ig same ieft siJe 1,ltag6, Ns" s,d t.u.,,gal
~ Ertotor spinal muscle OF ibo io,nn
q Ti9pellus tniusglgs 81 The neck
10 ohuqueg rectos audommus muscles on
'nts 'i1, (" M N9dG9 rl, W.
,ii5 on iN@ 'bart NV. p1r g4,,t 'r Uleep7 mus
N Gastfo mehorb and soieus Inneeic, n, ,,.
ealn
~ Tlrmlia antloul muscles on the front o,
lNM,'f, l,sl
oftbtrN' ''''' 'N''"7'' '"'uA''c' on me front
20 f,6as magnus and nla,us s,-t,r,,. d.,
ncroucus mnn6r front thigh. inside ef tbirh
H'dr w. lower lcgH
'''e r''N' hnd le't
To describe tho exercise which accom-
Ntue M ,lpn mUseIp aoilt IA.
diMcut IN thla story The dumb-bolls
however, are twirlcd first rapidly and al
o.her umcs slowly, AZ the exercises pro-
creased tho professor told Of some OF his
experiences as strong man" teacher. and
incidentally made his new pupil acquainted
With few tricks OF the trade, OF dumb.
bells that were supposed 10 weigh 500
pounds, which weighed only half that
amount; Of steel chains which were broken
by blow OF the hst, but really were Of
less strength than fairly stout cord: OF
pianos and horses supposed TO De held on
breasts aud kueea. but really supported On
IRON rods concealed within the TIGHTS. No
that when the weight was placed upon the
man the rods received u all. In fact. he
told OF many little harmless derpDtlOns