New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-26

huge arm may be actually weaker than another
individual with only half his development If tho
formers heart ard lungs are not proportionately
powerful. These, then, are, | think, the great
mistakes Of training instead or trying to bald
up the body gradually in Natures own way it
aims at developing by violent methods certain
muscles which required for the performance
OF specific feats
This AS I have said, only be done at the
expense Of other portions Of the frame and this
is the radical mistake. The athlete may say:
"Supposing this to be the case. | develop the
muscles | require for my work; that Is all care
about My reply would be that granting ne
is foolhardy enough not 10 mind running the
risk of running his constitution, he VIII surely
pause when tell him that this is not the way
to develop to their fullest extent even these par
ticular muscles which are his special care MOST
athletes understand what il meant by beinS
"muscle- bound" That is, they realize the con-
dition without understanding the causes from
which IT arises 1t is simply due To the unequal
development of antagonistic sets or muscles.
Take the muscles of the arm. You rarely ma
that Il man with very large bccps rs QUICK ol
hard hitter. The reason is obvious. WINE ne
has cultivated his pulling muscles che bicepSl
the hitting muscles at tho back of the arm (tle
triccps) have been, comparatively speaking mex
lcCted: consequently the arm Is never fuiry
stretched and the tendons Of the bicers shorten
owing to this, the idea is very prevalent that
big bceps are detrimental to hard hittn%. That
is absolute LonScnse. 1t the triccpS were equahy
well DEVELOPED they would neutralize the pull
ng-in tendency OF the blceps and there would
not be- the slightest difficulty in shooting our IN"
avn hard and straight. So win many otheE
groups of muscles For practical purposes IL IS
alruos, better not To have your muscles deVel-
opcnd at all than developed unequany.
CHALLENGE.
And now. in conclusion would Ike to say
word or two more on the right meth-a q ne
coming an athlete in the true sense OF tho vord
You must use your mind. Exercise. WITHOUT tne
will be concentrated upon the WORK III manu-, ,, -
la bsr wasted In the introduction to my book
say: "If physical exercise alone ana uha'ueu
could achieve the desired end. then wouih very
one who. like the breaker Of stones. mas 10 ",c
his muscles to earn his daily bread. becoIne' IN
a popular acccptation or the term. stiois
man The breaker Of stones, however never
uses his mind. He has to get through h.sS I
amount Of work, and his fnetnoh " Pu'ciy
mechanical Though he may use his muscles III
hard work every day Of the year. IL Is uliilkeiy
that his strength will ever materially iilcte"Se'
have quoted my own words pecausc VIZ
give in n nutshell the system | have foiowou
myself and the system pursue with the pup'Is
who attend my school OF physicai cuitu' &C. Ie.
the wonld-be athlete live his Ordinary l!e ~
long as il Is a temperate one; let MN eat anu
drink what his fancy dictates and what hlS tx
pcricncc has taught him agrees with nun. Iee
him smoke il he has been pcu5toileu ~ , ur %
II, need not deny himself. nor i've Ire OF
strict aecrticisT But If ne exercise every one
Of his muscles in turn. and put his rnInd as Wen
as his back into the work he VIII De peIi'Sr 10y
agtonishcd with the results. That Is my sys,,
tcm: and / sneak with confidence. because
have put it u very severe tests
I have taken two men. OF about the same
wcieht strength and general muscular develop
mont one | have had trained in the ordinary
way: the other | have taken In mana iHySei:
Then they have been matched nj a variety Oh
f.ats demanding both strength and agllty Inc
Latter has won easily. To make doubly sure,
hav. then reversed the positions e., taken
over the first myself and allowed inc Secohd u
h., "traincd': and after a couple or months or
So Iut them together again MY system mas
again triumphcd. In my nlnd am nrhIy con-
vinccd that the trained man IL far inferior IN
every way to one nurturcd by the natural ana
reasonable methods advocate: put "ou.i M M
to have "A chance to demonstrate TINS 10 mo
world oxford has been victorious IN the I'M
yorsitv boat race for some years past; give me
the Cambridge crew and see what VIII maze
az them am no rowing expert; they must d.
properly coached but. instead of training them
as Is customary. let tnc take charge or them
,,h.n fhcy are out OF their boat. Provid they
have, been taught To row properly. tn'y shali
win IL superiority in muscle VINO ana gcheTdi
vitality can do 1t. | guarantee no sucn crow
VIII ever have be N seen in a university elSht
or any other racing boat before.