Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-10

fects to shoulders and chest, thus round
ing out the upper part of, the, Inquire ana
giving symmetry 1t would be impossible,
even if ycu wished to increase the arms
alone by movements and leave the Shout
ders unaffected. fortunately, no one cares
to do SO, for the 'chesty" girl of the mod
ern athletic life has come to stay, and no
matter how fashions change you will no
tice that her healthy vigor remains the
same-admired year in and year out.
beautiful forearm is extremely rare,
even though there be sufficient plumpnesS
between shoulder and elbow. 1t should be
well rounded at the elbow, from there taper
down to a slender wrist. Most women have
a forearm that is almost straight. 1t looks
like a Stat.
Indian clubs do more than anything else
to develop this particular part of the arm,
although their good work does not cease
there. They bring into play the wrist mus
Cles. They are twisted constantly, and this
motion is made by the muscles of the lower
arm. When the broad swings of the club
are introduced, then the shoulders and
other parts come in for their share of the
gain. but the twirling is especially de-
signed for the forearm muscles. Work with
the clubs fifteen minutes at night and fif-
teen in the morning.
A Simple Method.
A simple exercise for the same part of
the arm is this: Let the backs of the fore
arms rest upon the hips, drawing the ell
bows back so that the arms touch the hips
near the wrists The hands are palms up.
In this position clench and open the fists,
spreading the fingers as you do so.
To vary the monotony of this motion,
stretch the arms forward horizontally,
palms down. Clench and open the fists,
For the upper arm, use this motion: Raise
the arms literally until the elbows are al
shoulder level. Let the tips of the fingers
rest lightly upon the shoulders. Now force
the elbows forward and backward as far as
you can.
Drop the arms naturally against the sides.
Bring up the forearms against the chest
until they stand vertically, the edges of the
palms forward, the fingers straight and
pointed upward. Thrust the arms upward
straight above the head. To bring them
back to the original position, force them
obliQuely back and slowly let them fall to
the sides again. Perform this exercise In
four counts: One, to raise the forearms;
two. to thrust upward; three and four to
let the arms fall.
An exercise used by Uncle Sans boys in
blue is worth everything to Uncle Sans
girls as WELL if they would fill the hoIIows
that Turk about undeveloped shoulders Let
are arms fall at the sides. Raise them lat
orally, palms up, and bring them to a grace
full circle above the head, ending by letting
the finger tips touch the top of the head
The difficult part of this exercise is to
bring the backs of the fingers against each
other. while they meet on top of the head,
at the same time forcing the elbows back.
When you have learned to do this, forcing
the elbows back into the same plane as the
body, then 1t will be good for you to hold
the position for several seconds. You will
feel your chest forced under the strain TO
return, separate the hands, turning the
finger tips outward. and let the arms de-
scribe a graceful circle to the sides again.
Laborers Use This.
very old exercise one used by laborers
to keep warm as well as by women to
round their shoulders. Is simply swing the
arms back and forth outstretched bringing
the palms together behind you as high as
you can make them reach.
A splendid shoulder, exercise is this:
Raise the arms laterally palms up until
they are at shoulder level. Keeping them
holding the palms always up and never
letting the arms pass In front Of the line OF
Raise the elbows laterally to shoulder
level, letting the fingers rest lightly upon
the chest. Throw the arms back until
each entire arm is outstretched laterally,
such a way that you can feel the chest
pressed forward. Raise the chest at the
same time.
Another Movement.
Let the arms fall at the sides. Raise
them laterally until the elbows are at
shoulder level, the finger tips resting upon
the shoulder then let them fall to the
sides again. Do this lightly ten times.
then imagine heavy weight in the hands,
and lift it powerfully to the shoulder. Go
through this ten times.
Stretch the arms forward at shoulder
level. palms laid together. Separate them.
turning the palms downward. and move
iaferaiiy. still at shoulder level. Let fail
to the sides slowly and repeat.
For the especial development of the
upper arm. resort to dumbbells. Almost