La Junta tribune., 1915-11-27

shONiG"fH are also brought INTO play
Exercise No. $ To develop throat
muscles
Lie upon side; tense neck mus
cles turn chin as far as possible to-
ward upper shoulder Turn upon
the other side and repeat.
Purpose: These movements are
performed principally by the sterno-
mastOid. leyator anguli scapula and
the preycrtebral muscles. but several
other muscles are engaged.
Exercise No. 8. To develop side
and breast muscles.
Lie upon side. with upper hand
grasp rod at head OF bed; pull hard.
Alternate.
Purpose: To exercise the pee
toraIis major. latissimus dorsi, teres
ma lor and subclayius. The great
pectoral muscle is in relation. by its
superficial surface. with the mann
mary gland. and its continued eX-
erCise tends to develop this gland. By
its deep surface II Is in relation with
some important muscles and nerves.
II also has leading office In forced
Inspiration. Its development lends
symmetry to the form OF both male
and female devotees OF physical cul-
turc
Exercise No. 10. To develop
throat muscles
Lie upon side: place thumb on
throat Immediately under chin at
center OF suprahyoid muscles. II
you lie upon your right side, use
right thumb. II upon left, use ief,
thumb Alternately throw head
back and bring 1t forward. keeping
muscles teused under pressure of
, thumb.
Purpose; As In exercise No. ., to
develop the muscles at the front OF
the neck. The difference is found
in the fact that In No. =. the tension
upon IN. muscles was caused only
by the weight OF the head, In the
present eXercis. tn. tension OF the
| front muscles Is caused by the coun-
| ter tension OF the muscles at the
back OF the neck, These back mus
cles are incidentally benefited by
this exercise, The pressure OF the
thumb on the suprahyoid region, af-
tords very efficien, massage Of
these muscles. This exercise also
brings into play III. prey-rtebrai
muscles. located inside the neck In
front OF the ceryicai yertebrae.
Exercise No. II. To develop tri.
ceps muscle OF arm.
Lie upon side: lay wrist Of upper
arm In hand OF lower arm. palm OF
lower hand toward face: push down.
ward with upper arm. resisting with
lower arm. Turn on the other sid.
and repeat
Purpose: To exercise the tri.
ecps muscle Of the arm. The tri.
ecps IL the .rea, cx,ensor or s,rik.
I inx muscle OF tn. arm and lies upon
th. back Of th. upper arm. When
the arm IL fiexed. or bent. this mus.
/ Gle s,ralxh,.ns H.
/ Exercise No. ~. Stretching
board exercise.
The stretching board IL q board
three inches wide and aH long As the
ou,s,retehed arms. with convenient
ron handles a, each end.
"a, Lie upon back with board
fes,inr oblinuely across chest. pull
out and upward with rirhi
land. resisting with an outward and
downward pull with left hand. Re-
verse aud repeat,
tbl In same position. with board
res,inE at rirh, angles across chcs,
puii with both hands at once.
Purpose This IL very valuable
exercise. The first exercise ensas.
- nearly all the muscles Of the arms
aud shoulders. The second engages
practically the same muscles. but In
yerseiy. In the firs, they are en-.
Faged A. fixing muscles. 20 hold tho
arm straight. and In the second ~
pulling muscles. The effect Of the
exercise IL 10 broaden the shoulders
and 10 Increase the tonieity Of oil the
muscles involved.
Exercise No. -. To develop Ab.
iominai muscles.
Lie upos side. arms free; throw