How to get strong and how to stay so / by William Blaikie.

  • William Blaikie
Date:
1892
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Credit: How to get strong and how to stay so / by William Blaikie. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    APPENDIX VI. Taken jrom Maclaren’s ‘‘ Physical Edv,cation.” Showing effect of seven months and nineteen days’ exercise, under his system, on men ranging from 19 to 28 years of age. Table op Measurements op First Detachment op Non-commissionei: Officers SELECTED to be auALiPiED as Military Gymnastic Instructors, MEASUREMENTS, Etc. INCREASE. Date. No. Age. •£P ‘S a Weight. i Chest. ! ' 1 ; 1 ; Forearm. 1 Upper arm. 4^ Fid bo 'S a Weight. Chest. Forearm. Upper arm. Yrs. Ft. Ill, St. Lbs. In. In. In. In. Lbs. In. In. In. Sept. 11.. 1 19 5 84 9 2 33 94 10 April 30.. 5 10 1 374 104 Ilf 3 13 44 1 If Sept. 11.. 2 21 6 9 10 6 344 10 11 April 30.. 5 H 11 1 384 11 124 4 10 3| 1 14 Sept. 11.. 3 23 5 5 9 7 34 104 12 April 30.. 5 10 2 374 114 134 1 9 34 1 14 Sept. 11.. 4 23 6 7i 9 13 37 104 12 April 30.. 5 7| 10 8 384 114 13 4 9 14 14 1 Sept. 11.. 5 23 5 84 9 10 36 10 11 April 30.. 5 84 10 6 37 104 12 4 10 1 i 1 Sept. 11.. 6 23 0 94 11 3 364 11 12 April 30.. o 11 12 384 114 13 4 9 2 i 1 Sept. 11.. 7 23 6 9 10 6 36 lOf 12 April 30.. 5 ej 10 11 384 11 13 4 6 24 4 1 Sept. 11.. 8 24 6 8f 10 8 36 lOj 12J April 30.. 6 94 11 6 40 Ilf 14 4 12 6 1 14 Sept. ll.. 9 26 6 64 9 6 33 10 114 April 30.. 6 9 114 36 104 12| 3 4 14 Sept. 11.. 10 26^ 6 113 12 6 41 114 13 April 30.. 6 Ilf 13 1 42 114 14 a. 9 1 1 Sept. 11.. 11 28 5 7f 10 10 37 104 124 April 30.. 6 84 11 9 40 Ilf 13| 4 13 3 14 14 Sept. 11.. 12 28 6 10f 10 9 37 104 13 April 30.. 5 11 11 11 40 Ilf 14 4 16 14 1 The men composing this detachment had been irregularly se- lected, the youngest being 19, the eldest 28, the average age 24; and, after a period of eight months’ training, the increase in the measure- ments of the men were— Weight. Chest. Forearm. Upper arm. Lbs. In. In. In. The smallest gain 6 1 4 1 The largest gain.. The average gain 16 6 14 If 10 2i f i|
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