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HOW TO GET STRONG

APPENDIX III.

Showing average increase of two hundred students in various measurements, after working but half an hour a day four times a week, for six months, under Dr. Sargent.
Average increase in height ¼ in.
Average increase in weight 2 lbs.
Average increase of chest (contracted) ¾ in.
Average increase of chest (inflated) 1¾ in.
Average increase of girth of forearm ¾ in.
Average increase of girth of upper arm 1 in.
Average increase of width of shoulders ¾ in.
Average increase of girth of hips 2¼ in.
Average increase of girth of thigh 1½ in.
Average increase of girth of calf ¾ in.


APPENDIX IV.

Showing the effect of four hours' exercise a week for one year upon a youth of nineteen, under Dr. Sargent's direction. This was two hours' work more each week than was required of the regular classes.
S——. Age. Height. Weight. Chest
(inflat.).
Chest
(cont.).
Fore-
arm.
Upper
arm.
Shoul-
ders.
Hips. Thigh. Calf.
Yrs. Ft. In. Lbs. In. In. In. In. In. In. In. In.
In one year 19 5 8 145 36½ 33½ 10¼ 12¼ 15¾ 35 19¾ 13½
20 5 9 160 40 34¼ 11 13¾ 17 36½ 22 15
Increase…… 1 15 ¾ ¾