The boy's own book of indoor games and recreations : a popular encyclopædia for boys (1890)
Stables, Gordon, 1840-1910, Hutchison, George Andrew, 1841-1913 · Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott · leaf 38
encing with throwing the legs behind. The pumping movement is a splendid exercise for bringing out the muscles ofthe chest, and is performed as follows. Swing the body into a horizontal position,as in Fig. 37 ; then bend the arms and drop into Fig. 38. Swing the legs forward,and with the impulse… … with the backward swing. It is a pretty movement to combine the two—firstforwards, then backwards, in alternate swings, and then to leave the bars by a sidemovement on to your feet, as in Fig. 40. This last movement is one of the neatestand easiest ways of leaving the bars, and can be done either…
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