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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1806. Excerpt: ... legs of mutton, except for a change, a fowl or rabbit, perhaps once a week, to be eaten with vinegar; no fish; abstinence under the physic, of course. 5. Good old ale, with a toast, three or four pints taken at different times in the course of the day. 6. The utility of the sweating process is to remove the obesity; and is produced by running exercise; increased by feather-beds and warm diluents. Thi ee sweats in two days, well rubbed with flannel, and kept within doors till cool. Every one knows the skin to be elastic. Living osseous matter is always in a state of decomposition by absorption and deposition. 7. The running exercise three miles twice a day; in summer, five o'clock in the morning and four in the afternoon: in winter, in light and dark; to walk a great deal, not loaded with clothes; fed when they return from running exercise. Two trials during training, when they can run the farthest in the least time. They go to bed one hour and half in the middle of the day, and at nine o'clock at night; sleep as much as they can when in bed; no wife or substitute. Indispositions accidental; discipline must be strictly observed, or abandoned all together. 8. Stretched-good-health, the acquired excess of strength will remain according to different circumstances, 9. The chief parts depended on are exercise, sweating, and feeding; a temporary excitement of strength for a particular purpose, not calculated for permanency. ADDI ADDITIONAL QUERIES. It is extremely desirable, in such important investigations as those connected with the training of men for the acquisition of strength, that the information should be as minute as possible. Sir John Sinclair therefore requests, that the gentleman who was so good as to answer the questions regarding the training of me...
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- PublisherGeneral Books LLC
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1151340758
- ISBN 13 9781151340757
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages26
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