Chapter XVI: Appendix: II

_Showing the average state of the growth and development of the
same number of men (200) after having practised in the Bowdoin
Gymnasium_ half an hour a day _four times a week, for a period of
six months, under Dr. Sargent._

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|Height | 5 ft. 8-1/4 in.| 68.254 in. |
|Weight | 137 lbs. | 137.123 lbs. |
|Chest (inflated) | 36-3/4 in. | 36.829 in. |
|Chest (contracted) | 33 in. | 33.206 in. |
|Forearm | 10-3/4 in. | 10.760 in. |
|Upper arm (flexed) | 12 in. | 11.903 in. |
|Shoulders (width) | 16-1/4 in. | 16.260 in. |
|Hips | 33-3/4 in. | 33.875 in. |
|Thigh | 21 in. | 20.964 in. |
|Calf | 13-1/4 in. | 13.232 in. |
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In this case the apparatus used was light dumb-bells, 2-1/2 lbs.; Indian clubs, 3-1/2 lbs.; pulley-weights, from 10 to 15 lbs.

APPENDIX III.

_Showing average increase of 200 students at Bowdoin College, in
various measurements, after working but half an hour a day four
times a week, for six months, under Dr. Sargent._

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|Average increase in height | 1/4 in. |
|Average increase in weight | 2 lbs. |
|Average increase of chest (contracted) | 3/4 in. |
|Average increase of chest (inflated) | 1-3/4 in. |
|Average increase of girth of forearm | 3/4 in. |
|Average increase of girth of upper arm | 1 in. |
|Average increase of width of shoulders | 3/4 in. |
|Average increase of girth of hips | 2-1/4 in. |
|Average increase of girth of thigh | 1-1/2 in. |
|Average increase of girth of calf | 3/4 in. |
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