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have experienced childbirth, but only when they lack condition and an elastic skin. The skin is made of protein and must be well fed to prevent the condition you describe. A high protein diet will prevent the reoccurrence of this over-stretched skin condition. It comes from overweight exertion, overstretching of the skin when it has not been properly conditioned to withstand this strain. Dick Schaefer, the current Mr. America and (London) Mr. Universe has his arms badly striated for this reason. I do not think the condition will be remedied to any great extent in the young man you mention. Prevention is better than cure. Overstretching of the skin happens more often with people of mature years than those who are young. People have been surprised to note that I have no stretched points on my own skin, after so many years of exertion. But I have always used protein in considerable quantities.

QUESTION 2: As the neck, forearms and calves are fairly hard to develop would it be alright to work them every day?

ANSWER: The muscles you mention are quite durable, and normally easy to develop. But with some they are a sticking point as heredity has decreed that they not be large. For instance, in northern Africa there is tribe of long-limbed, big-footed negroes who are herdsmen, the Masai. They never have sizeable calves, yet these are the men who are repeatedly reported to be high jumping over 7 feet. Farther south, there is a tribe of very black men, who have fine calves. Naturally the colored athletes in this country are controlled very strongly by this difference in heredity. Those who have large calf heredity get them very easily, and those who have small calf heredity will never get them. Yet some of these small calf men have been Olympic champion jumpers and runners. If a man that type, he will have a hard time getting the calves he wants. Working every day will simply make them tough and stringy. I am a great believer in hard days, medium days, light days and rest days. Although the neck, forearms, and calves will stand more work than other parts of the body, more work could consist of two very hard training periods a week, two moderate training days, an easy day and two rest days. Make demands, give Nature an opportunity to meet those demands and this takes good food and rest.

QUESTION 3: Can the stomach be worked, say three days a week with a heavy weight and three sets of ten reps and the other three days with a light weight and more reps and sets just to take off some extra fat?

ANSWER: It takes a lot of repetitions for the abdomen to take off fat and to produce definition. Too much heavy work builds big abdominal muscles, and frequently a smooth condition, rather than the clear cut definition you want. Once again I recommend the five day training system for abdominal definition, and two days of complete rest.

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QUESTION 4: Squats present a big problem. Do squats tend to spread the pelvis bone? Are squats done on a block (for those with stiff ankles) just as good as regular ones? And can a person do squats with heavy weight and run track on the off-days?

ANSWER: I do not think that squatting spreads the pelvis bone to any great extent. It is well known that heavy work causes the bones to grow, if the person is young, so there is a good chance that heavy squatting for those who are young will result in larger hips. But I see no evidence of this fact in the case of men I know, and I know many body-builders as well as weight-lifters. It should not be necessary to use high blocks for deep knee bending, if one did this, the deep knee bends would not serve the same purpose as when deep knee bending flat foot is being done. Many fellows in our gym use an inch board, or a pair of 121⁄2 pound plates as it makes it easier for their backs, but I believe anyone can learn to squat without blocks and do better on account of it. One of the results of weight training is more flexibility, and this should be acquired with continuous training.

The last question in number 4 is a difficult one to answer. I have seen leg development that would hardly seem suitable to fast running. Yet we must recognize the fact that it takes all sorts of people to make a world. I remember one year, the four best sprinters in the nation, those who set a world

record were four entirely different types. Truck Miller, a 210 pound muscular giant, Charlie Paddock, a husky middleweight of 165 pounds, Eastman, a tall, slightly developed man and Wycoff, a small-boned man. All trained the same, and all were fast runners. It is said that unusual speed is the result of heredity even more than training. I have been a track fan all my life, competed in track for many years, found that deep knee bending did not make unusual muscles for me above the knee and did make me a great deal faster. It was the improvement in my own running and jumping ability that caused me to spend a lifetime encouraging athletes to use weights to improve themselves at their chosen sport.

I have never favored the heaviest deep knee bends for track men; bodyweight for heavy men, 20% more than Yet I must bodyweight for light men. not lose track of the fact that Billy Cannon, the fabulous high school football player who was mentioned in the article about the improvement of the Louisiana football team through weight training, used very heavy weights, gained twenty-eight pounds in bodyweight and ran hundred yards in 9.7 to make a new State record. One could hardly expect Paul Anderson to run in world record time, but assure you that he can run fast. At the world championships, weighing 368, he and I were walking up to our bungalow He one night and he said, "let's run." ran away from me and I am not too slow even now. And Paul jumped

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higher at Philadelphia in physical tests conducted by Dr. Conselman, than any other athlete he tested. I would suggest that your track men be satisfied with not too much more than body weight in the deep knee bend. Do some bouncing, jumping, with less weight.

QUESTION 5: trapezius exercise?

deep-knee-bends

What is the best

ANSWER: The trapezius muscle is designed to pull back and down, so it is evident that pulley exercises involve it very strongly. With weights, we always thought that the bent-over rowing motion was good. With dumbells, bent over, straight arm raise to the back is a good one. The side swing leaning is also a good exercise.

QUESTION 6: Is there any serious. objection to working the legs at one part of the day, the arms and chest at another, and the back at a still later time?

ANSWER: Everyone is different. Some men can stand a lot of training, others not so much. Many of the great physique stars have developed the ability to train all day, even twelve hours a day if necessary. This type of man could follow the program you briefly outline. What do you hope to gain by splitting up your program like this?

We don't train our champion lifters with the press in the morning, the snatch in the afternoon, the clean. and jerk at night. Rather, we prefer a single two-hour program of continu(Continued on page 44)

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