Some Exercises to Test Your Strength [1923]

Here are a couple of exercises that you can do to test your strength, but which also will give you strength and muscle if you practice them regularly.

Get the strongest chair handy for them, you will then be least likely to damage either the chair or yourself.

The leg exercise is the knee bend. By sheer strength straighten your leg, keeping the outstretched one straight also, as shown in the second picture. You can help balance yourself by holding the back of the chair, but this will not be necessary after a few weeks.

The arm exercise is easier than it looks. First do a short arm balance from the seat of the chair, having one arm on the back. Then straighten out the right arm and you will be able to do the short arm balance on the left arm. Then lower to the original position. This is an excellent preliminary exercise for learning handbalancing.

Both exercises should be done as many times as possible without too much strain and left and right sides alternated.