+------------+-------+----+----+-----+-----+------+-----+-----+-------+
| | | | | | | | | | Vault |
| |Weight.|Pull|Push|Right|Left |Chest.|Back.|Legs.| and |
| | | up.| up.|Hand.|Hand.| | | |Ladder.|
+------------+-------+----+----+-----+-----+------+-----+-----+-------+
|Nov. 13, ’03| 130 | 6 | 4 | 105 | 95 | 90 | 340 | 560 | D |
|Nov. 23, ’03| 127 | 9 | 10 | 95 | 100 | 95 | 370 | 630 | F |
|Dec. 1, ’03 | 130 | 13 | 11 | 130 | 120 | 105 | 420 | 680 | F |
|Dec. 15, ’03| 129 | 9 | 13 | 110 | 110 | 125 | 370 | 470 | F |
|Dec. 29, ’03| 123 | 15 | 11 | 105 | 90 | 125 | 300 | 600 | E |
|Jan. 12, ’04| 126 | 15 | 12 | 101 | 95 | 130 | 370 | 580 | E |
|Jan. 26, ’04| 130 | 10 | 8 | 103 | 95 | 120 | 470 | 890 | E |
|Feb. 9, ’04 | 130 | 10 | 10 | 105 | 105 | 115 | 510 | 625 | E |
|Feb. 23, ’04| 134 | 12 | 6 | 115 | 100 | 115 | 550 | 850 | E |
|Mar. 8, ’04 | 132 | 15 | 8 | 110 | 110 | 120 | 525 | 900 | E |
|Mar. 22, ’04| 138 | 12 | 12 | 110 | 110 | 125 | 470 | 850 | E |
|Apr. 2, ’04 | 133 | 15 | 13 | 105 | 110 | 135 | 560 | 875 | E |
+------------+-------+----+----+-----+-----+------+-----+-----+-------+
+------------+---------+----------+--------+------+
| | | | | |
| | Lung |One-fourth|Product.|Total.|
| |Capacity.|Mile Run. | | |
+------------+---------+----------+--------+------+
|Nov. 13, ’03| 485 | 1.45 | 1870 | 2560 |
|Nov. 23, ’03| 465 | 1.17 | 2422 | 3007 |
|Dec. 1, ’03 | 480 | 1.14 | 3126 | 4581 |
|Dec. 15, ’03| 510 | 1.12 | 2843 | 4023 |
|Dec. 29, ’03| 480 | 1.14 | 3204 | 4424 |
|Jan. 12, ’04| 485 | 1.14 | 3415 | 4691 |
|Jan. 26, ’04| 480 | 1.15 | 2345 | 4022 |
|Feb. 9, ’04 | 500 | 1.15 | 2615 | 4075 |
|Feb. 23, ’04| 505 | 1.15 | 2425 | 4155 |
|Mar. 8, ’04 | 510 | 1.17 | 3047 | 4812 |
|Mar. 22, ’04| 510 | 1.14 | 3320 | 4989 |
|Apr. 2, ’04 | 515 | 1.15 | 3745 | 5530 |
+------------+---------+----------+--------+------+
* * * * *
The main things in Dr. Anderson’s report especially to be emphasized are
(1) the gain in self-reliance and courage of the men under training,
indicative as they are of the better physical condition of their bodies,
and (2) the marked increase in their strength as indicated by the steady
improvement in the strength or dynamometer tests. Obviously, the daily
training to which the men were subjected in the Gymnasium is not to be
overlooked as one factor in bringing about the gain in accuracy and
skill, and indeed this factor must count for something in explaining
the general gain in bodily strength, but increased skill alone will not
account for the great gain in muscular power.
The results of these systematic tests make it very evident that the men
were not being weakened by the lowered intake of proteid food. On the
contrary, their ability to do muscular work was greatly increased; a fact
which cannot well be connected with anything other than the physiological
economy which was being practised. There must be enough food to make good
the daily waste of tissue, enough food to furnish the energy of muscular
contraction, but any surplus over and above what is necessary to supply
these needs is not only a waste, but may prove an incubus, retarding the
smooth working of the machinery and detracting from the power of the
muscular mechanism to do its best work.
The figures showing the total strength of the men in October, 1903, on
their ordinary diet, and on the second day of April, 1904, when the
experiment was nearing completion are certainly very impressive.