THE COMBINED DEVELOPER.
After considerable experience and exhaustive experiments with rubber
machines, I have succeeded in inventing one which allows of a
combination of dumb-bell and rubber exercises.
Exclusive rubber exercise has not the effect of producing hard, firm,
and supple muscles, therefore I have patented the detachable dumb-bell
handles, which are simplicity itself.
This developer can be so regulated as to prove equally beneficial to a
weak man as to myself.
From an economic point of view it stands alone, as at a small outlay a
Developer can be purchased, which is sufficient for a whole family, and
constitutes an entire athletic outfit.
The detachable rubbers and handles allow of the machine to be fixed up
to any tension, so that as one becomes stronger, one has ample scope
for gradually increasing one’s strength. The fatal drawback to the
ordinary rubber exerciser is that it only proves beneficial up to a
certain point, and then it is not sufficient to carry one any further.
Consequently one has to make another outlay in purchasing a heavier
machine. My Developer has been designed to obviate this, as it can be
regulated up to any strength.
The machine is simply made and easily fixed, causing no damage to the
door or wall to which it is attached. There being no pulleys, no oiling
is required, and there is no friction to wear out the covering of the
cords. Thus the Developer is very durable.
Charts, illustrating Chest Expander, Dumb-bell and Developer exercises,
together with a pair of nickel-plated dumb-bells, are given free with
each machine. The dumb-bells being detachable can be used separately
for the exercises as prescribed in this book. The exercises are
specially arranged by myself, introducing several of the movements in
my system of development which cannot be properly executed on any other
machine.
In the charts are included special exercises for strengthening the
legs; many pupils have found this very beneficial.
[Illustration: The above illustration shows the Developer as a Rubber
Exerciser, Chest Expander, and Dumb-bells.]
The great value of the Developer lies in the fact that it serves to
render the muscles pliable, and the whole body flexible and supple.
Certain movements with it, too, are difficult to perform satisfactorily
with dumb-bells alone. I recommend pupils to use the dumb-bells
and complete Developer alternately; by this means I find the most
satisfactory results are obtained. Exercise with the rubber Developer
affords a welcome change from work with the dumb-bells.