Athletic Training

ATHLETIC TRAINING as the "reverse," in which the final effort is made. The shot is put with an upward and outward heave or push. The body is quickly turned with the beginning of the motion so that the right leg will reach the point where the left leg was when the final effort was started. In this the' left leg and left arm trail. In this action there is almost complete reversal of the legs and arms. This final drive is of great importance and should be practised faithfully until it is mastered. I should advise beginners to practise both with and without the shot, and more often without the shot. Great care should be taken to keep the weight in front, because if it is put from a point too far to the side it places the strain unequally on the elbow and shoulder. When the athlete feels this strain he will know that he is putting the shot incorrectly, that he is half-throwing it and getting no assistance from the legs and body. After the athlete masters the correct way to hold the shot, how to balance ·the weight and reverse pre– paratory to make the final heave, he is ready to train for competition.