Success in Athletics and how to obtain it

THE POLE-JUMP 105 is a board to prevent the pole slipping over at the back if it is badly placed; this frame is fitted with sectional wood blocks on end, in which the spike of the pole is placed. It is an excellent and inex– pensive contrivance, and one which is essential for indoor practice. Besides the indoor jumping, the athlete should also take exercises to build up the legs and make them strong for fast sprinting. Most important is it also that he should do exercises which will build up the body and arm muscles; strong shoulder and abdominal muscles are also necessary. The pole-jumper should practise high-jumping indoors, and, if possible, long– jumping and hurdling; if not, he must wait until he can get out on the track. Rope-climbing, ri~g, parallel, and horizontal-bar exercises and skipping all help. On the rope, some– what of the jump itself may be practised, if the athlete will hang at arms' length and then swing up the legs, hang head downwards, and at the same time pull up as hard as possible by the arms, then pushing the body away from the rope turn face downwards; only do not let go of the rope ! When the track season comes, the athlete should · go out to the field and practise sprinting to get good pace up to the " take-off"; he should practise high– jumping to get his jumping muscles into condition, and to teach him to get his legs quickly into the air; and, finally, he should go to the long-jump pit to learn to "take-off" accurately. On four days the pole– jumper should train at the actual jump itself, and on one of these days only should he go "all out" for the greatest height he thinks he can attain. All other jumping should be at such a height as he can be sure