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The Saxon Definition of Strength

Hl£ usual idea about strength—I niean the idea of the

average reader of Health magazines—is generally a wrong

one. Although a weight-Iifter (and weight-lifters are supposed to be very narrow-ntindcd in tlieir \iews on this subject), I liope that I, personally. ani broad-minded enough to recognize that a nian does not prove himself an all-round strong man jnst because he is able to lift a heavv weight, especially when the weight is lifted onee only. The following is my diagnosis of real strength:

Genuine strength should include not only momentary strength, as proeed by the ability to lift a heavv weight once, but also the far morę taluable kind of strength known as strength tor endurance. This means the ability, if you are a cyclist, to juinp on your machinę and rideiłOO miles at any linie without undue fatigue; if a wrestler, to wrestle a liard bout ior half an hour with a good man without a rest, yet without becoming e.\h;uisted and reaching the limit of your strength.

Apart from sports, enduring strength means that the business man sliall stand, without a breakdown, business cares and worries, that he sliall lie capable, when necessary, of working moming, afternoon and niglit with unflagging energy. holding tightly in his grasp the reins of business, retaining all the whilc a elear mind and untiring energy. both of body and brain. The inan who can miss a niglit s rest or miss a meal or two without showing any ill elTect or without losing any physical power is lietter entitled to be considered a strong man than the man who is only apparently strong, being possessed of momentary strength.

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