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speed of the moveinent inust be at all times governe<l by ihc balancc you feel you have attained. Of course, it is best to get the lift over as (juickly as possiblc, but a fair speed in pressing may be obtained only whcn it is felt that a perfect balance has Iwen gained. otlierwise to hurry will only be to cause the weight to lali. Another liiut is that the beli should not be held any longer tlian absolutely necessary at the shoulder before cont-meneing to press. as your strength begins to wane iinmediately the beli reaches the shoulder. llaring pressed the weight to a straight arm. then you musi uot endeavor to rise until you are certain that you again have gotten thorough control over the weight. Your position at this point should be such tbat your band is held over your shoulder. which, in tum, should be over the shoulder belonging to the disengaged arm. This shoulder, in its tum, should be over the lcft knee, so that a straight linę conld be drawn front the right Itand to the left foot, and it this linę l>e broken or thrown out in any way, the weight, if a Iteaw one. will pass out of your cołitrol and tali tu the ground. If you feel that you are holding the weight lirmly, tlien you may bend the right leg a littlc to bring yourself well beneath the weight. and by pusbing tirmly witli the left band or forearm at the left knee, you will be able to stand ercct, w hen the bar beli may be changed front one Itand into two, and so lowered to the cliest and tlien lo the ground. In the body press, I hołd my elbow well to the back and fali forwards. Sonie weight-lifters hołd their elbow morę lo the front and fali sideways, and such men, of course, will have to be very supple, and a disadeantage, lo my mind, in this position is tbat in falling sideways the right shoulder has to be pulled up close to the right sidc of the face, and it becomes verv difficult to lock the shoulder in its right position at the end of the lift, so that often such a lifter will press a