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value after the training (32) is higher than the 80 per cent 

 value before the training (30.3), and nearer the 90 per cent 

 value (32.8) before the training. 



Strength of Right Forearm. The extreme values were, 

 before the training, 36 and 10 kilos., respectively ; after the 

 training, 39 and 19, respectively. Table YIII gives the value 

 of the following percentile grades : — 



TABLE VIII. Strength of Right Forearm. 



• There is increase consequently at all the grades. The 50 

 per cent value before the training (26) is reached between 

 the 30 and 40 percentile grades after the training, and the 50 

 per cent value after the training is equal to the 70 per cent 

 value before the training. 



Strength of Left Forearm. The extreme values were, 

 before the training, 37 and 9 kilos., respectively ; after the 

 training, 38 and 16, respectively. Table IX gives the value 

 of the following percentile grades : — 



TABLE IX. Strength of Left Forearm. 



Increase is found in all grades. The 30 per cent value 

 after the training (23) equals the 50 per cent value before 

 the training, and the 50 per cent value after the training 

 (25) equals the 70 per cent value before the training. 



Total Strength. By this term is understood the sum of 

 the five strength tests mentioned. The extreme values 



