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Chapter 15
Appendix I
Showing the average state of the development of 200 men upon entering the Bowdoin College Gymnasium, from the classes of '73, '74, '75, '76, and '77.
Age 18.3 years.
Height 5 ft. 8 in. 67.974 in.
Weight 135 lbs. 134.981 lbs.
Chest (inflated.) 35 in. 35.067 in.
Chest (contracted) 32/4 in. 32.29 in.
Forearm 10 in. 10.03 in.
Upper arm (flexed) 11 in. 10.960 in.
Shoulders (width) 15/2 in. 15.602 in.
Hips 31/2 in. 31.475 in.
Thigh 19/2 in. 19.612 in.
Calf 12/2 in. 12.729 in.