ee _ lesson ITHIS IS THE START OF A MEW Lire FOR YOULESSON ONE Welcome to the Hercules I fold! ... Congratulations! You have entered the wonderful world oF Bodybuilding — From this day on you are entitled to call yourse!f a bodybuilder — or a physical culturist if you like. The important thing is that you are one of the ‘special’ people wha have taken steps to improve yourseli physically .. ‘Yau will never look back . . (Fram now on your world may well seem a different place, The fact that you have enrolled with us means that you are serious abaut impraving your physical condition and overall appearance, In like-manner we now pledge our sincerity in helping you attain the best possible physique, together with utmost strength, health, and fitness, Your body appeal is now GUA concen. It is our duty to keep the promises we made earlier betore your enrolment, Believe us when we say that we are going fo do our best to perform a ‘miracle’ befare your eyes We are going to attempt to transform you inte the kind of person you always wanted. to be.. Have (ith iy us and chances are you will come ALL THE WAY TO PHYSICAL PERFECTION with {tying colors, Before undertaking this or any other Musclebuilding or fitness course you should always make sure that you ate in gormal health before starting, This is merely a precaution for your own good. OF course the chances are that you are in excellent health right at this mament. Hawever we recommend that you First have @ check-up with your family doctor, By all means show him this first lessurv so that he will det an idea as to what you will be doing. In all probability he will be dotighted that you have undertaken such a program | training. 1 addition we have to cover ourselves legally by stating that we accept no responsibility whatsoever for any accident, however unlilesly, or damage that may be incurred, through following the of this course, Accordingly, take care nat to perform the propased exercises on rickety chairs, unstable ground, ete. T) of phys recornmentiatio nk safety in everything you do, whether it be following this course, ar in lite in generat This HERCULES Ii bodyiuilding course consists of twelve lesions. These will be mailed to you ragularly in the same manner as this first lesson, The HERCULES | staff will mail out your lessons each Tuesday, Ideally, you should get them in the correct numerical order, one per week, However there may be occasions, though it is unlikely, when @ course may arrive a little early or lato. Bon't let this intertere with your train ing schedule. Simply keep to the plen as much es possible. You will certainly not suffer by staying on any single lassen for more than the week we propose, Just keep training until the next lessom arrives. You will notice that all your lessons are written in a very simple and easy to-understand manner. So easy, even a child could follow the instructions. M1 may soem rather ridiculous to state that you should felloyy all the instructions exactly as laid down, but we have found in our experience that many fellows, even though they have gone to the expense af purchas Ing our course, still de not fallow our recommendations to the letter. Asa result they da not make the best ype of gains inv muscular development! It cannot be emphasized too strongly that you should follaw our course to the letter. Read through the text that explains each exercise, Perform it.as we suggest, Above all,