JFIFC    $ &%# #"(-90(*6+"#2D26;=@@@&0FKE>J9?@=C  =)#)==================================================nK" }!1AQa"q2#BR$3br %&'()*456789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz w!1AQaq"2B #3Rbr $4%&'()*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz ?mx0\6 zt&0h8UzV)qDVX;(^ٽIQ]H8溭innT"XIsɮ+T` 兣uur:}SP:nE+m^PnV ?+xϡIX6$C<{djlM(A+~}kx5s)p(,c.71:24Yc֛N'vMiudA*A?Uȱϋ¥< aѽƻQ@QU#=) şc 8zj׳Xi5\S&ķ* InUՈ$k7eOq^c*2wNVs:ϫAJcuȅ}ߑTom{Z}Qme !ԑmj' 98}kWM#,D8Ǯ 1^ 4EWZPՔ4u8o3hp?rqEvZ^ zqpeu*~i[NcMI< t\tŵg/$f78![kV5FFQZe-bHd*5;4So=E\FX#i9?1?֍")jP8t XXSޥ|1q֨Cyϩ^gg\M~qӁE"g3m>p:Tٌi%6| 1&2V_M+b^xnvDrk>(3SY `D{ܜ<br>BFS: When you left powerlifting to focus on Olympic-style lifting, did you encounter any resentment from the powerlifting community?<br>Hamman: No, there really wasn t any. A lot of the guys I competed with told me,  If you can do it, we re behind you. <br><br>BFS: Your squat record has been broken in other powerlifting organizations. Is there any temptation for you to return to powerlifting and reclaim that record?<br>Hamman: If somebody breaks my IPF world record squat, there s a possibility that when I m done Olympic lifting I ll go back and try to break it. <br><br>BFS: Why did you choose to compete in the IPF?<br>Hamman: I started in the IPF because it s the federation that the guys I was training with competed in when I got started in Oklahoma. It seemed a little more professional to me. I liked their drug testing, because it helped make the sport a little bit cleaner, and I liked having to squat deep and being able to use only one suit. <br><br>BFS: Your best deadlift was 738. With all the Olympic lifting that you ve been doing, do you believe you could exceed that right now?<br>Hamman: I do, because when I did powerlifting I deadlifted only once a week or once every two weeks. Now I m doing pulls and Romanian deadlifts three to four times a week, so I think my back is a lot stronger.<br><br>BFS: Could you discuss your powerlifting squat style? I ve heard it described as a dive-bomb style.<br>Hamman: It was nothing I worked on, it was a