JFIFC    $ &%# #"(-90(*6+"#2D26;=@@@&0FKE>J9?@=C  =)#)==================================================cK" }!1AQa"q2#BR$3br %&'()*456789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz w!1AQaq"2B #3Rbr $4%&'()*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz ?'RIJHB5f i;x[Ubʩxqwk5)NǠ$|U8O]2 8GpW(9<]bv5?vN~N^|JԝoŻ)?&tKjVN{ c|RFH%YU Ŵo渓Ttg'T!x{,q0zW'~Ϙ\غ+%KЌיJO:2cORfwpHj[YH"Xԁd:-է$7`tbĜaA>^Ze; >_ hbHD^2tK"\c$Wm/6pkL;:3Y>0dǗe빈ToιSBΙǨTOzk&1qZD=,Z"V6:c8w |Wk@P-LNђ}{Vn/X i%[6kmLz5P{@#!Ÿs^h\f"ҭKcPRÖ'+ 0O IG_k5յ[ʁ3О漞E}kYMK0e&2iW>k< J%W'UV9bUՈُ S:_m.U S^n@#ltJ6V3K4|F_w~x}m᥽$JG@+4*G,ؙrXU/ 麀0uc=[Rmv;_>U!t-72i!H *a]h:gȌ\!rpk6D)m$RH+c;M+s+Wnd mï\]hp٠ |Y J_sŸxSI3ooLӡY6)HB䏗ۭ:?"z s-YyŎ T7r=;+ K vCf;Wp ~5xw#+ ލ¢6TPĮHxVr;AұEctL> PC-ͦsD?h㹉pH:/e%<2Zѻv8 E JǖEϵrƺn!{yvs=Wڹ2y\Qic vZ:5ctfIn this exclusive interview, this humble big man talks about his goals, his training and his willingness to accept his responsibilities as a role model.<br><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