JFIFC    $ &%# #"(-90(*6+"#2D26;=@@@&0FKE>J9?@=C  =)#)==================================================^K" }!1AQa"q2#BR$3br %&'()*456789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz w!1AQaq"2B #3Rbr $4%&'()*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz ?}6v-mA;aRio젲nV[v>LImiu0 st?bWE._ "mbsxԣu6hac-YA#׃ֱ&֢M*{d ?U<9i;i'޸?g$帻-u!1.z8r&]yp sZX5Zٞ3(F2ϥaص9mgc;,;; ķ4,`V1yqNt mi1FY cmeDFFO*ǣ;Ag<7Aޠ˅*E,7{G ICU<{pO4X.uvww]hysNk[-迉szw-dhl`AWA35k؅Ŷ%Lnh_z&k=3VHyA0Um4Ug.n'c-ƭ%ʫsMg7 ew]cG}EKZ~H(10,NK03Qdat$E 9}MiܴmG,e?v6##''qWV[6R}|GxEAcaMA"[|^go>'3)a(cOKO#% sQ69gRA{1$&XH 8|ǟJxzP0%ޒۗH&@rONGL]|᠊ uc>1gJj7"B(SZ]ޙ.o Cʤe@g#>=b0K?SPgsHkB -cYE0~JS峴@Yd,fR>$b-.(dHϰy{bi6:$mCHϸҕ^*XLaʑ߮sIi}(<q 3:|xc1,qoPs,XmXylylOmN{pAäg?1^Pdg#is 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 once a week or once every two weeks. Now I m doing pulls and Romanian de