JFIFC    $ &%# #"(-90(*6+"#2D26;=@@@&0FKE>J9?@=C  =)#)==================================================" }!1AQa"q2#BR$3br %&'()*456789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz w!1AQaq"2B #3Rbr $4%&'()*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz ?⋄nm,k:$6ͼW?Ռ78dsŶHBic`Pz⬧I3]8jMׇ$TYÃ|:(g}k: lU$Kss#lL J\x|g/b{bS@#qRW-4%wˉ-4X#~Spw'o]e%I3 ~W*y$8XrIV<=$؇@տA9(ڹjWڶyٽ&s8akqm[zS4B\Esous 1:ڟaEXL&|ђ55#) IǶM=1~5w΃c.4QIpfrP1\8FCc ZJ-eD`=3#~,OIY!՟3Є8ɩdPT* 榖 K a #9I5H70/ګ諈I)%ǭVN?٢йnr%]x"cvz:V||خiQF+J _73٨,y5jOZkFM5MCH֩)K;)<ϭgn 4z4,ZycᵫjC5;x[iFO); Қvu K0Vt=k{]_V奅؇ z=t?]?Zѵ'@\j xYXq(}X;M+sjLlQIaLa֧-#դ$U5H`A6jM0Egp $^[ϧ0*zɮ3¶uڤdG ^x^GxkDrK{}1GjW3bC8B>oU,^eNJ2*"G,7ϐ;gՏC8ɭ";SljTͷc?J*dxKx[Pc\7ps]ޡ6|uJWiez-N)m= CTºJӵX$id)2p'ڢ4GV#ҽXe@PxS[_ ۡ2H\?sR䓱){H#ĵ[׻fȃbjyU;j9@ǭZP4d/МU#?S5XQG;K`rx9_ޱ#wWH|:gSKeq-ʄ6p^gze"N\`¾:ĖVeQF1YSd(Rj:?:Z)+lTtx5t ^26șut|!9+ռ#{`s fKBN زEaHr٭EqB{1֭a")Rf-nF#ei^نvfDli'vgz[fk tFKZDt5 cljz`c8 gt E}aW,Q(UOMl~%UV2IP?*Uv)WUoab *ա [$y|ƽ 4G֣O1Dj6ZκӬ_E2!@}hZ[s+>a< E5$$j[H_y9zM2C( x GZ5(l%- J}jx7f>Nh?&^iRD0Pֺ1n#Jp֣D#tcjL樛#kj7.9`NjEGh5-f\_,Nҟ 3NA cT\جH2xjƟ}}J`7`~mSpUΊsԊ#;Σh#֩i׏rEXpr-n5f1մ8F%[k)RrrR*(#1xi !+`A WݒCJ3 ޹VCBHS%&vqޚI-` ž%+Õ `ya\6;t8RHH@qd'wj 7N8H ٴĹ¼lchu}6<Ů/'D{1]t& mSۜ:d֎2Q\gX F|Wq;בj19rܽu8,:Ag5bs>};W =Ԟrd\mN9i#~chF/d4R+=CHDabF c~up{vQIk'_Q*J!:חfKU6ljAyu=%ÕoN6`츷IBH<r""QD?y8g'E'mbT]M KDyܧMUB\Zcbz&xV  zi?g9Eh gSlU<`=f#f Lj3O8m!b~B9fG-XrJZ@ !$o%9櫣y׽HesbpgqF^I)YztW~Rw@N9$րLMG,U)%V B?5KJawsa}4M uO25eS:Mj&SCitȒ[vpGzIXvkRYJ1 {cҺhwYDD]'T_hEeݫ<md\" ҲIL/hlh5ɢEM F'yEe'b eiw3a,1#ppUqES۪y]׉[wK(d.OM(] (лis,H2@ f,dyy$ (ma8vɢG#r+T 2r:(PD7lA iZg6(bQEdxI|̣&e4QZ/&Le!Sa8K©EiwvFdWAmgYiG@Ј#4؆hi$*o4ɴ'pdm3^sL Bt\qחw-Գܶd6zi۹7B^jݿ+PJ f3qBaO{`cA$ۊ$VD'+(q/eP`zR #FUEF*杝5`|[QTrhQJ.CufѿS]Tvddj{| 1B dfwJҶ"{]?(LEHwLJ~20k^1"kh7E6$cFKd0Րy[[As)+tW&*ՆdMm5I&S:E܌A=kb{0@ASxE*nZ21'jCŽQ>:vCm1w}?+yɸdtӥr5wGj"BKc<6Zn;rJihu1:䚮5̒IYv|ԛ,¤$E q:WH2`m_(]_P as lifting began. More than 300 lifters were competing at this year s WHSPA State Meet, one of the largest in history.<br>On the first day Necedah crowned its first champion in 97-pound sophomore Stevie Cross, who totaled 530 pounds on her three lifts. The next was senior Amy Seebruck, who became two-time champion in the 105-pound bodyweight class. Audrey Karbowksi, at 114, finished the three-weight-class sweep by cranking out a 315 deadlift on the way to claiming her second individual state championship. Other girls making it to the podium were Andi Johnson, 123; Laura Bergh, 132; Katie Van Dusen, 142; and Sarah Manning, 165. <br>By the end of the competition for day one, the Necedah girls had scored an amazing 77 points and had locked up a second consecutive state title.  If you were to look at any of the girls we have, you d be amazed if I were to tell you they re powerlifters, comments Mach. <br>There was no rest in sight as the club headed next to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for the National High School meet. Audrey Karbowski won her second consecutive title, while Stevie Cross and Amy Seebruck each placed third in their divisions. With this excellent showing, the Necedah girls-and-boys combined team was able to pull off a fourth-place finish.<br>The future of girls powerlifting and athletics in general look great at Necedah. Under the BFS philosophy, coaches and athletes are working hard to improve mentally and physically. The numbers in powerlifting and sports continue to increase as students become aware of the positive value of this program. Although the bar has been set high, more and more athletes are meeting, exceeding, and loving the challenge that BFS and powerlifting provide them. program.&nbsp; This exercise will strengthen the lower back.&nbsp; Detailed information on this exercise can be found in the Hamstring Safety article.</P> <P align=left>At anytime during any lift if the lower back comes out of its tight locked-in position, an injury is more likely.&nbsp; Bad position on the rack phase of the Power Clean can cause lower back problems.&nbsp; I have seen many athletes rack the bar as shown in Figure 10.&nbsp; Compare that position with the correct rack position of figure 11 where the elbows are up and forwad with the bar resting on the shoulders.&nbsp; Now the athlete can get his hips back with the lower back safely in.</P> <P align=left>Setting a bar down incorrectly happens literally thousands of times a day.&nbsp; Look at Figure 12.&nbsp; New BFS Clinician, Jeff Kirkman, shows his disapproval.&nbsp; This athlete is asking for trouble.&nbsp; He has his head down and hips up with no bend in the knees.&nbsp; Just use the same tech