JFIFC    $ &%# #"(-90(*6+"#2D26;=@@@&0FKE>J9?@=C  =)#)==================================================" }!1AQa"q2#BR$3br %&'()*456789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz w!1AQaq"2B #3Rbr $4%&'()*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz ?֒M!4`I82Y KP9⹽Ɩfby=}Of[MH@Ƞ+폛z #먂 h]@Y'~ <}-]!9b?M.r"F9fY'j+:w .#:T!@_4t=2p*ۦҖH.'m 5Zm3| A@j~oB9tGAAʑҫ'[7c擊Ђɭi<=[]!X T-mm5ijsdOv\YLPY4)3IK@h34@=F=:#9l<1ݏNlYrwRXjSF]lvn~9F2āS\% E '@O]fYoc&rz}UR1*͜xa rC\ڼ~ftP%V yɠgrFJͺ`i:zp{Y0q@lwWC’6]J#vV&97h@H 84h&iAbL@ %rN)6ZMuޤϥ&NO#KljIJ 8#FpG5a<kq <'9 iq\,N1pǭvKlW?i8Ms - *05;MIB(c c4]8u"ңU$WmC֣FA@ 8<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 not