JFIFC    $ &%# #"(-90(*6+"#2D26;=@@@&0FKE>J9?@=C  =)#)==================================================q" }!1AQa"q2#BR$3br %&'()*456789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz w!1AQaq"2B #3Rbr $4%&'()*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz ?W~U":TCO'D`*hne+@zHb>k{=*waDz3Ju%xlu5$9"%۷'qbx-c &H^van`[w`"Rrt?qO[+Z&}mlp.WUP +@dy8^>+ֳ,63R?μ~g&[ :\>JW9cJ;R`##4}JB;Pp:I^hI09;Zw(289cRTB#e\k!M4S 9?Z?0Nmst>n7WBoȻkvSy)-#ǿ0`Yآ"2I$=jܤ}W Wٷ1D3ݝr?*䵘?G$ #>S?lZ]΍nI5VaԬBFU)k)AMYFNMimNXpr85WZ\=RHث^ҎIF+7Ğցu.Zp99X J}]iML^zdvwEo3mBsTACHF'"ú̠˓t7Rt=G`1P8n98+Q4FOCg۫唂^n/Kj֕ukySu?i42m@}5sSZ2R{_g&8#W'Ҭ\ M茼Ppmc4 c#89Eu=O|?a!*]m9MOl-RH8b(W`t;=g\V1U:pssNǭ麤nFv:ֻKCs^u(2@?0O[T[qmyoʽ45N(mfu QU&&Fx?ʧ6WyVO#EY1 {QRi-w0@xGjlj=QIՀ^*HW8皆$wT^q[ZD[m&#^+֬vGW;N~ܫ[^H~踍ʥkN.wISzZp 5f&'q '^h*KmyRpK7֢7 }=([ T{?>Q֚*1t7"3{s,cs[B>hz[Rڭw}\;B q3dɢ4S$h LQTm$cj؂D#EV]1 qE-bl8_VUcH'mNpjޖl%u nr?W7u?ҳz彺F[x^bTBبv7PHW[C½7o:v.\佷pOr׊nQHBHkR \K{Ew6K@9bcx{OXl!qfU8om]!\`hQ\y@sU_Uaa]gR]/N{GE 3^w?dbb5q$&HR۹?(+^ ;e?cֳ5+냞1\VՖE8z~xx&귢{yOjTWfu{9rwA*ml95r)Gf@9&m 3zqCiH%;[Z)畒 WoI=] XX?ZCV◠nGN+ٷ%.ԡFyӀ5mM5t05&O1&,x<4cWg'Zz'\QI@ݎ=EF\nyEWd#,G+ٞۄ^4hN (H(ǵQ9aQZ&{IJz# rJ.'=HƜ$|1ժ2d5ay]\\{$P/#mއ:8The head strength and conditioning coach for LSU baseball is Curtis Tsuruda who was hired in 1997. Coach Bertman also has three baseball assistants: Jim Schwanke, Dan Canevari and Bill Franques. Tsuruda also inherited a brand new 9,700 square foot weight room in Tiger Stadium. He stated,  We do more Squats than any other sport because the game of baseball is played so much with the legs. We are known for our leg size. Before coming to LSU, Coach Tsuruda graduated from the University of Hawaii, coached at two different high schools and then was the strength coach for the Rainbows; first, as an assistant in 1992 and then head coach in 1995. He works very closely with Shawn Eddy the trainer in charge of LSU baseball.  We have less injuries because of our strength and conditioning program, reports Eddy. We have only had two hamstring injuries in the last two years and those were only about a week or so out of action. <br>Coach Schwanke believes,  all the homeruns being hit are the result of a combination of factors: First, players are playing with lighter bats. For example, Ken Griffey plays with a 31-ounce bat. Also, metal bats have a larger sweet spot. Then your increased strength just multiplies everything.<br> Weight training is essential for strength building in baseball but it is also mandatory for discipline and self esteem. His whole coaching staff believes that lifting is vital for baseball. Free weights are especially beneficial. There is no doubt