JFIFC    $ &%# #"(-90(*6+"#2D26;=@@@&0FKE>J9?@=C  =)#)==================================================<K" }!1AQa"q2#BR$3br %&'()*456789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz w!1AQaq"2B #3Rbr $4%&'()*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz ?Rǖq0UtLDA p{֞J .|d`gwZ|Z늖rG]h.mi$ă$ucVCʦfkJ+2Gt}:0k&Im}| =tLzйzq~UJqfU\ : w@ֵ: `HVy\HHiq_J%k | 5u8.xg]לȾ^T>_3zXoJo-` y57tt4wK8P)d[f1}>gg0O,k)$ihIn other words, if a thrower could already Parallel Squat 600 plus, Power Clean 350 plus and Bench 450 plus at a body weight of 270 pounds, would gaining 20-30 pounds while increasing his strength by 15-20 percent make a difference in throwing performance. With a Discus and Hammer throwers, it rarely made a difference and sometimes it actually hurt their performance. With Shot Putters, this increase made only a little difference. The downside was the tremendous stress on the body to make such gains and also the chance for injury. Often agility and speed would be lost. I learned their was a limit on the profitability of strength and weight gains. <br>By 1970, I had the elite performance standards which I felt were essential to success at the highest level for big men involved in football or track. These standards are still relevant over thirty years later and are as follows: Parallel Squat 600, Bench 400, Power Clean 350, Dead Lift 600, Forty 4.6, Vertical Jump 35 and Standing Long Jump 10