JFIFC    $ &%# #"(-90(*6+"#2D26;=@@@&0FKE>J9?@=C  =)#)==================================================!K" }!1AQa"q2#BR$3br %&'()*456789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz w!1AQaq"2B #3Rbr $4%&'()*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz ?oRKL HWIi)pv}F:ʹ\ͩx;d)P|cGJKk@L2}Se}M,&UGo \o_f\+gﴝE93an6CfLEbtΟ}=nq|d:5}7md+NGcSqȴ8{dV&vRH 1ʜF0S-O]\ 7rUm$0H":g@U?LB6@֤,'6$Russian athletes emphasize developing the glutes and hamstrings with squats, power cleans, and specialized exercises such as the glute-ham raise. Just how important are these muscles? Canadian strength coach Charles Poliquin has designed workout programs for over 400 olympians, and he says that approximately 40 percent of the power for sprinting and jumping comes from the glutes and 25 percent from the hamstrings.  It s imperative that all athletes concentrate on strengthening these muscles with assistance exercises such as the glute-ham raise, says Poliquin.<br>The glute-ham raise enables an athlete to work the entire length of the spine and both the knee and hip extension