JFIFC    $ &%# #"(-90(*6+"#2D26;=@@@&0FKE>J9?@=C  =)#)==================================================pK" }!1AQa"q2#BR$3br %&'()*456789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz w!1AQaq"2B #3Rbr $4%&'()*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz ?豓ށKފgt*4)nf?yg}; s~X#ՏsT$i ngxGrVêG3U?5K5-_q'9=MGfW]|!-$`¥t=!+ּ-|EeC7_qW\ʥ'MM?cڬ9)y.o{VܱU=\?fZ|?w3 \gNUV+.>Wi* HZQ7« }'kvO6NRl+20=:}Rv35BԊ}V:` Sr אfi鶇)UWq J("8Jeot|X*~5'( B oQ+A OMmAExI2u=ӤUSFAd[!Usr[jVlӋd*S]Fw銫qaRbwȎA=+~TncȨqT:xo8Ld.kJcְmt-7lN[yǁ4}{{5nnu59 8],pO5(fhUTPMLj{ke]JF+bĝ \[B!.rZj(RmH5L%K1Oj6,4h5x+{H^il$h2Xuίccv;DYۻJ8)i,ʛزK |~"⫿ژ`?ן_ ᶕbRܣ\(95ʳn5ELØCYG*}k{iu* }5oE BVfu)8%Q]&Glorado Springs. His achievements since then include American records in the snatch, 435; clean and jerk, 518; and the total of the two lifts combined, 942. He placed tenth in the 2002 Olympic Games and fifth in the 2003 World Championships.<br>In this exclusive interview, this humble big man talks about his goals, his training and his willingness to accept his responsibilities as a role model.<br><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