JFIFC    $ &%# #"(-90(*6+"#2D26;=@@@&0FKE>J9?@=C  =)#)==================================================VK" }!1AQa"q2#BR$3br %&'()*456789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz w!1AQaq"2B #3Rbr $4%&'()*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz ?,0ܖoZ{X3A}mGE|dI$6g)7L+ ۊxGj|w!kf$NgjZ^GPİ+;W9ͨFP1]A> ֝֕pVž㯺xܺΣ)vLPKuhdPEkxL"t$oZ{+ZXY={QlzYk`ѽ0ǂxڠdzVѬl(A" .8=sTxQ*'mh-?w]$rzc>wr~nxvf 3#lŽpN~VGo|Ou$4,89'QG,pngUfR,J>ed~bb69r:l姯\WjZ[kNn'_z39xQN1:!sOX~P3Z:ψ5m7l㩮XO &#I䱭*,$#Qk9rIMDd+>VF݅WPAk],w}(TW޼9wҪsj+Mǖ?h^\HE\{Q-7E8ݰvյ&I.nI[}&485g^3U yMRaNF:Ȯ+ʹj3jeK6&JZwC# = v/$cT6\`w=vu<kiV+{=M*?SvZ.,ʒ X>B'˄^}+SRz~UjF1r7ûvs{h_jJquujUc9迕xQٰ͢٢\t(6UtaX`9?W3lrl+LW-: ,NXŠ*o\C8Wg ';Lj8Aj6O4$n}?Š+X-)J\ћE ˸yj{zWXuAnԜnOORs1#yyAQ\I?ding-ype routines, says Ayars.  Many American female gymnasts tend to have a lot of hypertrophy in their quads, whereas many of our male gymnasts have a lot of ypertrophy in their upper body, but they re not necessarily stronger than their European counterparts. Also, in gymnastics, that extra bodyweight can be something of a hindrance. To resolve this dilemma, Ayars studied the training programs of the Eastern Europeans, and decided to model his program after theirs by focusing on heavier wights, lower reps and explosive exercises such as power cleans and push jerks.<br>Ayars had a background in weight training, but he wantd to learn more about perorming and teaching explosive weight training exercises. In addition to taking a coaching course sponsored by the United States Weightlifting Federation, Ayars and his athletes worked with nationally ranked weightlifter Jane Black on the finer points of the lifts.<br>Initial response from parent to Ayars new strength training program was all over the map.  We had a small group that thought it was a fantastic idea, we had a big group that was apprehensive about it, and we had another small group that was certain we were going to cripple their kids. Ayars recals that despite offering a otebook of medical journal abstracts which concluded that weight training was safe, one parent insisted tha