JFIFC    $ &%# #"(-90(*6+"#2D26;=@@@&0FKE>J9?@=C  =)#)==================================================TK" }!1AQa"q2#BR$3br %&'()*456789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz w!1AQaq"2B #3Rbr $4%&'()*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz ?vqi롤+"e R WQ]<=T6C*m2-Ae\ W {6_0B~E>Jn-bk>(8#~5n\Ŏ)1{Ur\u&}"VHms^}It-4 =_hy5GqvܭGH&Ե Kx2DFF5Dֺwb<{W{iDP9ڱY%np:J|5w:)@+hy mt5r^"IWW`8WSu/>o'$o3[uq2A0NI=ƬPm21ǰ*+|drrX,y)`sV^CSB=26kOyXג}*?,_&e&+(?ktX}̰dzlJim Schmitz, who was featured in our Spring 2002 issue, is one of the most accomplished Olympic weightlifting coaches in the world. In his early years as a weightlifter Schmitz experimented with lifting chains on core exercises, but decided that carrying heavy chains to the gym was simply too inconvenient. More recently, powerlifters especially the elite athletes coached by powerlifting guru Louie Simmons have been experimenting with chains.<BR><BR>The Straight Truth about Strength Curves <BR>The theory of variable resistance is that because you re stronger (or weaker) at different points in an exercise, the best strength training devices should increase the resistance at the points at which you are strongest. Herz explained in his patent how his  cam would achieve this:  . . . in working with such apparatuses, during the whole movement, the muscles shall be exerted in accordance with their momentary tension or pulling force. Th