Senior Airman Zaccaria Smith, 39th Logistics Support Squadron, struggles to squat a set amount of weight while competing in the 39th Force Support Squadron’s first power-lifting competition at the Incirlik Fitness center, April 18, 2009. Airman Smith lifted a total weight of 950 lbs., spanning squats, dead lifts and bench presses, giving him a score of 682.907 on the Glossbrenner scale. The Glossbrenner Scale multiplies the total weight lifted by a body weight coefficient to even the playing field between all contestants. Staff Sgt. Shaun Crum, 39th Communications Squadron, was awarded 1st place with a total weight of 1,285 lbs. and a score of 792.138. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Benjamin Wilson)
Staff Sgt. Shaun Crum, 39th Communications Squadron, struggles during his third squat attempt while competing in the 39th Force Support Squadron’s first power-lifting competition at the Incirlik Fitness center, April 18, 2009. Sergeant Crum lifted a total weight of 1,285 lbs., spanning squats, dead lifts and bench presses, giving him a score of 792.138 on the Glossbrenner scale, earning first place in the competition. The Glossbrenner Scale multiplies the total weight lifted by a body weight coefficient to even the playing field between all contestants. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Benjamin Wilson)
Staff Sgt. Russell Gray, 39th Force Support Squadron, loads a 45 lbs. onto a weight bar during the 39th Force Support Squadron’s first power-lifting competition at the Incirlik Fitness center, April 18, 2009. Competitors lifted the maximum weight they could in squats, dead lift and bench press to achieve a score using the Glossbrenner system. The Glossbrenner Scale multiplies the total weight lifted by a body weight coefficient to even the playing field between all contestants. Staff Sgt. Shaun Crum, 39th Communications Squadron, was awarded 1st place with a total weight of 1,285 lbs. and a score of 792.138. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Benjamin Wilson)
Senior Airman Franz Enriquez, 817 Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, struggles to squat a set amount of weight while competing in the 39th Force Support Squadron’s first power-lifting competition at the Incirlik Fitness center, April 18, 2009. Airman Enriquez lifted a total weight of 995 lbs., spanning squats, dead lifts and bench presses, giving him a score of 708.937 on the Glossbrenner scale. The Glossbrenner Scale multiplies the total weight lifted by a body weight coefficient to even the playing field between all contestants. Staff Sgt. Shaun Crum, 39th Communications Squadron, was awarded 1st place with a total weight of 1,285 lbs. and a score of 792.138. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Benjamin Wilson)