JFIFC    $ &%# #"(-90(*6+"#2D26;=@@@&0FKE>J9?@=C  =)#)==================================================nK" }!1AQa"q2#BR$3br %&'()*456789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz w!1AQaq"2B #3Rbr $4%&'()*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz ?mx0\6 zt&0h8UzV)qDVX;(^ٽIQ]H8溭innT"XIsɮ+T` 兣uur:}SP:nE+m^PnV ?+xϡIX6$C<{djlM(A+~}kx5s)p(,c.71:24Yc֛N'vMiudA*A?Uȱϋ¥< aѽƻQ@QU#=) şc 8zj׳Xi5\S&ķ* InUՈ$k7eOq^c*2wNVs:ϫAJcuȅ}ߑTom{Z}Qme !ԑmj' 98}kWM#,D8Ǯ 1^ 4EWZPՔ4u8o3hp?rqEvZ^ zqpeu*~i[NcMI< t\tŵg/$f78![kV5FFQZe-bHd*5;4So=E\FX#i9?1?֍")jP8t XXSޥ|1q֨Cyϩ^gg\M~qӁE"g3m>p:Tٌi%6| 1&2V_M+b^xnvDrk>(3SY `D{ܜAdams works out of the team s state-of-the-art training facility in Alameda, California. In this exclusive BFS interview, Coach Adams discusses the challenges and rewards of being a head strength coach in the NFL.<br><br>BFS: How much did your degree in exercise science help you as a strength coach?<br>Adams: It gave me a great foundation in physiology, biochemistry, nutrition and biomechanics.<br><br>BFS: Where else did you learn about strength and conditioning?<br>Adams: My first influence was from you, obviously, and I thank you for connecting me with outstanding strength coaches such as Charles Poliquin. I also learned a great deal from weightlifting coach Dragomir Cioroslan and speed experts such as Randy Huntington, Dan Pfaff and Remi Korchemny, and from numerous coaches in Canada and Europe. <br><br>BFS: You were a captain when you left the Air Force, so you had a good salary and five years towards your retirement. Wasn t it a tough decision to give up that security?<br>Adams: What happened was that the Academy had just approved sponsoring me to get a PhD