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Essentially the idea is that the stronger you get, the less important extra strength becomes. Tom agrees there is a point of no return when it comes to athletic strength. In other words, with a power clean from the floor of 350 pounds, an 800 box squat, a 505 deep parallel squat and a 405 bench press, Tom is really strong enough to handle business at the Division I level. A 10 percent increase in strength in the next three to four years would be plenty. What Tom should concentrate on is his speed, quickness and linebacker savvy. And that is exactly what Tom has been doing. His 40 went from a 4.65 to a 4.47 and his vertical jump from 32 inches to 34 inches. Tom knows that the difference in being an effective linebacker that he could make by going from a 350 power clean to 380 is not nearly as good as going from 4.65 to 4.47 in the forty. Plus, the strain on the body and chance of injury is always something to consider at that level of strength. <br>Tom believes there is no substitute for hard work.  You have to set goals every day, Tom advises.  There are a lot of people with talent, but to rise above the pack you QH ȣ4QĻaO'&=!YvD0Vt2v s}nib+KbܠPq \Q58LhXڝ;֭^j)5IncN9k7ܣz~ 3, 3ib9)#E]>=Kq$QU"ujf+zTcb` 1ڢR*2ԙjϢ%Gw< zu4CenOZNIގ /z)isG@RN :ջ[j:0ȫnk8S<<8k~:ҮzV0x)+0%slpz19ԯh|CxzMx*U*(85w|; L'-J&NipsUwHlxnK$p:d^m&@'M[Zt+yU8Ϧj-LǫxU ~[w$n=V_G)qaUfX[1Qf4t,G> Vː94Go񬰆>9*'<5Qf W)>ѱh䊳jL<+Rd@,`2 ?Jm&E> ʮ "].Fw1d /*4'ͱ"Y`?TqCcG4&TʷOpj֧0jGXcd:?ԔK8O.F-U>.1K*r?t0=s҈V.-b%uDfnQ 3[mw̃ǽ2aӎT/0:?dh[o wgm:N rA0ҭt\QMMlL2,ShW?VK ֒/Re]O+*T]pZN" "1E]կg󊔌3Ҋ"bU>@8(uchC8`9y'@9 zE4&90r1ϭ?|u֊*,zO#޵l+Y#F\(8<;EiVSI5bX%P͵*8 zTe;,;?Z(ficLmK(}7t4QSi HYA'(WtM=21nyD[-Whv!h[$w#E$Q=9qS%I|E&*zaYms}y)?ched a tobacco product. <br> It was never hard for me, explained Conrad.  The first time I was offered was at an 8th grade party. I decided to go home. I asked if anyone wanted to leave with me and one person did. We ended up watching a movie and eating pizza. Coach Ivie has had both his sons, Conrad and younger brother Cole repet the BFS Three Rules For Success and do the BFS Dot Drill before breakfast since they were two years old. They do this everyday. One of those rules is to  refuse to associate with anyone, anyplace or anything that will create mediocrity or negaivity. Conrad refuses to associate in adrug, alcohol or tobacco situation. <br>Conrad always gives out his cell phone number and offers to drive others home. He warns,  Don t drive with alcohol in you. When you keep saying  no to alcohol people start respecting you a play football again, I would still consider myself fortunate. <br>I want to mention two other amazing facts about Tom s life. First, Tom does not have a driver s license and does not drive. His driver education class conflicted with his workouts and the start of football practice, so he chose football.<br>Second, Tom was elected homecoming king last fall. At the presentation ceremony, he gave his crown to his little brother Joey, who has Down syndrome. Joey was all smiles and so was everyone else as he stood as king at the homecoming assembly. <br>Tom is a true Eleven, and we at BFS wish him well as he embarks on the next chapter of his life at the University of Iowa. Our thanks go to Tom, his parents and Coach Ekmark for this inspiring story. <br><br><br><br>n or