JFIFC    $ &%# #"(-90(*6+"#2D26;=@@@&0FKE>J9?@=C  =)#)==================================================fK" }!1AQa"q2#BR$3br %&'()*456789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz w!1AQaq"2B #3Rbr $4%&'()*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz ?n$nqVbySnU=dv!:֢i o6%F\pUV}xn6, 0{{B[[M䐬۶qMRuQ" Pߡ%'$›ue χZLMʏ6k1|#4>*V{80 )\GjTe%  P7]KsSkhwGʓy8ue`YGsZEŤS@Gz-!Xv D~Za?tN}GBRGilW?vĚ6 l3c#8)iz)EGLj|7k7j\47clhYApT4(WMXY#gR\C J3.ystH 毧!~u,˕Vn[}6wN!R"դ+ˈey$^}(u!wݞuV;{,r0 ׬Z]足\fdßR3UA<$' y$jchPM^iFUhXa*ބ&V)~ )__n#ۮ>5zΗ\Z]fcE{iPr+L)ZgvQǙZ3z)v<(]1 u':F[L#q oER[ Sat]Ɯfl^ۑf1K{e[dx #ԚUIr05 Z 6Mo-70/Hm8 D!U;l6Tx@I[?-3 'hfL7+}(b9q [#I [1;u[4QY# TRC d#U]2qL<$(e-Fg ;#SDȦjc֊) graduating from the Academy and serving a short-term assignment at Wright-Patterson Air Force base in Ohio as a financial manager, Adams was able to return to the Academy as an assistant strength coach while completing master s degrees in exercise science and business administration. When he retired from the Air Force in 1998, Adams built a private strength coaching business, working with both amateur and professional athletes. News eventually spread around the NFL of Adams s talent for making football players bigger, faster, stronger and injury free, and this year Adams accepted Coach Callahan s offer to become the head strength coach of the Oakland Raiders.<br>Adams 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 suc