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֊)aining. Tom began training with his dad and older brother at an early age by doing pushups and sit-ups. However, by his ninth-grade year he became very serious about the BFS Program under Coach Ekmark s direction. I have done a lot of interviews in my career of writing articles for the BFS magazine and only a handful of athletes at any level had perfect technique in every phase of strength and conditioning. Tom Busch is one of those athletes, and that is a credit to his coaches and to Tom for concentrating so fully on the smallest detail.<br>As you can see (chart right), Tom s strength is extraordinary. His lifts during his 11th-grade year just before his senior year of football could match most starting Division I linebackers in college. The 350-pound power clean was done from the floor and should not be confused with the hang clean, which is easier for most athletes. Tom was a three-time All-Conference and a two-time All-Metro (Minneapolis) player. In addition, he was a two-time Conference Defensive MVP and a two-time All-State linebacker. Tom recorded a prodigious 414 tackles throughout his high school career. <br>All these accomplishments, plus Tom s uncommon strength, caught the eye of many Division I schools. Tom decided early on to accept