JFIFC    $ &%# #"(-90(*6+"#2D26;=@@@&0FKE>J9?@=C  =)#)==================================================" }!1AQa"q2#BR$3br %&'()*456789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz w!1AQaq"2B #3Rbr $4%&'()*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz ?b ʡAjvԌz D*d"(*EҚ{SBJxQVF7[s+tyolqP|PdX$n<kd%&)I8cGiBM 0Ɠ(ELEF4(J='ZSESJsQ!Jj5*5JޥZ]-/af{;bf'q=a_CruzVqf(hihmF)3L^ZkYtoE=q\]^ =9ʺ+x?{ަ2mե sE3#h?S[BHh'ޓ>1JZ@ lMDƀEN=*<Ԩi2 O"Ԋ٠ T+G?f{in85҆y(`O٭GӺll29) ;Vkj R=+j5Mf[f)|+N<.%tYofqȦUXqV x#K/)dRDƓ'R}G@Lf>54BIE03C8Nڤ ֜x#(`iA?F>q@nVACW,I໘DQyj4Tן)̚ü+,r*/ 1^j=6uX!'# xѵ HB!Cl+FqSHʯH7(8ڹi1isj$v:T],WsνTr;8GvH㵹DP2:QۋũqHA܁~Td{VLj.h'M& i CtE01WSTIYj<6z/F?Q׭QjO^-i͟OBpyqT jpaܼN2~GCʄ3Ҕ9>,}L˻-s +R.1Q`nx~޺"cڹUb+SHB`YGsm:z@P(\0٦sҷr?zS+GsUNFcSQa\u54}0!mҐڐ 'Kz)JL]8 4EHQ~#@đ0=N8=TY*ٵe]!Gz]J]]\lɒJʻ\EveojӹԟPwnO])#Iq[>H5; x[6H$ EOj{sv#baF_$I۷$W^CzMike Jenkins has served as Marshall s strength and conditioning coach for the last two years. Prior to that, I knew Coach Jenkins when he was at Weber State in Utah for three plus years. Coach Jenkins earned his Masters in exercise physiology at Texas A&M where he was also an assistant strength coach. He has a great passion for his job and says,  Football no longer only requires size and strength to succeed. You now have to add speed to that factor. Because of this, we try to create a faster, more explosive athlete here in the weight room. Through the workout program, we try to improve their 40-yard dash time and their vertical jump. Our primary focus is to get the athletes in shape as well as have them at the peak of their performance throughout the season.<br> Our players get motivated when they come in and actually see themselves getting faster, more explosive, and it allows them to have a good time. That alone motivates players. They come in and feed off each other, they see the others getting bigger, faster and stronger. They just don t want to get left behind.<br> The most rewarding part of my job as a strength and conditioning coach is being able to watch the athletes perform on Saturdays after training them for nearly eight months. Game days are great. <br>Marshall University is a state-supported university and traces its origins back to 1837. There are about 16,000 students including 4,000 graduate and medical students. Not only is the athletic program on the rise, so is the whole university. More than $150 million in physical improvements and exp