JFIFC    $ &%# #"(-90(*6+"#2D26;=@@@&0FKE>J9?@=C  =)#)==================================================" }!1AQa"q2#BR$3br %&'()*456789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz w!1AQaq"2B #3Rbr $4%&'()*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz ?cJ o[|=0@?lVƍ jw#`9Sv/m\c#?fYr]/<#XGՂ{ Ljtd&)o؜ &^].g~7m -=3EF=>U4SM8?0Z#֋nCg)уڝh p}}j]繬앩?+p}h-v| ՑPd84EgufZ>/g9N㱴.ه'MkGZҕj,j!䴖CFc FNʱoq fCX9JxKUk1/sIhHj{G I!Bg i+vV)62OR+nPΞcrǠ7<zV%]t#`9\5}; W+ >$(zzqMqzsh.΋u}\7SO5lq:vlRL}qő:Idrh [ZY[p]A|5W,$ VG#ݎ?@a\*b ^K0H2p l Wd8ҍX$dmNH̬|^g.o 1SHLj_5KeeaE=)>} $0y4QF07`Y72 Gh5) ׀-bc+ͥ;5bMc:|%V7F?3c$ⲯP2sO7V -#Bwx2WT?g:Ã~՟Y #ZմO85ZI ppv.6QOgf+EZuM{N? VM! ku\K[ii\$caWCr[?~<^k#;֪ID򱉩#X|G3?R~hSYL&pCU۫[ S=@^*ZM)j׍_ۋ[!ݻgWeǏ@+{C+vqv4<&LNy>Z| n;۴([jUzhc~A)pjdLhs/:a4yzc ia}2#8GzUŚe`6EpZDs}OAҳI'⤽Rm%WhC9֨)3+/YTNa,71PÍQjOR5'sG?۸W?Q2_(RFNk8?Ki8l??Һ[ҜyLv"ti(MH g9e붊 )oEy-vtAon 'S[$[Īr6fDqvZȒFL/b=鋩.Uc)D'*?ҺʎxbJR;dc;Qs7Y%&n#qSO Tڹ\-殱R}sMvяӣϴ n:LSjŵv>lNOA޺In GL~USqڟSՅ]TI|-Iӣl6G(ۻeGR5c Tb*ӡB=͋MY#N$HʼK:mu8(J&B HnҊV&%[9mʑ޶f9F(זO\hs"$GDecC}+.er%z8VFFzյ 6($%ONܸc;\nj=LTˀv @P]] KroQލ0W#ohv /rN>Č7JOl^x1OS\{}~4E-3ܚsS-S9ԙ20:ͦI4|5mAo l|J:*_WQ\pN.NedFbxTCy Ol?CtY􄲝I5H<8W M*y(N?ޯDԛucZRIsRwɬwK Y.e9>PzU;B'I6u])/ёr #m\’i=MOZ%M*R[֟ D Zi$6mN?38,j~* {:`V)FWG%T$ZE9$&Kgߍz+t-4S99*u YB2ZzNʹUhVХL,ee1V c&Ȧz>եj7]/Z{2ޭj]?qJ; S\_Ķ2ԕ\K dgSVmrP$\Zr=s\|HƢ;@W/²ivV!82CCƩscb%V {^Aij"B^ڳֶ:K\H'°(14 #h϶+Ï [ eձ ^=1Tj9J5<9hK.[Xn>s?QTq9KI"eN|栒I-aMٶHABZF1T17837̍-bفǗ:1 EaaM8^'g7np?zAVwjKx%ⷄl"NG4W 0Ez7Ff%򰓐zqlFV3C/,; W ?h7s>+3wa#q%xuƳռEh1+$s~闾'ptr2t&3ƨ&G~ pxjtK3jQyPi$o ޮ5-ZH,{fJXu+2Ȓ2$L{+AAkF`՘JQK%ƑabCv%Ki#Jt5gC;w+ bck"}c=Oֺ+6+'W+xdS>VB+ NKs4u!G Veݔk,b$ؕW]g,][GCֶ+=Zn$Id2-'w@g {sxa?ml#늗Dno<2: :uɦ-2&TN*v;iE8&Pw&S4Gے)fi#3TtA=[C2NHkEȊnjUlקJϖ9ch)/->x숲8^n4X_x 'h^)7 s`aq^k"" =b|Bմ"rZ(DɶHeK| #3^myF8XoFVw(A^[1;O[VO=NWs;Z$q+~wK {]4. ɪ}H"2\5%!SaT=Ug^&?yؐ+Ҽ6M] ISMo]xE#a|<9ǜ{hbꪕ[[;q 㠅?Š-vPu'S9[T9 ߢ?R/|qX?JK̟-c>ԧDa"#yyPծz8J9=>@0X]$IT btIHXPmkܖ8":O;eEaL[F9yA+sHS].q*zMс;6?N*]ȷnzIMUs~v1;QEũ#FY之3uVڦvy1T?D }oB mR!>C^T)=F[ S@(#sk4w!lB NJn6f\p^@~hTڝÂ=AA!6fͲ(c,psmf4pqrFUBQEF}0qWf1JIϩSr02j׆1朰LvemMuuNKDy#ҪKCTuZѸg"u@#kq%,v6I&;-LtKƖHj<@SVJi;$/č^F[XgS e*s^T]TWxTkyBNP>5A\JL4 B@IB3P"K'%Olb:Y5D*nV6?yt~&dӠ\akҐHҴ<[)v8 ִer}MzyQWJ)ƜRͨcfžrjtt2*78 5<RDd*;\2s׏%&S#yl2UM~9W591 =3ViwrO5:F[4&hKS>.P[ǃ-|U֬?yrJ@ ~u"03?"2k"1s[#jX!$qz;i NHөRG 2LTTZ: *r :+VPF#aG4$OP~e}ؿ`+Wq8>+M}MF%d'wjG$ǯһה- E\É%T`灌S\ե)᩾KLguf#^3ܞ Gs9sf'6s64XLAArGJy8gRw#ǥ99{QQzE;@wr(8=.Aѷm4w26c#4qrzZx 8Q$pJ@{@UV$8jFBA\1*kW!ː8XI/6#"an$kS]3k6qoyq+3 8'HUO?:N)F>!03ҨeKF+ %VpHҸj[IilAwr9r,E$b8?3q[8r PWٰ7`XgWKn,#G(1>'2P[>('޼ԛ@!qR!ٲ<`UY`rx)#K39^m~j\זE\ʙ#2͍C)tw5Z*$-A?ĝ7FӮuBc1ζ'Q5$[=o-ォ掃f*('oFzԉ `za FB QHC.pzEMzUR ) )^0GN)P ܂G( 4PRHC2g!X4 23+5 K+BѴMqĪUKd֋Xm ҁ\Z *_V 5d19V)$p#Ҁ5-tb: V8(Ebb[ ALwg}Xַ/O qj1 \6CUp3wIV)K ٍrkR >ŝ뺰 iknR= rA-Vk{d-1ֵ5|XX[yK–NH+cdSN1ڕ!'`A 6ڜ{KTpTX=0g[,8[ŒcC#!4YIH``(QwAU.4"KP9?6o&DzEgosxL͑DGS:vY [hS$~byy5r DMrBa xz|ѠΠN7h`|km¤w~ҍRdpFۭ+&s cjZ-ʲwWZ[\LV~?Zs. = >^sWB qE>R{ 'ğ *'y0d~)󸌀xW=i}MUѣ<+Pڎlp_*@u5AA==֒j:f[I$? /3i-ۊ`e($But in June of 1999, as Brooks was preparing for his third season with the Rams, tragedy struck. His wife, Jackie, was dignosed with non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. He decided to put his athetic career on hold for several months to help her through the trauma of chemotherapy. Brooks was subsequently released by the Rams, and he turned down offers from both the Saints, Cowboys and the Jaguar.<br> As his wife s health began to improve, Brooks signed with the Cardinals (over the Jaguars and the Broncos) in the 2000 season and reunited with his offensive line coach from the Rams, George Warhop. Again Brooks made the final roster; and when the starter at left tackle L.J. Shelton became injured, Brooks saw more playing time.  Shelton went down the first play of the first game, so I got to play that whole game, and then the following two games I started. However, at the end of the season the Cardinals deided not to extend players who had missed significant amounts of practice time, as Brooks had in caring for his wife. Brooks was immediately picked up by the Broncos.<br>In February 2001 tragedy struck agin, and this time Jackie lost her battle with cancer. There would be no football for Brooks this year.  When Jackie passed away I just really wasn t 100 percent focused on football, says Brooks. When he was eventually able to handle his irreparable loss, Brooks knew he had a lot of work to do if he was to play again. He needed to get back in shape, and he needed to do it quickly.<br>The Poliquin Factor<br><br>Through his brother Fletcher, who is now a track and strength coach at Williams College, Brooks learned about Charles Poliquin, co-owner of te Poliquin erformance Center in Tempe, Arizona. Poliquin s pro clients include over 60 NHL and over a dozen NFL players.  I wanted to work with Charles to get my strength levels up to a level where I could really compete on the field, says Brooks. The results were beyond anyone s expectations.<br>Brooks started working wth Poliquin on April 12, and continued for the next three months. He trained for one aproximate