JFIFC    $ &%# #"(-90(*6+"#2D26;=@@@&0FKE>J9?@=C  =)#)==================================================O" }!1AQa"q2#BR$3br %&'()*456789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz w!1AQaq"2B #3Rbr $4%&'()*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz ?Z( ( ( (OLǜROBtE"eH KPQVVuƾ =-\f-AΫ#] .%[f$N0=YvŪXj>$eHRG*?3lؖ KבNXӖ heVZsɸܸbP(|zP~}UѴX6fC2sbkӼ&(%g|$}Iݟ B3Yք 2F@8+N&u#(pUqդn ~?5ȶArZhm":F?J`KGG@GGG@TҬ58Wp\# ,aG@'_OszxBc뜅<Em@zψDu)%;XD2?|se8M5z-/̀+hh7-.cc+')Cp6ض/:('N𾍥6=>sr&ުidd.G2Hr1IjQEQEQEQEQEQEQEQEQEion. 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 an offer from the University of Iowa.  I have always wanted to play on Saturdays that s what drives me, says Tom.  I love the game and I do sometimes dream about playing on Sundays. My parents support me and my younger brother inspires me every day. <br>Tom says that he has missed a workout only once in the last four years.  I hated it, said Tom.  It was in the summer on a family vacation. My mom would not let me