JFIFC    $ &%# #"(-90(*6+"#2D26;=@@@&0FKE>J9?@=C  =)#)==================================================pK" }!1AQa"q2#BR$3br %&'()*456789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz w!1AQaq"2B #3Rbr $4%&'()*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz ?`,d Œ7p 0xW+ ] ~öpgVRǡU''[~Eb|G/a_)tB?<*]=KA%zn=sOn^;Yc2]:yZQa0I#*ux~?H?+;涴yGw ZȸPc,63R!j"k˛݁$\`TjrnayBk/SYfs3_ֺ+{x"Ex-BFrWyNQ3r>(J|8/$!Ifъ##?֗hmfbT-sj%NʑcfQ=R幬j*G.NЩUE['#Z>YF$"D%)+ޑujB|!30 Q2cc1 " zRxXЯ +62oE9PݎVЉҝ)ZJ! |A/ʪe};cz3- 楘xf'hr1SM2[7*9p\T'Qݣ:ҭvبcaש n4 DRKd4TPxP9ڲ?܋9I72Ŋ7\p!wE,z:~CDvSihox^CA ˼cZZ6Os-Ĩ-&f֩~MA"_95o6X"El}Xt\vwX|J4ǀA\V Un jxFO܋_wM`zzifk#R8|Z۶xiZ4hK%nI!G4%ݔOKqyW3ǧ\+wl0qu?ZYΚ]{Wv<>d֨NV7AZ>PW9`Bz}sjSNgc) 1&]6RXcc$Jsv[= FsӸ^0?ƒ؞g,vڈ=IH5Fs8F}krMsmgu=-n=16zM):ʻ->bĺ{^[Ofpzc%5v-սM; F5~~[i 9j|v3ksškt"Ӡ{fBHn1tEo+(%F(95SM֓ĺjhk^ITU} Uj+qtX#r͸Adams works out of the team s state-of-the-art training facility in Alameda, California. In this eclusive 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 such as Charles Poliquin. I also learned a great deal from weightlifting coach Dragomir Cioroslan and speed experts such as Randy Huntington, Dan Pfaff and Remi Korchemny, and from numerous coaches in Canada and Europe. <br><br>BFS: You were a captain when you left the Air Force, so you had a good salary and five years towards your retirement. Wasn t it a tough decision to give up that security?<br>Adams: What happened was that the Academy had just approved sponsoring me to get a PhD but then the Air Force told me they were going to pull me out of my assignment and send me to Los Angeles to buy missiles. In other words, the Air Force basically told me that not only