JFIFC    $ &%# #"(-90(*6+"#2D26;=@@@&0FKE>J9?@=C  =)#)==================================================lK" }!1AQa"q2#BR$3br %&'()*456789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz w!1AQaq"2B #3Rbr $4%&'()*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz ?솫O NU4S~G^>GsG?KۻO:\@qXw1 58_,U$g<P6cɭ)SVЩ"lϑT$0ƥۉ|zS(y#Z*܇lrfXɊ]֫_0qs֢L]@A95Mk6MqQXDϜq5bgPϩ2떉!S'# 3S=݋!2 ;}k.t -X+] wr~1?R̒é?$-f&UW_N忇w>Jx=jׇ9ۢ[e]HE{,%8 O9bi;m3W%\=oS^8첒K@W$sБ=srN1U(F%+Zir}rdt{y Ep?V ez p̎Q%>V\XsjZEMoxYnda)ٽ(J)ܚynaq^ 'kv4Im^9k,3ɮÖڏ7NW-,/#>ʪj}FmU[Dͅ`z r`Q_ M5 <j$;'Yw#]&4Ė,JsB}y5K[ؼI9p?p 9Z2t;Zf&' ]Qcqbcsűj" |  xx9W C)AS*Nk@ZY>3ycFkWtZNRP>5|1'`/xCzl$j?e-pK0aȪӣ\veA5x/kR?δ|39B2d;U9$cq}GSI-X_.lw;?6X>W_"1qj$\]Yo#?hȤiE%ֳuj^;o,7ۂ\N*UZ Ӱ3#=ˤGyf؜ҹ ^C'0*gdֵg$ +2֩-ݼV"@1֩#{AUZS|kV5{6eO#b]iVwBtYwǜ"ՙ&=ʨ>cVJCph4JLL͐TF=gh~+2&rvCuzt)ŕfY62GQU|WC{{Yl)17ξ=Er(%fG׵)i~4x_z,.#G.>P;f,r~Tc }(^1".Q{~8<恭Gm\)wWX̖wK 98WvF ='Ó*Ckz|O>[`3pX\iZtwrz6Iח:dO6EeZź2C>raD>cںo^5TB H(x2Kt:4h6base in Ohio as a financial manager, Adams was able to return to the Academy as an assistant strength coach while completing master s degrees in exercise science and business administration. When he retired from the Air Force in 1998, Adams built a private strength coaching business, working with both amateur and professional athletes. News eventually spread around the NFL of Adams s talent for making football players bigger, faster, stronger and injury free, and this year Adams accepted Coach Callahan s offer to become the head strength coach of the Oakland Raiders.<br>Adams works out of the team s state-of-the-art training facility in Alameda, California. In this exclusive 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