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Brains and Brawn… Bob Peoples and the Sleepless Night

BY ALEX CAMPBELL Juanita Peoples suddenly woke from her sleep with a dreadful feeling that something was wrong.…

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Brains and Brawn… A Heritage of Strength

BY CHAD SALYER My grandfather, George Grindstaff, was born in Carter County in 1900. If something needed fixing,…

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Brains and Brawn… Attacking your weakness

BY CHAD SALYER Everyone has strengths and weaknesses. You have probably heard that you should play to your…

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Brains and Brawn… Mid-Year Resolution

BY CHAD SALYER Many people make a resolution to work out and diet in January. By this time…

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Brains and Brawn… Bob Simpson: Hiding in Plain Sight

BY ALEX CAMPBELL After dabbling in strength for a few years, Bob Simpson was ready to advance his…

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Brains and Brawn… Bench off

BY CHAD SALYER Divisions abound in our modern world. Common ground is increasingly rare between people with even…

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Brains and brawn… Bob Simpson and the Way of the Ronin

BY ALEX CAMPBELL Bob Simpson decided to give up on the ever-popular football and go his own way…

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Brains and Brawn… Too big

BY CHAD SALYER Can you imagine walking up to an Olympic swimmer like Michael Phelps and saying, “I…

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Brains and Brawn… Prison Workouts

BY CHAD SALYER My first career was as a Correctional Officer at Northeast Correctional Complex in Mountain City.…

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Brains and Brawn… Bob Simpson and Christmas hams

BY ALEX CAMPBELL Over the last several months, we explored the life of Paul Anderson, one of the…