Back about 1981 when I loved cheeseburgers and didn’t wear pants. Come to think of it, little has changed since those days. An Ozark Workout by Joshua Heston “I’m sitting across from Joshua Heston, editor of the impressive StateoftheOzarks.net. We are in the cozy Vintage Paris coffee shop in downtown Hollister, Missouri. The winter air…
Irish Games in the Hills by Joshua Heston I suspect more than one exasperated hillbilly has — unknowingly — participated in the old Celtic games of strength. The necessary components are at hand. First, there are plenty of stones for throwing. Second, there are a great number of Irish and Scotch families in these hills.…
Don’t Be Afraid To Be You: Queen City Beard & Moustache Federation by Joshua Heston SPRINGFIELD, MO — “Everyone is welcome in the beardo family,” explains Bill Petersen, a huge bear of a man with a round, full beard. He is also president of the Queen City Beard & Moustache Federation. The non-profit began in…
Workout Journey, Feb-Mar ’17 by Joshua Heston Sunday, February 5 After nearly 30 years of not knowing what to do, my journey begins with what I do best: writing and eating. This afternoon, after church, I interview Terry Sartin over the phone and he details working out and eating. We talk for over an hour…
From Terry Sartin: I want you to be sure anytime you work a muscle group, you do a minimum number of exercises and a minimum number of sets for that muscle group. It will make a difference on how much blood and oxygen you get to those muscle fibers. It will make sure those muscle…
From Terry Sartin: Your metabolism and the growth of your muscles has the snowball effect. Even after this many years, I can sit on the couch and watch TV for a month, find out that I’m going to Florida, and in three weeks I can look pretty much like Rambo. It’s easy. Or in two…
Terry Sartin #Cancer Warrior by Joshua Heston Terry Sartin remembers his diagnosis of stage four colon cancer with the clarity reserved for life-changing moments. He was 42 years old, recently training young police cadets in defense tactics. His wife and a corporal had talked him into a colonoscopy after he mentioned passing blood. “I’d chalked…