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Chris Schoeck

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MIND OVER MATTER

How I Learned to Bend Steel

The documentary ‘Bending Steel,’ now playing on demand, chronicles how Average Joe Chris Schoeck became a real-life Superman. Here, he tells his story.

Chris Schoeck

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