On this episode Ken sits down with one of the best deadlifters around today... Niko Chaprales (@greekgoliath). Ken & Niko talk about a vast range of topics in this episode including injuries, social media & being marketable in strength sports, Niko's powerlifting background, and a whole lot more.

As always, you aren’t going to want to miss this!

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Content;

00:00- Intro

00:25- Diving into injuries that have been in the sport recently

16:52- Social media playing a part in Strongman

17:29- What is the path to the big competitions in Strongman

27:43- Being marketable as a strongman athlete

32:32- The entertainment side of strongman

36:24- His hot take on weight class athletes

39:18- The growth of Strongman since Covid

44:16- Spectators and opinions on how to get more at shows

48:23- Coming from Powerlifting

50:01- His last Powerlifting meet

54:37- Coming into strongman from leaving powerlifting

56:45- Describing his first few strongman comps

1:01:41- His tricep injury in more detail

1:05:04- Preparing for his upcoming competition and all that he has coming up

1:17:45- His thoughts on being an athlete and having the support of Cerberus and others