On this episode Ken sits down with pro strongman, grip expert and the owner of Titan Barbell in Stoneham MA... Eric Dawson (@cookiemonsterstrongman). Ken & Eric talk about how he got into strength sports, his beginnings of being a coach, moving facilities into what is now Titan Barbell, learning to adapt, longevity in strength sports, and a ton more.

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

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Content;

00:00- Intro

00:34- Getting into strength training

01:50- College and first jobs

04:16- Starting the gym in his garage

05:21- Moving the gym into a proper space

11:32- Running/promoting events

15:05- His competitions as an athlete

15:46- Getting into grip competitions

16:52- Longevity in strongman

19:05- In season and off season training

22:50- Growth of strongman events

24:47- Next stage of his career as a promoter

29:14- What events he’s running next

35:48- Learning to adapt in strongman

40:58- How skill is also important in Strongman

42:38- Coaching his athletes to be adaptable

45:50- Advice to opening a gym

47:53- Learn the skill of coaching someone

55:30- His trainers at the gym

58:10- How being involved in different sports impacts the gym

1:01:10- What strength training has taught him

1:05:05- Understanding his strength at a young age and how he processes things

1:14:13- How he has learned to deal with his back issue

1:16:29- What he does for prehab/injury prevention

1:25:23- Where can people find him