The Iron Edge

In this incredibly emotional episode, Ken sits down with Cody Abell (@strongest_tattooer), the owner of Stronger Together and one of the best u80kg strongmen on the circuit today!

Ken & Cody discuss a huge range of topics including his childhood, getting involved in strongman, how tattooing changed his life, being able to accept help from others and a whole host more.

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Content;

00:00- Intro

00:57- How he got into strongman

05:11- What he went to college for

09:11- His journey from playing in a band to tattooing

14:40- How the tattoo shop has helped him in life

21:14- Learning how to pivot when things go different than expected

25:44- How his first bad show helped him train and prepare himself for shows mentally in the future

28:16- Strongman being a sport you need to know how to adapt

31:29- Getting caught up on events or bad training sessions

35:49- The story of his childhood

52:29- Hardships from childhood and how they impacted him/still impact him

1:00:26- learning how to be able to train both by yourself and with groups

1:02:12- Figuring out how he needed a coaching change

1:07:15- Advancing as an athlete and how to make that switch mentally

1:13:15- How his struggles throughout his life have helped his mentality with his career/starting a business

1:17:10- Accepting help from others and the start of Stronger Together

1:21:26- Know when to hire more help with your business

1:26:02- Having a group of good people around him

1:31:13- The importance of talking about your feelings

1:36:44- His 3 best friends from childhood and their relationship

1:40:18- Fighting the want to self isolate when things get tough

1:46:54- Seeking out help from other coaches

1:53:12- Wrapping up/ Where to find him

On this episode, Ken sits down with the current Amateur Arnold World Champion... Nick Guardione (@nickguardione).

Ken & Nick discuss a huge range of topics including getting into strongman, intent behind exercises, mindset, losing their fathers, and MORE.

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Content;

00:00- Intro

01:00- How things are going for him currently

02:20- Getting into Strongman

03:13- Where he trains and his coach

08:20- How his degree has impacted his life and career now

12:31- The mental side of training for him personally and how he coaches it

17:11- How he has gotten more selective with coaching

18:00 - The intent behind exercises and training

28:46- Being obsessed

31:02- Mindset in training vs competing

37:53- How he is learning how to maintain a champions mindset in and out of competition

44:08- Losing his dad and it’s impact on his life

1:00:23- The possibility of losing his strongman journey and what he would do

1:01:40- What he thinks about his identity

1:09:35- Managing injuries; when it’s appropriate to keep pushing and when to take it easy

1:11:55- Being entertaining on top of an athlete

1:15:55- The quality of judging at shows

1:20:07- Where he sees the sport of Strongman going

1:21:49- Where to find him

On this episode, Ken sits down with The Italian Stallion... Nicolas Cambi (@cambidude).

Ken & Nicolas talk all things strongman including moving up weight classes, recent injuries, taking advantage of his dual citizenship, how to get more people into the sport, and then non-strongman topics like his career in recruiting, why he started a podcast of his own, and MORE.

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Content;

00:00- Intro

00:27- Jumping up weight classes

04:54- His past couple years competing

06:17- Backlash from competing for Italy

07:37- Moving here from Italy at a young age

10:23- Taking advantage of his dual citizenship

13:13- His most recent injury

15:43- His plan going forward with training

17:09- Shows in Italy vs in the states

20:05- His job in recruiting

21:43- Why he started his own podcast

24:00- Giants Live in Vegas

28:58- His weight goal and how it feels to be heavier

31:41- Dissecting some top level athletes and their strengths

36:49- His opinion on the controversy in recent events

38:37- Where he sees the top level shows going

41:32- The key to good content

42:52- How often to compete

48:45- The next evolution of Strongman

51:02- Biggest thing holding the sport back

56:35- What grinds their gears

01:01:55- How to get more people and kids into the sport

01:05:12- The changes in muscular physique over time

01:06:41- When Ken and Cambi started strength training and Strongman

01:13:25- Having a good training crew

01:17:29- His opinion on standardizing Strongman

01:22:01- Where you can find him

On this episode, Ken sits down with the man who is the authority on Historic Stone lifting... Martin Jancsics (@thestoneman265).

Ken & Martin talk all things Historic Stones, from their current resurgence in popularity, what makes a good stone lifter, how Historic Stones have impacted Martin's life, unfortunate damage some of the stones have suffered and MORE.

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Content;

00:00- Intro

01:15- Brief overview of Martin

01:34- His reason for being in the states

02:23- The recent growth of stone lifting

04:13- How he got involved in the Rogue Stoneland documentary

07:27- The start of stone lifting for him

11:18- Finding a new way for everyone to find each stone

13:25- The diversity in stone lifting

17:09- How stone lifting has helped in other aspects of life

19:50- Growing up

23:09- How he’s helped others

26:37- What he thinks makes a good stone lifter

28:48- Preserving the stones as the sport is becoming more popular

32:10- Damage to stones

34:23- The history of the stones

45:37- The Rogue Invitational being moved to Scotland

49:07- How moving the location of the stone changes the experience

54:13- Documenting stone lifts

55:46- The lesser known stories of the some of the historic stones

58:47- Teaching stone lifting

01:04:18- Where you can find him

On this one year anniversary episode, Ken sits down again with pro strongwomen and our first two guests on The Iron Edge… Kira Wrixon (@ladyarik_ulveskare) AND Hannah Linzay (@swampy_swamps).

Ken, Kira & Hannah talk about all the happenings of the last year, athlete responsibility, their thoughts on contest weights only going up, identity aside from strongman, and a whole lot more.

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Content;

00:00- Intro

00:55- The last year for strongwoman

03:05- Where is the sport going in the next few years with women

05:23- The athletes responsibility in Strongman

07:34- The importance of marketing yourself and how strongman has created that opportunity

12:02- Having you identity wrapped up in strongman

17:25- Finding yourself again with other activities or hobbies

20:17- Their opinions on the weights getting heavier and heavier

26:41- Mindset with big lifts

31:58- How they feel about people looking up to them

40:34- How they handle crowds and socializing all the time

41:59- Hannah’s funny story about meeting Bill Henniger

44:19- Egos in strongman

47:48- The difference in persona competing and not competing

56:54- Relating to athletes

57:40- Feeling people out

59:36- The diversity of people in strongman

1:00:32- Where they see Strongman as a whole going

1:16:39- The growth of Highland Games

1:20:20- Where you can find them

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.

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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

On this episode Ken sits down with a woman who took the strongwoman world by storm, multiple Arnold Strongwoman Classic Champion... the one and only, Victoria Long (@onestrongb). Ken & Victoria talk about her introduction to strongwoman, competing at the top level and its challenges, where is the limit for women's strength sports, her retirement from the sport, and more.

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Content;

00:00- Intro

00:50- Moving back to Minnesota and how it has aided her prep

03:07- Her big surprise and why

06:29- Family

07:38- Her future aspirations/endeavors

13:48- Being all in for competition preps/coming back from “retirement”

14:51- Competing being an addiction

15:47- High level competitions

16:56- How her prep was for this years Arnold compared to last year

18:39- Injuries within the sport

22:34- How she’s feeling about the deadlift this year

23:40- The events for the Arnold this year

26:45- Where does she see Strongwoman going

29:13- Where’s the strength limit for women?

33:25- How she feels about being an athlete on the competition floor

35:08- Competing at the top and what it takes

39:01- How to not make strongman your full identity

47:54- Her advice to other strongman athletes

55:08- Dealing with hate comments

57:37- Her frequency of competing

1:00:24- Dabbling in commentating

1:01:53- Where to find her

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.

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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

On this episode Ken sits down with Calum Liptrot (@tallcal), the founder of Cerberus Strength. Ken & Calum dive into a huge range of topics including what spurred the creation of what is now a global strength brand, developing the first range of products, the beginnings of CERBERUS Strength USA, the future direction of the business, and so much more.

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Content;

00:00- Intro

01:01- Cerberus origin story- getting started in the MMA scene with mouth guards

06:44- Starting to train strongman and discovering the little support equipment available

09:38- Starting to break into strongman with developing wrist wraps and elbow sleeves

15:00- Contributing to growing the sport of strongman

17:00- Starting to sponsor strongman athletes

23:03- Getting Cerberus into the US

28:00- Committing to growth and product quality

33:30- His most stressful business experience

36:44- The structure of the business (UK, US, etc)

42:37- The biggest challenge of how he runs Cerberus

45:17- Long term plans for Cerberus

47:45- Making money to put it back into the sport

49:00- Campaigning for opportunities for strongman and women in strongman

55:30- Survivors guilt with business

56:13- Being a good person in business

1:00:58- Upcoming product release

On this episode of The Iron Edge Podcast, Ken sits down with legendary strongwoman Lacy Hughes, who has been involved with the sport for almost 20 years. Ken & Lacy dive into a vast range of topics including the growth of strongwoman, her first international competition, how to train and stay healthy as a masters athlete, and a lot lot more.

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Content;

00:00- Intro

01:00- When she started competing in strongman

03:36- When the women’s side started to get bigger

05:41- Biggest driving factor behind the growth of strongwoman

09:39- Training crews back then vs now

14:05- Her first international experience

15:32- The difference of strongman internationally to strongman here in the US

18:30- Women’s pay out in the sport

22:00- Where she sees the sport going

22:54- What has the gym taught her

23:45- Staying healthy within the sport

24:27- Her training schedule and mindset being a masters athlete

29:08- Overcoming the feeling of being lazy

33:36- Training partners and her gym now

37:47- Having a coach and how it’s been an asset for her

39:44- Is there an age limit to competing?

40:40- Learning from competing and frequency of competing

43:58- What is next for her

46:05- The changes in strongman events

49:40- The federations when she started in the sport and how it’s gotten bigger

55:03- Can we fully standardize strongman?