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! --------------- Save at Cerberus Strength with code IRONEDGE --------------- Follow Us On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ironedgepodcast   Follow Us On Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-iron-edge/id1694013341   Follow Us On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7zinhh1iFmj9P0rkCngHYl   --------------- 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