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. 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 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