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!
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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
