Iron Edge v1 #5 - Nick Hadge

On this episode of The Iron Edge Podcast, Ken sits down with one of the legendary Hadge Brothers, Nick Hadge. Nick rose very quickly through the ranks of strongman competing on a world stage in both junior and open categories. Known for his HUGE deadlift and a more emotional focussed approach to training, Nick is also a very successful coach to many athletes. In this episode, Ken & Nick cover topics from the extremes of top level strength athletics, to more fundamental things such as movement prep and his advice to younger athletes. 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 00:58- Plans to compete again 01:58- Previous injuries/recovery 05:03- The extremes of top level Strongman athletes 06:13- Being an athlete but also a person 08:28- Growing up/How he got into Strongman 12:33- Difference between him and his twin brother 16:43- Finding his coach and their relationship 21:21- Who he is outside of the gym 23:58- What Strongman has taught him 25:13- Movement prep 29:53- Coaching gen pop clients 31:18- His personal training career 33:58- His career in realty 35:13- Strongman carry over to his work 39:13- Impacts of social media 41:10- Knife collecting/finding his flow state 44:38- Advice to younger athletes 47:28- What's next for him 53:43- Being selfish as a Strongman athlete