Iron Edge v1 # 7 - Anthony Oliveira

On this episode of The Iron Edge Podcast, Ken sits down with multi-ply powerlifter and business owner Anthony Oliveira. Aside from being one of the best lifters in the world, Anthony has built an extremely successful apparel business, Trigger Warning Conjugate, as well as his gym in Concord, NH… Anchor Athletics & Strength. Ken & Anthony get deep and discuss just how important being genuinely yourself and building a community is to success in the fitness industry as well as a whole range of topics from staying connected to ourselves, life balance, and the ever present imposter syndrome. 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 00:57 - Athletic Background 03:58- Team sports and the benefits 05:22- The importance of playing sports in the past and how it can translate to powerlifting 08:50- Mental state going to a comp 11:09- His elbow injury and how his competitive drive got him through it 14:22- Giving back to the sport 15:10- Being a competitor and a sponsor 17:13- Is it possible to balance competing and career? 25:10- Being an entrepreneur within the sport you love; why its great but also a stressor 28:06- Successful people having a chaotic home life 32:57- Learning how to take breaks from work and destress 34:55- Staying connected and not dehumanizing ourselves 42:17- Accepting not being a balance person 47:41- Setting up systems 49:00- The start of his apparel company 51:56- Betting on yourself 53:35- Being in genuine as the face of a company 56:30- Seeing the it factor in athletes 1:02:03- The highs outweighing the lows to having a business 1:03:42- Imposter syndrome and being confident at what you know 1:04:28- “The answers are always in the gym” 1:08:14- Where you can find Anthony