On this episode of The Iron Edge Podcast, Ken sits down with legendary strongwoman Lacy Hughes, who has been involved with the sport for almost 20 years. Ken & Lacy dive into a vast range of topics including the growth of strongwoman, her first international competition, how to train and stay healthy as a masters athlete, and a lot 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 01:00- When she started competing in strongman 03:36- When the women’s side started to get bigger 05:41- Biggest driving factor behind the growth of strongwoman 09:39- Training crews back then vs now 14:05- Her first international experience 15:32- The difference of strongman internationally to strongman here in the US 18:30- Women’s pay out in the sport 22:00- Where she sees the sport going 22:54- What has the gym taught her 23:45- Staying healthy within the sport 24:27- Her training schedule and mindset being a masters athlete 29:08- Overcoming the feeling of being lazy 33:36- Training partners and her gym now 37:47- Having a coach and how it’s been an asset for her 39:44- Is there an age limit to competing? 40:40- Learning from competing and frequency of competing 43:58- What is next for her 46:05- The changes in strongman events 49:40- The federations when she started in the sport and how it’s gotten bigger 55:03- Can we fully standardize strongman?