Gentle Giant

Had the pleasure of spending some time catching up with Scottish Strongman, Ken Nowicki and his family.

Ken became the youngest man to qualify to compete for the title of Scotland's Strongest Man in 2008 at the age of 19, and became the youngest Scottish champion at the age of 23. He has won a total of 4 Scottish titles (1x Jnr UKSC SSM 2011, 2x UKSC SSM 2011 & 2012 and further Scottish title in 2012).

He has also competed a number of times in China winning the Hercules Cup in 2012. Earlier in 2012 he also placed 7th at Amateur World Championships in Columbus, OH; 1st place at the BodyPower Expo in Birmingham and also competed at Europe's Strongest Man in Leeds.

A bicep detachment and subsequent reattachment surgery in 2012 cut his season short, but he returned to the Amateur World Championships in 2013 and placed 11th. 2013 saw a quiet year for Ken ending with a Chinese tour in October.

December 2013 saw a relocation to Denver, CO where Ken now trains with 2x World's Strongest Man winner Brian Shaw and is setting his sights on a big prize in early 2015.

In addition to strongman Ken is an avid snowboarder and spends most of his spare time either outdoors enjoying nature or watching movies. Family is a huge part of life to Ken, his father being a large motivating factor to be successful in all aspects of life. 

Ken's strongman profile can be viewed here www.facebook.com/knstrongman

Bio info from rehbandsport.co.uk