• Home
  • Blog
  • About Marc
  • Contact Marc
  • Coaching
    • Cast Iron Strength Gym
    • Online Coaching
    • Edinburgh Barbell
    • What is Powerlifting?
  • Testimonials
  • Programming & Calculators
    • One Repition Maximum Calculator
    • 531 – Programme Calculator and Breakdown
    • Bench Press Program Calculators
      • Cast Iron 10 week Bench Programme
      • The Brad Gillingham 12 week Raw Bench Program
    • Olympic Lifting Programme Calculators
      • 4 Week Novice/Intermediate Weightlifting Programme
    • Squat Programme Calculators
      • Smolov Base Cycle
      • Russian Squat Routine
      • Russian Squat Masters
    • Deadlift Programme Calculators
      • Coan/Phillipi Deadlift Routine
    • Nutrition Calculators
      • Low Carbohydrate Diet Macro Calculator (women)
      • Low Carbohydrate Diet Macro Calculator (men)
      • Intermitent Fasting Based Macro Split (leaning up)

Shopping cart

close
  • Facebook
  • Email
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
Cast Iron Strength
  • Home
  • Blog
  • About Marc
  • Contact Marc
  • Coaching
    • Cast Iron Strength Gym
    • Online Coaching
    • Edinburgh Barbell
    • What is Powerlifting?
  • Testimonials
  • Programming & Calculators
    • One Repition Maximum Calculator
    • 531 – Programme Calculator and Breakdown
    • Bench Press Program Calculators
      • Cast Iron 10 week Bench Programme
      • The Brad Gillingham 12 week Raw Bench Program
    • Olympic Lifting Programme Calculators
      • 4 Week Novice/Intermediate Weightlifting Programme
    • Squat Programme Calculators
      • Smolov Base Cycle
      • Russian Squat Routine
      • Russian Squat Masters
    • Deadlift Programme Calculators
      • Coan/Phillipi Deadlift Routine
    • Nutrition Calculators
      • Low Carbohydrate Diet Macro Calculator (women)
      • Low Carbohydrate Diet Macro Calculator (men)
      • Intermitent Fasting Based Macro Split (leaning up)
25 Jan
First Pull, Learning the Snatch, Olympic weightlifting, Snatch, Snatch technique, Technique

The Importance of Position in the Snatch Lift (part 1)

  • Posted by Marc Keys
Weightlifting is 100% about position, although a strength sport even the strongest of lifters will struggle to realise their full potential if they do not adhere to the optimal bar path for their build....

Read more

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Email
08 Jan
1996 Olympics, Andrei Chemerkin, clean and jerk, Clean Technique, Jerk Technique, Olympic weightlifting, Weightlifting, world records

Big Lifts Photo Series – Andrei Chemerkin WR C&J 1996 Olympics

  • Posted by Marc Keys
Here is Andrei Cheerkin's 260 kg world record clean and jerk from the 1996 Olympic games presented in photo stills, 30% video speed and also the original video. Only by looking at stills and...

Read more

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Email
17 Dec
clean and jerk, Mel Siff, Olympic weightlifting, Second Pull, Snatch

On The Pull With Big Mel.

  • Posted by Marc Keys

Read more

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Email
14 Aug
Expo, Glasgow, Mikhail Koklyaev, Olympic weightlifting, Palace of Arts, Powerlfiting, Strongman, Weight Training, Worlds Strongest Man

Mikhail Koklyaev comes to Glasgow

  • Posted by Marc Keys
Mikhail Koklyaev came to the glasgow palace of Arts to put on a show for that the UK strength community. There where some 70 people in attendance to witness the man lift and...

Read more

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Email
21 Jun
Bodybuilding, Olympic weightlifting, Physical exercise, Powerlifting, Sport, Sports medicine, Strength Sports, Weight Training

More Injuries.

  • Posted by Marc Keys
After writing the last installment about deep squatting the question of injuries and the rate in which they occur in both weightlifting and powerlifting peaked my intrest. To this end I have performed a...

Read more

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Email
Search Blog
Blog Archives
Donate To Cast Iron Strength

Choose currency

Enter amount

© 2021 Cast Iron Strength. All rights reserved

Scroll To Top
We use cookies to improve your experience on our website. By browsing this website, you agree to our use of cookies.
Accept