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About Marc Keys

As a coach Marc's philosophy uses a minamilast approach that yields superior performance gains. Having worked as a coach for over 7 years providing support for athletes from over 30 sports (Olympic, Paralympic and commonwealth medallists) he has plenty of time to learn his craft. Marc currently works full time as a strength coach based in Edinburgh. A competitive power lifter for 5 years some carrer highlights include (2011 - British and Commonwealth Senior Champion, 2012 World Championship squad member for great britian and former holder of 3 British records). Marc Coaches strength and power sports in his spare time and continues to develop castironstrength.

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16 Dec
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Monster Monday – Some Big lifts from around the Internet.

Max Matveev 240 kg Rack Jerk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naVUNA1Rk7Q Ray Williams 432 kg Raw Squat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yupUwHIiK7g Vince Urbanks - 412.5 kg Deadlift https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZOi7LzixvU Eric Liddlebridge - 1024 kg total https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t72pJ7qABvU Zhan Xugang 230kg Front Squat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzHULWhBFEo Andrei Malanachiev breaks all time raw total - 1100 kg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tak44vD4h00

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27 Nov
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Compartmentalised Thinking – Why a lot of people miss the boat when it comes to strength training

Compartmentalization is an unconscious psychological defense mechanism used to avoid cognitive dissonance, or the mental discomfort and anxiety caused by a person's having conflicting values, cognitions, emotions, beliefs, etc. within themselves. Compartmentalization allows these conflicting ideas to co-exist by...

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