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    • Online Coaching
    • Edinburgh Barbell
    • What is Powerlifting?
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    • One Repition Maximum Calculator
    • 531 – Programme Calculator and Breakdown
    • Olympic Lifting Programme Calculators
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03 Apr
General Advice, General Training, Opinion, Uncategorized

How to lift weights and not be a bellend. 7 Steps to being a better gym user.

  • April 4, 2016
  • Posted by Marc Keys
  • Advice, Gym, Opinion, Satire
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TL;DR - This post is highly opinionated and contains naughty words.  If you have a tendency to take things personally or don't want to have your exercise views challenged please click the back button.Lifting...

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03 Jul
General Training

Emphasising Quality over Quantity

  • July 3, 2013
  • Posted by Marc Keys
This is a topic close two my heart I have two internal coaches that sit on both of my shoulders one want's to hit bigger weights and better reps every session and the other...

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