• Home
  • Blog
  • About Marc
  • Contact Marc
  • Coaching
    • Cast Iron Strength Gym
    • Online Coaching
    • Edinburgh Barbell
    • What is Powerlifting?
  • Testimonials
  • Programs & Calculators
    • One Repition Maximum Calculator
    • 531 – Programme Calculator and Breakdown
    • Olympic Lifting Programme Calculators
      • 4 Week Novice/Intermediate Weightlifting Programme
  • Physiotherapy and rehabilitation services
    • Physiotherapy / Rehabilitation
    • About Alistair Inglis (Chartered Physiotherapist)
  • Cast Iron 10 week Bench Programme
  • The Brad Gillingham 12 week Raw Bench Program
  • Smolov Base Cycle
  • Russian Squat Routine
  • Russian Squat Masters
  • Coan/Phillipi Deadlift Routine
  • 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
  • Programs & Calculators
    • One Repition Maximum Calculator
    • 531 – Programme Calculator and Breakdown
    • Olympic Lifting Programme Calculators
      • 4 Week Novice/Intermediate Weightlifting Programme
  • Physiotherapy and rehabilitation services
    • Physiotherapy / Rehabilitation
    • About Alistair Inglis (Chartered Physiotherapist)
  • Cast Iron 10 week Bench Programme
  • The Brad Gillingham 12 week Raw Bench Program
  • Smolov Base Cycle
  • Russian Squat Routine
  • Russian Squat Masters
  • Coan/Phillipi Deadlift Routine
  • Low Carbohydrate Diet Macro Calculator (women)
  • Low Carbohydrate Diet Macro Calculator (men)
  • Intermitent Fasting Based Macro Split (leaning up)
Read More
10 Jun
Lean Machine, Uncategorized

Lean Machine – Update 6 – Taming the beer monster

  • June 10, 2015
  • Posted by Marc Keys
  • Blog, Lean Mchine, Machine
  This one has been coming down the pike since I started this process, I love beer I should probably start a beer blog as I think I would definitely make the time to write...

Read more

  • Facebook
  • X
  • Pinterest
  • LinkedIn
  • Telegram
Read More
22 May
Lean Machine

Lean Machine Project – Update 5 – Mini Goal #3 – Minimal effective dose (exercise)

  • May 22, 2015
  • Posted by Marc Keys
  • Goal setting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yenceA7h9rE

Read more

  • Facebook
  • X
  • Pinterest
  • LinkedIn
  • Telegram
Read More
12 May
Lean Machine

Lean Machine – Update 4 – Mini Goal #2; Purging the binge.

  • May 12, 2015
  • Posted by Marc Keys
  • Cheat Days, Diet, lean machine
I am now on my 20th day of logging my caloric intake and the data is proving pretty much what I expected but not to the level I expected.  I knew the excess that...

Read more

  • Facebook
  • X
  • Pinterest
  • LinkedIn
  • Telegram
Read More
01 May
Lean Machine, Uncategorized

Lean Machine – Update 3 – Mini Goal 1 = Calorie Counting

  • May 1, 2015
  • Posted by Marc Keys
  • android, Calorie counting, Calories, Diet, lean machine, myfitnesspal, Nutrition
GOAL 1 - Record accurately 90% off all the calories that you consume everyday (aim for 100% of the food you consume). For the first week of the lean machine project I am not really...

Read more

  • Facebook
  • X
  • Pinterest
  • LinkedIn
  • Telegram
Read More
28 Apr
Lean Machine, Uncategorized

Lean Machine – Update 2 – Setting Goals

  • April 28, 2015
  • Posted by Marc Keys
  • goals, lean machine, self improvment, weight loss
"Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must fervently believe, and upon which we must vigorously act. There is no other route to success." - Pablo...

Read more

  • Facebook
  • X
  • Pinterest
  • LinkedIn
  • Telegram
Close
Search Blog
Blog Archives
Site Policies
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Policy (UK)

© 2026 Cast Iron Strength. All rights reserved

Manage Consent
To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behaviour or unique IDs on this site. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions.
Functional Always active
The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
Preferences
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Statistics
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
Marketing
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
  • Manage options
  • Manage services
  • Manage {vendor_count} vendors
  • Read more about these purposes
View preferences
  • {title}
  • {title}
  • {title}
Scroll To Top