Deadlift - Cast Iron Strength

19 Apr

How to protect your lowerback while deadlifting

April 19, 2018
Posted by Marc Keys
Deadlift, lower back pain, Powerlifting, protecting your back, rehab, sore lower back, technique
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The following is a small exert from my upcoming first book on powerlifting.The conventional deadlift puts your hips further away from your centre of mass than any of the other powerlifts this can be...

27 Feb

Rehab, Uncategorized

Training with a bad back – how to work around that back snap

February 27, 2018
Posted by Marc Keys
Back pain, Deadlift, Recovery, rehab, squat, strength
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The following is of course in no way medical advice it is merely the words of a weathered lifter with a fucked back. You should, of course, seek the opinion of a medical professional before...

23 Oct

Uncategorized

How to set up and perform a good sumo deadlift – Gavin Laird

October 23, 2017
Posted by Marc Keys
classic powerlifting, Deadlift, Deadlift set up, how to, raw sumo, Sumo Deadlift
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Put on your Druids hat, stand in a chalk fairy circle on the platform and get ready to perform some Magick that will turn your stinky “wide stance conventional” deadlift into something more pleasing...

21 Aug

Deadlift, Power, Powerlifting, Powerlifting Technique

Butt plugs and Big Deadlifts – Matthew Coppenhall

August 21, 2017
Posted by Marc Keys
Deadlift, Guest Post, Matthew Coppenhall, Powerlifting
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Ok ok, there are no butt plugs involved, but now that I’ve peaked your interest it’s time to improve your deadlift. The deadlift, the most primal lift. What is more manly than grunting, getting...

08 Aug

Deadlift, Powerlifting

Doomed before you start – How to set up a good conventional deadlift – Gavin Laird

August 8, 2017
Posted by Marc Keys
conventional, Deadlift, Powerlifting, Set up
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In this article, I'm going to look at a very common problem in the conventional Deadlift, and hopefully, offer some insight into why it occurs and how to help fix it. The problem I'm...

27 Jun

Deadlift, Powerlifting

The Cast Iron Strength 8 Week Deadlift Cure – Is it possible to get stronger at deadlift without really deadlifting heavy?

June 27, 2017
Posted by Marc Keys
9 week deadlift programme, best programme for deadlift, best programme for deadlift and powerlifting, Deadlift, deadlift for powerlifting, Deadlift Programme, getting stronger at deadlift, powerlifting deadlift
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One lift that has never really responded to training the same as everything else in my experience is deadlift. A lot of the sporadic nature of its trainability comes down to my from being...

31 May

Deadlift, Powerlfiting, Programme

Training your deadlift if you have poor technique – how to get stronger without getting hurt.

May 31, 2017
Posted by Marc Keys
Deadlift, Deadlift Programme, deadlift strength, how to fix your lowerback, Stronger Deadlift, Sumo Deadlift, Training
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When I take my powerlifting seminar and we get onto the deadlift this is my first slide you will notice how I don’t mention how the deadlift is the king of strength or the...

08 Jun

Powerlifting, Powerlifting Technique

The 5 biggest mistakes Powerlifters make come meet day

June 8, 2016
Posted by Marc Keys
Bench Press, Cutting Weight, Deadlift, first powerlifting compeition, GBPF, getting ready for a powerlifting comp, How to cut weight for powerlifting comp, how to prepare for a meet, IPF, making weight., Powerlifting compeition, Powerlifting Meet, Powerlifting Meet Nutrition, squat
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I've done a lot of competitions in my time but I was out of competitive lifting for a couple of years between 2013-2015 due to a combination of injury and training back up to...

11 May

Powerlifting, Powerlifting Technique, Programme, Technique, Training Attitude, Training Specifcity

Deliberate practice for powerlifting – Why just showing up is not nearly enough.

May 11, 2016
Posted by Marc Keys
Bench, Deadlift, Deliberate Practice, Getting better as a powerlifter, How to Powerlift, how to up your total, mastering powerlifting, Powerlifting, Programming, squat, Training
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TAKE AWAY ITEMS Never rest on your laurels improve in every aspect of your lifting. Be exacting on yourself high standards are essential. Always seek feedback subjective, objective, video, lifting partners and coaches. Have...

22 Apr

Deadlift, Operation 700

Operation 700 – Blog update 4 – Maintaining Momentum and Listening to your own advice

April 22, 2016
Posted by Marc Keys
Blog, Deadlift, failure, Fitness, generating momentum, learning from failure, maintaining momentum, Operation 700, Powerlifting, success, training log
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It is the end of week 11 of operation 700 and I have made a power of progress that much is undeniable however it never ceases to amaze me how little you realise how...

18 Apr

Fitness, Novice, Powerlfiting, Powerlifting, Programme

Learning when to push through and when to pull back as a self coached lifter.

April 18, 2016
Posted by Marc Keys
Adapting a programme, Bench Press, Deadlift, Getting Stronger, making a programme easier, making a programme harder, Powerlifting, Programming, squat, strength, Strength Training
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I’m what you might refer to as a self made man in the gym pretty much for 90% of my 12 year lifting life I have written my own programmes and devised my own...

06 Apr

Operation 700

Operation 700 – Blog update 3 – Putting 300 to bed and the value of goal setting

April 6, 2016
Posted by Marc Keys
320 kg deadlift, Deadlift, how to deadlift 700, Operation 700, Powerlifting, Programming, Strength Training
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So when I last updated this blog series I was heading down to London for the first time using the ironically titled Gold service down to London offered by megabus. Since then I have...

09 Mar

Operation 700, Powerlifting

Operation 700 – Blog Update 2

March 9, 2016
Posted by Marc Keys
700 lbs, Blog, Deadlift, how to deadlift, online coaching, Operation 700, Powerlifting, Programming, road to 700, training blog, training log, Vlog
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In the last entry, I took you through the reasons and rationale for my goal of a 320 kg deadlift. Since then I have actually been doing some training I am currently on week...

05 Mar

Powerlifting, Powerlifting Technique, Uncategorized

The Boris Sheiko Experience – London Seminar – 28th February 2016

March 5, 2016
Posted by Marc Keys
Bench, Deadlift, IPF, London, Powerlifting, Programming, russian powerlifting, Sheiko, squat, UK seminar
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Kirill Sarychev and his 335 kg unequipped bench press is just one of the many reasons when Mr. Sheiko speaks wise men listen. It's 4 am and I am leaving my flat in Edinburgh...

17 Feb

Deadlift, Operation 700

Operation 700 – Blog 1

February 17, 2016
Posted by Marc Keys
320 kg deadlift, 700 lb deadlift, Blog, Deadlift, how to deadlift 700, Operation 700, training log, training vlog, Vlog
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If you only follow my blog then you may not have seen that I recently took part in a powerlifting competition. The first one for 2 and some years, although I made the move...