The Iron Den

Welcome to the Iron Den. A wee repository of information related to all things strength.  My name is Chris Martin and I'm a powerlifter and author. I have been involved in strength training since 1991 and a competitive powerlifter since 2004. I lift with the the British Drug Free Powerlifting Association BDFPA and the World Drug Free Powerlifting Association WDFPF . 

To date I have won five National and one European Single Lift championships for equipped bench press. I have also won my age category at national and World level for unequipped powerlifting. I have set more than a dozen Scottish records, five National records, two European records and a World record across several age and weight categories. 

As well as being a lifter I am also the Technical Secretary for the BDFPA, a position I have held since 2017. I am also the Scottish Divisional representative and an International Referee. 

The site is named after my wee personal gym, I have been training in a home gym for many years, with basic equipment.  

Here I want to share some of my ideas, to help inspire people to take up strength training, and gain the lifelong benefits that it can give you.