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Gym closed on Sunday June 22, 2014

June 21, 2014 by ·

The gym will be closed on Sunday June 22, 2014. Sorry for the short notice.

SQUATS – the king of all exercises..if done correctly #1.

August 31, 2013 by ·

We all know that squatting rules – it is the best and most used exercise at Synergy Strength. It is a part of our programming 2-3x/week and it is used as a priority strength exercise regularly.  Nearly all muscles in the body need to be used in a coordinated fashion to squat properly (glutes, quadriceps, […]

What I love about Synergy Strength’s programming. Guest post by Dr Scotty Butcher.

August 26, 2013 by ·

So, I’ve been a member of Synergy for about a year and a half now, and, as much as I understand exercise programming, I can’t, for the life of me, figure out what goes through that Benko’s head.  You’ve got to be bat-s#!t CRAZY (BSC) to get people doing workouts such as heavy Fran, 6 […]

HIIT training and weight loss. Guest post by Dr Scotty Butcher.

August 26, 2013 by ·

Ever wonder why Synergy’s programming is what it is?  Or why we don’t train differently?  Or why, when the rest of the world is saying that the best way to lose weight is aerobic exercise, that we say high-intensity interval exercise is better?  Well, I do… not because I’m a Negative Nancy or a Doubting […]

ENDUR: Aug 26-Sep 1, 2013

August 25, 2013 by ·

Feature Video – CrossFit’s Endurance coach Brian Mackenzie discuss the POSE method.  Interesting. MON August 26/13 – Prep 1, Week 9 WARM-UP Warm-up – coaches pick WOD A. In 75 sec complete; – 10-12 DB thrusters – Sprint remainder of 75sec Every 5 min x 7 rounds – load thruster heavy, but not to the point […]

OLY: Aug 26-Sep 1, 2013

August 25, 2013 by ·

Feature Videos – Dmitry Bereestov – these guys make this shit look easy. MON August 26/13 – Comp 1, Week 3 REST DAY TUES August 27/13 – Comp 1, Week 3 WARM-UP Warm-up – back squats to 50-60% 1RM WOD  A. Snatch 5×1 @ 90-95% B. Clean and Jerk 4×1 @ 90-95% C. Front Squats 2×2, 2×1 […]

POWER: Aug 26-Sep 1, 2013

August 25, 2013 by ·

Featured Video -This girl scares me – can you out lift her though? REMINDER – Saskatchewan Powerlifting Championships will be held in Saskatoon on october 26th, we will be placing in a large Synergy Team.  Feel free to join us refer to our FB page for more info HERE MON August 26/13 – Comp 1, Week 3 […]

H&F: Aug 26-Sep 1,2013

August 25, 2013 by ·

The Bridge City Beat Down…it is coming soon.  Not too far away is the biggest event of the year.  The biggest event in Canada and the best event in Canada – lets do it. MON August 26/13 – Prep 2, Week 6 WARM-UP 20 arm circles (both directions), 20 leg swings front/back, 20 core rotations, 20 […]

New Website!

August 25, 2013 by ·

We are excited to see all of our hard work up and running. Check out the new site (including Facebook comments…yay!).