The Strength Syndicate

Young gun, Pat Bylinski (@bylinkyboy), absolutely smashing his last 5s at 222.5kg before taking to the platform at the next TSS comp on Sept 15th. Coached by Rohan Smith, this is Pats second time around on our group programming and is showing huge potential. 2 weeks till we see this 20 year old pull something massive.

Just after Elissa came Sarah Wheal absolutely smashing her first Nationals appearance. Sarah squatted 130kg, benched a big 77.5kg (shown), and deadlifted 152.5kg to secure the third spot. A huge congrats, Sarah!

We also saw Elissa Abbott back on the platform after nearly a year off. Although it wasn’t her best competition, it was great to see her back in the game and learn a lot of valuable things from a comp day that didn’t quite meet expectations. We’ve all been there and TSS look forward to seeing her show her true potential next time.

Just last Wednesday we wrapped up our biggest 12 week beginners course yet and we couldn’t help but look around and be extremely proud of the community that is being built at TSS. These guys all came from different backgrounds with strength training, some joining to focus on their technique and some joining to get proper guidance having never picked up a barbell before. They all achieved amazing results after testing their squat, bench and deadlift, which is a testament their hard work each week and appropriate programming. - Powerlifting is for absolutely everyone regardless of age, size or gender. Our goal here is to give you the support to excel in and enjoy it. Congratulations to these guys on all their achievements over the 12 weeks. 🏅

Following on from Juniors/Masters Nationals, Clair Angel (Masters 2, u63kg) came away with the win! Shown here is her second attempt on bench, just missing 57.5kg for her third. Congratulations Clair!

We wrapped up our beginner group tonight and had some AMAZING results. Here is Joe pulling a huge 170kg, just 12 weeks after he joined to work on his technique. Joe finished his program off with doubles at 135kg, this was an absolutely awesome surprise for everyone. Well done, Joe. We can’t wait to see how you go in the next round.

Following Esa on the Saturday morning, Ellen Makaryan competed in her very first national event in the u63kg class. - Ellen added 10kg to her total and came away with a 120kg squat (missing 125kg in depth), a 62.5kg bench (5kg PB) and a 130kg deadlift (5kg PB) with more in the tank. Here she is pulling her final deadlift of the day to seal the deal on the bronze medal! A huge congrats to Ellen on her first Nationals. 👑

First lifter we saw from TSS was Esa Janara, u74kg Open.
Coached by Tom Schwartz, Esa added a huge 17.5kg to his total and narrowly missed a 250kg deadlift for soft lockout, a minor technicality which will no doubt be fixed in his off season.
Here he is squatting 210kg, a 10kg PB, with absolute textbook form. He went on to bench 130kg, another 10kg PB, and deadlift 237.5kg to round off a successful day.
... A huge congrats to Esa! 🎉
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Comp posts to come for all our athletes, but TSS are so proud of everyone who represented the team at the @powerliftingaustralia Junior/Masters championships this weekend! #TeamTSS

A big thank you to @unicanberra for having us today and for all the students who had a lift, chat, and just overall good time with us! We are super excited to get the UC Powerlifting Club underway for semester 2 and judging by the potential we saw today, it’ll be a strong team to say the least.

🔊 Hey UC students!
Have you ever wanted to learn how to lift and haven’t been sure where to go? Tomorrow we will be at UC and can tell you all about our affordable solution which gets you: 🔹Gym membership 🔹Group coaching... 🔹Access to the best powerlifting equipment in Canberra 🔹A team environment
We will be in the Marketplace from 10am for 3 hours with a deadlift platform set up to show you what our coaching is all about.
See you there!
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Our next intake starts on the 28th of August and spaces are filling FAST.
For 12 weeks you receive and have access to: - A choice of either one or two sessions per week (prices adjust accordingly) - Technique adjustments to help you lift safely and efficiently ... - Individual programming tailored to the amount of sessions you commit to - Coaches with you every single session - A team environment - Access to top of the line equipment
If you're interested in see what The Strength Syndicate is about and to become a part of a team, get in touch today by sending us an email at info@thestrengthsyndicate.com or head to our website!
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Esa Janara (@esa_janara) squatting 192.5kg for an 11.5kg personal best! Esa has been coached by Tom Schwartz for the 10 months and has made incredible progress in that time in his technique and also overall strength. He will be competing at the Melbourne Open in just under two weeks as a light u74kg lifter and we can’t wait to see how what he brings to the platform! - If you’re looking for coaching and want to get in touch with Tom, send us an email at info@thestrengthsyndicate.com today! 🏆

Our 15th September comp is now OPEN! - 🏆 National refs 🥇All Eleiko warmup equipment -... Head to the Powerlifting Australia website to secure your spot.
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A big happy birthday to co-owner Rohan Smith! Those who have been around him know how honest and giving he is, and we are extremely lucky to have him such a big part of our culture at TSS. 🎂🎉🎈

A huge thanks to all those who supported The Strength Syndicate today. We say this time and time again, but these comps don’t run without our wonderful volunteers; spotters/loaders, refs, tech desk and our staff, thank you. Congratulations to all the lifters too for an awesome day of lifting. 🏆

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