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BNB Boss Babes VIII - Part 1What a day! Boss Babes 2025 was another great success thanks to everyone who made it happen ...
10/11/2025

BNB Boss Babes VIII - Part 1

What a day! Boss Babes 2025 was another great success thanks to everyone who made it happen 👏

To the 12 lifters who hit the platform and gave it everything, the 28 helpers who kept the day running smoothly, and the crowd of supporters who filled the gym with noise and energy – thank you 🧡

⚙️ Spot & Load crew: Platform Managers Cammy Bear & Twitchy, plus the Girl Gang on plate loading duties, Dee, Grumpy Cat, Kim, Luigi, ESB & War Horse.

💻 Tech Desk: MC Bird Nerd, MackenziePlayer on PC, Jules on manual scoresheet, Ladybug on lights, Pineapple on Attempt Bouncer, BB on Platform Bouncer and Alissa on Door Bouncer.

🎯 Coaches & Assistant Coaches: Luke, Raging Rae Rae, Poo Brown, Steph, Pocky, Lachie, Angry John & Benny.

⚖️ Refs: Lauren, Tbird & Alyce.

Special thanks to Tal for capturing the day, .bre for possibly the best BNB Boss Babes competition shirt to date, and for awesome shirt printing as always 🙌

Events like this only work because of the people who step up, help out and bring the right energy. Couldn’t be prouder of the BNB crew 💪

📸 Boss Babes 2025 Group Photo
📸 Boss Babes 2025 Spot & Load
📸 Boss Babes 2025 Refs
📸 Boss Babes 2025 Tech Desk Crew

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Thinking about joining BNB or just getting started? Rob was in your shoes exactly one year ago…Member Spotlight: Rob .wo...
05/11/2025

Thinking about joining BNB or just getting started? Rob was in your shoes exactly one year ago…

Member Spotlight: Rob .woody (or Robb… he’s never confirmed which spelling is correct) 😅

After recently hitting his 1-year milestone at BNB, Rob might still be a relative newbie, but he’s already cemented himself as part of the furniture: volunteering at comps, bringing his daughter Alexis in to train, and adding plenty to the BNB community.

Here’s a bit about his journey so far 👇

💭 What first brought you to BNB?
Before I even moved to Australia, I was looking for a gym to join. I came across the BNB website, started following the Instagram page, and liked what I saw. Looked at a few others, but always had BNB on my mind. Joined after just 7 weeks in the country!

🏋️ What made you stick around and stay consistent?
I’ve set my goal and I want to accomplish it, plus, I just really enjoy the gym and the way it’s run. Everything in its place!

💪 What differences have you noticed in yourself?
Massive improvement in my strength, I’ve more than doubled what I could lift in the past year!

🔥 Most memorable moment?
Probably Dave’s hot sauce during a post-comp feed that had me crying on the toilet the next day 😭

🤝 What do you enjoy most about the BNB community?
The support from other members, especially during coaching sessions and those “extra reps incoming” from across the gym!

😅 Anything that surprised you?
How s**t my technique was when I started! That, and bare feet!

👀 Advice for someone thinking of joining?
Make sure you turn the fans off and put the plates on the correct way, Dave’s always watching!

🎯 Current goals?
Still chasing that 200kg deadlift, and just focusing on staying strong and moving well for the future.

🏠 What does being part of BNB mean to you?
It’s somewhere I can train and be in my own head if I want, or have a chat between sets. I’ve met some really awesome people here, which means a lot after moving from the UK and starting fresh. And being able to bring my 8-year-old daughter to train with me is a huge bonus!

04/11/2025

Rare footage of Scarlett voluntarily touching a barbell 😅

Every now and then, Scarlett gets a sudden burst of energy and decides to do something random in the gym… like pull a 60kg deadlift 💪. I think it’s important that she *wants* to lift rather than being forced to train, so I do my best to encourage her whenever that motivation strikes.

At just 9 years old, Scarlett has already added 14kg to her dealid) deadlift PB since first hitting 46kg at PA Nats at BNB back in June. She’s still dreaming of outlifting her older brother one day, but given her training consistency (or lack thereof), that might take a while 😅.

No idea what was going on with Scarlett's dance moves before and after the lift, but it was too amusing not to leave in 😂. Special mention to MackenziePlayer for videography duties and showing promising coaching instincts with his “pull the slack” cue 🎥👏

Halloween at BNB 🎃💪A few of the crew got into the spooky spirit on Friday night, and the costumes didn’t disappoint!Big ...
03/11/2025

Halloween at BNB 🎃💪

A few of the crew got into the spooky spirit on Friday night, and the costumes didn’t disappoint!

Big thanks to Jax for the idea and for making it happen, and to everyone who joined in: Jules, Lala, Thunder, Twitchy, Michael, Kenny & Scarlett.

Always good to show that training hard and having fun can go hand in hand at Brisbane North Barbell 👻🦇

Proud parents of our newest arrival – Champion Team Men’s trophy 👶💪When you finally get your hands on the Champion Team ...
22/10/2025

Proud parents of our newest arrival – Champion Team Men’s trophy 👶💪

When you finally get your hands on the Champion Team Men’s trophy from the Australian Championships 2025, you celebrate the only way that feels right, with a tender, loving newborn-style photo shoot 😂🏆

Huge shoutout to my partner in crime and the man of the (squat) hour, SQ Daddy for his ridiculous lifts, gorgeous genetics and beautiful shoulders to cry on. Together we managed to put up some of the biggest numbers in the country at PA Nats 2025:

SQ Daddy:
🥇 1st place Men’s 120+kg
• Biggest squat in Aus – 300kg
• 2nd biggest total in Aus – 720kg
• 5th biggest Wilks in Aus – 481.59

Dave:
🥇 1st place Men’s 120kg
• Biggest deadlift in Aus – 303kg
• Biggest total in Aus – 721kg
• 2nd biggest Wilks in Aus – 502.99

Massive props to all the males who represented Team BNB in the 3-lift competition and helped bring the trophy home: Mackenzie Player, James Baker, PJ, Angry John, Coach Luke, Piglet, Twitchy, Rourkey Porkey, Consistent Steve, Gray, Mitch Therle, Steve Childs, Zayne, and of course, SQ Daddy ❤️

📸 Thanks to Thunder & Twitchy for photography duties and making this vision come to life!

BNB – where bromances, banter, and big lifts combine 💪😂

After the great ‘dumpy’ debate of 2025, it’s finally time to lift! 🍑We’re now just days away from the 8th annual BNB Bos...
20/10/2025

After the great ‘dumpy’ debate of 2025, it’s finally time to lift! 🍑

We’re now just days away from the 8th annual BNB Boss Babes Powerlifting Competition!

This year’s shirt design, “In My Powerlifting Era”, was brought to life by Brear .bre and will be printed by my good friends from PowerStitch Designs right here in Brendale.

I’m absolutely stoked with how the shirts have turned out 🔥. A big shoutout to the very wild & chaotic BNB group chat with 30+ BNB ladies passionately debating the definition of a “dumpy” 😂 for helping to inspire this design.

Comp details:
📅 Sat 25 Oct
🏋️‍♀️ BNB open from 7.45am
⚖️ Weigh-in 8–9am
💪 Lifting from 9.30am (squat → bench → deadlift)
With just one group of 13 lifters, we expect deadlifts to wrap up around 12.30pm.

Spectators are welcome, with 80+ chairs inside and no cost to watch. A live stream will also be available on BNB’s YouTube account for those unable to attend on the day.

A massive thanks in advance to the 30 helpers making this comp happen, and best of luck to the 13 lifters competing, especially our 6 BNB ladies:
Kylie
Rhi
GPG
Thunder
Jax
Tdogs

If you'd like to grab an “In My Powerlifting Era” shirt, single or crop, please send me a text, email or DM and I’ll make it happen. Thanks!

See you on Saturday! 👏

Coming soon: BNB Brisbane Strongman Series 2025 Round 3 💪🔥After an awesome start to the year with Round 1 (March) and Ro...
12/10/2025

Coming soon: BNB Brisbane Strongman Series 2025 Round 3 💪🔥

After an awesome start to the year with Round 1 (March) and Round 2 (July), BNB is gearing up for the 3rd and final round of 2025 on Saturday November 29th!

This one will wrap up the year in style, with overall series champion trophies up for grabs for every division that’s had competitors across at least two rounds, in addition to all the usual prizes thanks to competition sponsors &

Think you’ve got what it takes to finish strong? Get your entry in below 👇
https://events.humanitix.com/bnb-brisbane-strongman-series-2025-round-3

PS: We’ve done Borat (round 1) and Shrek (round 2) for the shirts so far… any guesses which video game character will be featured for Round 3? 🎮👀

Sydney Fitness Expo, Adventures ✈️🔥I recently had the pleasure of taking my two kids down to Sydney for the Fitness Expo...
30/09/2025

Sydney Fitness Expo, Adventures ✈️🔥

I recently had the pleasure of taking my two kids down to Sydney for the Fitness Expo. This was their first time travelling to compete, and their first time experiencing the buzz of a fitness expo. It was awesome to share with them the excitement, bright lights, freebies and fanfare that comes with these events.

Pic 1 – A Lamborghini parked outside the hotel.

Pic 2 – Scarlett trying everything at the Expo on Friday. If there was a spin-the-wheel to be spun, a QR code to scan, equipment to try, a challenge to attempt or a freebie to grab, she was there — making friends along the way!

Pic 3 – Kenny with two Ferraris outside the hotel.

Pic 4 – Scarlett with one of Australia’s strongest women and also ‘Chaos’ from the Australian reboot of Gladiators.

Pic 5 – Kim, the BNB kids and the .tv crew after competing on Saturday morning.

Pic 6 – Scarlett making another friend at the booth.

Pic 7 – Selfie with who was in Sydney for a training course, outside our favourite all-you-can-eat Brazilian BBQ

Pic 8 – Our haul of freebies from the weekend, including and even nose strips.

Pic 9 – At SYD airport, about to board our flight home, which happened to be the same one as my boy APL Dan.

Besides spending quality time with my kids and hopefully creating some awesome memories, the highlights of the Sydney trip for me were:

Arguing with refs at weigh-in when they didn’t know what to do with lifters who weren’t there when they were called 🤦.

Catching up and talking s**t with people I know from the PL & SM community, including Josh Pa***ca, Raw Strength Matt, APL Dan, ZeroW Thomas, Nauru’s Jason & PA's Wilks.

Serious FOMO and fond memories of the wild times with the BNB crew that attended WP Worlds at the 2024 Sydney Fitness Expo.

I’m thankful to be able to create these memories with my kids while also getting the chance to tackle unique challenges, like coaching reality TV stars on the powerlifting platform at a Fitness Expo. 🙏

I'm keen to do it again in 2026!

Sydney Fitness Expo, Reality TV stars 🎥💪Next up on the platform were Calypso, Jess, Liam and Michael (aka Cuffe) — four ...
23/09/2025

Sydney Fitness Expo, Reality TV stars 🎥💪

Next up on the platform were Calypso, Jess, Liam and Michael (aka Cuffe) — four cast members from the upcoming 5th season of the Australian TV show Search for Hurt .tv

Calypso (left) went 9/9 with an 80kg squat, 65kg bench and 125kg deadlift.
With a recent focus on endurance training, Calypso wasn't sure what numbers would be realistic. Add in some polite disagreements during squat warmups (plus Calypso wanting to bump up her bench opener), and it made for a wild ride. But we found our rhythm and Calypso ended with a flawless 9/9, exactly what I wanted for her.

Jess (2nd from left) went 9/9 with a 120kg squat, 85kg bench and 140kg deadlift.
I had picked Jess as the most proficient lifter of the crew thanks to her CrossFit and Olympic lifting background, and she definitely lived up to it. The only lifter to bring both squat shoes and deadlift shoes 👌. Plus, an 85kg bench press with a narrow grip, no leg drive and no arch? Huge respect.

Liam (2nd from right) went 8/9 with a 100kg squat, 90kg bench and 125kg deadlift.
Liam came in chasing a goal of 100/100/100. While we didn’t quite get the 100kg bench (he got it up with an epic grind but was hit with 3 reds for technical errors), he more than made up for it with a clean 125kg deadlift to finish strong.

Cuffe (centre) went 7/9 with a 100kg squat, 80kg bench and 135kg deadlift.
Cuffe quickly became the red light magnet of the group, pinged for every kind of technical infraction you could imagine. But he took it all in stride, had an absolute blast, and brought the energy. His final attempt, a fired-up, slapped-in, shaky grinder at 145kg, sadly didn’t count due to technical issues, but it was a great way to close his day.

Another big thanks to Kim for assistant coaching and Scarlett for keeping us on track with the comp plan sheets during squat warmups 🙏

It was an awesome opportunity to assist the Search for Hurt stars at the Sydney Fitness Expo, and I’m really looking forward to watching the episode when it’s released.

Sydney Fitness Expo, BNB's lifters 🇦🇺💪Saturday saw three of BNB's youngest lifters step onto the powerlifting platform, ...
22/09/2025

Sydney Fitness Expo, BNB's lifters 🇦🇺💪

Saturday saw three of BNB's youngest lifters step onto the powerlifting platform, proudly representing Australia in their very first international competition, and their first taste of the excitement (and chaos) that comes with an expo comp! 🔥

Khloe, 9 years, went 8/9 with a 25kg squat, 24kg bench and 55kg deadlift.

Scarlett, 9 years, went 6/6 with a 27kg bench and 56kg deadlift.

Mackenzie, 10 years, went 8/9 with a 55kg squat, 30kg bench and 60kg deadlift.

It was a hectic Saturday morning, coaching 7 of the 11 lifters all within a single group. Huge thanks to Kim for stepping in as assistant coach, and extra props to Scarlett for absolutely nailing the job of reading comp plan sheets during squat warmups 👌

On Sunday, Kim hit the platform herself, finishing 5/9 with a 120kg squat, 85kg bench and 140kg deadlift.

The future of Aussie powerlifting is looking bright! 🌟

1 spot left — last chance to get on the platform in Dec! 🚨BNB’s final comp of 2025 is happening December 20, the BNB Bla...
19/09/2025

1 spot left — last chance to get on the platform in Dec! 🚨

BNB’s final comp of 2025 is happening December 20, the BNB Blast XII powerlifting competition 💪. This APL-sanctioned event is your chance to qualify early for APL’s 2026 National events, including Drug-Tested & Open Nationals, plus Junior & Master Nationals, or to finally nail that PB you’ve been chasing before the year wraps up.

This comp will have it all, from 8-year-old first timers through to 68-year-old masters, with 13 lifters under 18 hitting the platform 👊. Expect a hot and sweaty day with 45 lifters total, including a massive 24 lifters from Team Tyler Hamilton, possibly the biggest crew from a single gym or coach in BNB’s competition history!

Register now before the last spot disappears:
https://events.humanitix.com/bnb-blast-xii-powerlifting-competition-apl

Big thanks to APL Dan for the artwork, and to BNB’s Poster Boy Tyson with his 260kg deadlift at APL Nats 2025 ⚡️

School Holiday Offer 🎓💪From 6-year-olds like Dexter and 8-year-olds like Alexis, through to 11–14-year-olds like Mackenz...
19/09/2025

School Holiday Offer 🎓💪

From 6-year-olds like Dexter and 8-year-olds like Alexis, through to 11–14-year-olds like Mackenzie and Gray, and even older teens like Aden, Noah and Jordan, we’ve seen kids of all ages learning to train safely and build strength at BNB.

These school holidays, Coach Luke is offering a free coaching session for any new clients on school holidays.

✅ 1 session per person
✅ Strictly limited spots
✅ Guidance to make real progress and lift safely

Give your child the tools and confidence to train the right way. Message Coach Luke now to lock in a spot!

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BNB’s Story

Brisbane North Barbell is the only 24/7 powerlifting & strongman gym located in Brendale. BNB is owned & operated by international powerlifter & strongman Dave Napper, whose best lifts within Powerlifting Australia competition are 320kg squat, 185kg bench press and 331kg deadlift.

At BNB, we cater for all individuals regardless of age, strength or lifting experience. BNB has members from 10 years to 64 years and they all learn how to squat, bench press & deadlift safely & confidently.

If you’re sick of crowded commercial gyms that don’t care about your goals then feel free to drop by BNB and see the difference a positive, supportive training environment can do for you. Simply mention this upon joining as a member and receive 2 weeks free membership & programming to help get you started.