The Owner

 

Dave Napper

 

Owner & Operator of Brisbane North Barbell.

Business started Feb 2014.

Gym opened Sep 2014.

Gym moved to BNB v2 October 2015.

Gym moved to BNB v3 December 2017.

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Competitive Strongman (2014 - Present)

Competitive Powerlifter with Powerlifting Australia (2014 - Present)

Best raw lifts in sanctioned Powerlifting Australia meets:

320kg squat (link)

187.5kg bench press (link)

331kg deadlift (previous Australian record for 120+kg weight class, link)

 

Key Qualifications:

• Personal Trainer: Certificate 3 & 4 in Fitness

• Qualified, Registered & Insured Nutritionist: Bachelor of Health Science (Nutritional Medicine)

• Powerlifting Australia coach

• Australia Strength & Conditioning coach

• Master Functional Trainer

• Blue card

• Completed 40+ courses/workshops covering kettlebells, boxing, powerlifting, strongman and much more (full list below)

 

Key Achievements:

• 50+ powerlifting & strongman competitions since 2014

• Represented Australia at the International Powerlifting Federation world championships in Finland, June 2015

• 10th biggest raw total (827.5kg) in Powerlifting Australia history (link)

• 250kg front squat

• National Championships:

  • 2019 Powerlifting Australia 120+kg 2nd place at national championships

  • 2018 Powerlifting Australia 120+kg 2nd place at national championships

  • 2016 Powerlifting Australia 120kg 1st place at national championships

  • 2015 Powerlifting Australia 120+kg 2nd place at national championships

• National rankings:

  • 2019 Powerlifting Australia ranking - 3rd raw 120+kg class

  • 2018 Powerlifting Australia ranking - 3rd raw 120+kg class

  • 2017 Powerlifting Australia ranking - 9th raw 120+kg class

  • 2016 Powerlifting Australia ranking - 7th raw 120kg class & 8th raw 120+kg class

  • 2015 Powerlifting Australia ranking - 6th raw 120+kg class

  • 2014 Powerlifting Australia ranking - 3rd raw 120+kg class 

• Records:

  • Previous Powerlifting Australia 120+kg class raw deadlift record holder with 331kg (link)

  • Current Powerlifting Australia 120kg class equipped deadlift record holder with 325.5kg (link)​

  • Current ISF record holder with 182.5kg tractor weight to drum

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Qualification & Educational experience:

2019

November

• Hosted Graham Hicks Powerlifting Workshop at Brisbane North Barbell

May

• Hosted Melbourne Strength Culture workshop at Brisbane North Barbell

April

• Decoding the Deadlift workshop at Bayside Health Nook

February

• Hosted Big Z Strongman & Powerlifting workshop at Brisbane North Barbell

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2018

June

• Hosted Christan Woodford's Queensland Strength, Power, Speed Workshop at Brisbane North Barbell

April

• Tom Lilley Powerlifting Workshop at Power Federation

March

• Hosted 3 powerlifting workshops at Snap Fitness North Lakes

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2017

September

• Deadlift workshop at Lifter's League

July

• Bench Press workshop at Lifter's League

June

• Mike Israetel, James Hoffman & Melissa Davis Seminar at Valhalla Strength Brisbane

March

• Hosted the Australian Strength Coach & Team Lilliebridge powerlifting workshop at Brisbane North Barbell

 

2016

November

• Chad Wesley Smith Powerlifting workshop at Valhalla Strength Brisbane

September

• Don’t Fear The Disk Bulge with Andrew Lock workshop at Lifters League

April

• Hosted the Eben Le Roux Strongman Workshop at Brisbane North Barbell

 

2015

October

• Brett Gibbs & Josh Hancott Powerlifting workshop at the Brisbane Fitness & Health expo

September

• Conducted a deadlift workshop at Ironclad Powerlifting in Townsville

May

• Stan Efferding Powerlifting workshop at PTC Brisbane

• Eben Le Roux Strongman workshop at Coco's Gym

January

• Warrick Brant Strongman log workshop at Athletic Kingdom

 

2014

December

• Tom Martin Powerlifting workshop at Strength Sports Gym

November

• Everyday Fermenting workshop by Buchi Kombucha

• Brandon Lilly Powerlifting workshop at PTC Brisbane

October

• Crankit Essentials & Advanced Exercises course

September

• Traditional Flame Induction Cupping course

• CPR Refresher course

August

• Boxing for Personal Trainers course

July

• Fundamentals of Mobility for Functional Training course

• Rock Tape Kinesiology Taping course

June

• Ed Coan Powerlifting workshop at PTC Brisbane

• Fundamentals of Powerbags and Battling Ropes

May

• Iron Skull Weightlifting Olympic Lifting level 1 skills course

• Australian Strength & Conditioning  workshops on Programming Progressions and Chains & Bands

• Derek Boyer's Deadball Masterclass (updated course)

• Kettlebells level 1 & 2 course

April

• Australian Strength & Conditioning Association level 1 course

March

• Powerlifting Australia's level 1 coaching course

February

• Derek Boyer's Deadball Masterclass

 

2013

September

• Apply First Aid & CPR through Australia Wide First Aid

June  

• Certificate 3 & 4 in Fitness through FIA Fitnation

• Bachelor of Health Science (Nutritional Medicine) at Endeavour College of Natural Medicine, Brisbane

Personal Competition experience:

2021

February

• Competed at the ISF Highlander Games Triple Threat - Men's 105+kg Div - 2nd place

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2020

November

• Competed at the ISF Stones of Strength 2020 Strongman competition - Men's Div 1 - 1st place

October

• Competed at Powerlifting Australia Open Championships QLD Division hosted by Brisbane North Barbell

  • 290kg SQ, 175kg BP, 320kg DL, ​785kg TTL, 127.4kg BW, 445.64 WILKS

    • SQ 250 270 290 BP 160 170 175 DL 290 320 341x​

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2019

November

• Competed at Brisbane's Strongest Man & Woman 2019 - Men's u125kg Div 1 - 2nd place

September

• Competed at the ISF Stones of Strength 2019 Strongman competition - Men's Div 1 - 1st place

August

• Competed at Queensland's Strongest Man & Woman 2019 - Men's Open division - 6th place

July

• Competed at the Powerlifting Australia Brisbane Fitness Expo hosted by Iron Underground - Raw 120+kg Class - 1st Place

  • 300kg SQ, 170kg BP, 313kg DL, 783kg TTL, 130.7kg BW, 442.47 WILKS)

    • SQ 250 280 300 BP 160 170 180x DL 250 280 313​

June

• Competed at the Powerlifting Australia National Championships - Raw 120+kg Class - 2nd Place

  • 295kg SQ, 178kg BP, 300kg DL, 773kg TTL, 136.1kg BW, 433.81 WILKS)

    • SQ 250 280 295 BP 160 170 178 DL 250 280 300​

March

• Competed at the Australian Arnold Classic Mas Wrestling championships - Men's Open division - 3rd place

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2018

December​

• Competed at the Powerlifting Australia competition hosted by Iron Underground - Raw 120+kg class - 1st place

  • 305kg SQ, 187.5kg BP, 310kg DL, 802.5kg TTL, 136.70kg BW, 450.12 WILKS)

    • SQ 285 305 325x BP 170x 180 187.5 DL 290 310 335x​

November

• Competed at the Brisbane MAS Wrestling Championship - Men's Open division - 1st place

October

• Competed at the Powerlifting Australia National Championships 2018 - Raw 120+kg class - 2nd place
  • 295kg SQ, 180kg BP, 275kg DL, 750kg TTL, 140.35kg BW, 418.95 WILKS)
    • SQ ​260 280 295 BP 160 170 180 DL 250 270 275

August

• Competed at Queensland's Strongest Man & Woman 2018 - Men's Open division - 1st place

July

• Competed at the ISF Highlander Games round 2 - Men's Div 1 - 1st place

April

• Competed at the ISF Highlander Games round 1 - Men's Div 1 - 1st place

March

• Competed at the Powerlifting Australia competition hosted by Strength Sports Gym - Raw 120+kg Class - 1st place

  • 320kg SQ, 185kg BP, 322.5kg DL, 827.5kg TTL, 143.6kg BW, 460.67 WILKS

    • SQ 280 300 320 BP 165 175 185 DL 282.5 302.5 322.5​

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2017

November

• Competed at the Powerlifting Australia competition hosted by Strength Sports Gym - Raw 120+kg class- 1st place

  • 310kg SQ, 180kg BP, 322.5kg DL, 812.5kg TTL, 137.3kg BW, 455.41 WILKS

    • SQ 270 290 310 BP 160 170 180 DL 290 310 322.5​

September

• Competed at the 'Kolmar Cup' Mas Wrestling International Tournament hosted in Vladivostok, Russia - Men's over 90kg division - 4th place 

August

• Competed at the Queensland's Strongest Man & Women - Men's Open - 5th place

• Competed at the Melbourne Open - Raw 120+kg Class - 1st place & best male lifter (link)

  • 305kg SQ, 175kg BP, 310kg DL, 790kg TTL, 133.7kg BW, 444.69 WILKS

    • SQ 265 285 305 BP 165 175 180x DL 280 300 310​

June

• Competed at the ISF Stones of Strength Strongman competition - Men's div 1 - 1st place

March

• Competed at the Mas Wrestling Brisbane Inaugural competition - Men's open division 1st place & Absolute (all weight classes) 1st place

February

• Competed at the ISF Sceanic Rim QLD championships - Men's heavyweight divison - 3rd place

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2016

December

• Competed at the Powerlifting Australia competition hosted by Iron Underground - Raw 120+kg Class - 1st place

  • 285kg SQ, 170kg BP, 305kg DL, 760kg TTL, 125.8kg BW, 432.52 WILKS

    • SQ 255 285 305x BP 150 160 170 DL 275 305 335x​

• Competed at the Tasmania Strongman Series round 3 - Men's open division - 1st place (link)

October

• Competed at the Powerlifting Australia national championships - Raw 120kg Class - 1st place

  • 290kg SQ, 155kg BP, 305kg DL, 750kg TTL, 119.2kg BW, 431.85 WILKS

    • SQ 270 290 305x BP 155 165x 165x DL 280 305 375x​

July

• Competed at the ISF Tractor Pull championships - Men's heavyweight division - 2nd place (link)

March

• Competed at the Australian Arnold Classic Amatuer strongman competition - Men's heavyweight division - 12th place after 3 events

February

• Competed at the Australian Arnold's Amateur Championship Qualifier - Men's heavyweight division - 2nd place

January

• Competed at the The Australia Day Strength Weekend strongman competition - Men's division 1 - 1st place (link)

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2015

December

• Competed at the Powerlifting Australia competition hosted by Iron Underground - Equipped 120kg class - 1st place

  • 290kg SQ, 165kg BP, 325.5kg DL, 780.5kg TTL, 118.05 BW, 450.50 WILKS

    • SQ 250 275 290 BP 150 165x 165 DL 275 305 325.5​

November

• Competed at the ISF 2015 Nationals Strongman Competition - Men's Advanced division - 1st place

October

• Competed at the Brisbane Fitness & Health Expo Strongman competition - 3rd place

September​

• Competed at the North Queensland Powerlifting Australia competition hosted by Ironclad Powerlifting - Raw 120+kg class - 1st place & best male lifter

  • 277.5kg SQ, 167.5kg BP, 305kg DL, 750kg TTL, 122.56 BW, 429.15 WILKS

    • SQ 257.5 277.5 297.5x BP 155 167.5 170x DL 270 305 337.5x​

August

• Competed at the QLD Strongman round 3 - Men's Division 1 - 1st place

July

• Competed at the Workout 24/7 North Lakes Strongman Truck pull - 3rd place

• Competed at the Powerlifting Australia competition hosted by Iron Underground - Raw 120+kg class - 1st place & best male lifter (link)

  • 280kg SQ, 155kg BP, 300kg DL, 735kg TTL, 125.5kg BW, 418.51 WILKS

  • SQ 280 300x 300x BP 155 167.5x 167.5x DL 300 335x X

June

• Competed at the International Powerlifting Federation world championships in Salo, Finland - Raw 120+kg class - 19th place

  • 300kg SQ, 165kg BP, 320kg DL, 785kg TTL, 125.7kg BW, 446.82 WILKS

    • SQ 280 300 305x BP 155 165 167.5x ​DL 300 320 335x

• Competed at the QLD Strongman round 2 - Men's Division 1 - First place (link)

May

• Competed at the ISF 2015 Scenic Rim (QLD) Strongman/Woman Competition - Men's Advanced division - First Place (link)

April

• Competed at the Powerlifting Australia National Championships - Raw 120+kg Class - 2nd Place

  • 290kg SQ, 162.5kg BP, 331kg DL, 783.5kg TTL, 125.05kg BW, 446.44 WILKS

    • SQ 260 280 290 BP 152.5 162.5 165x DL 302.5 322.5 331​

• Competed at the Strength Sports Challenge - Heaviest total with 260kg high bar, sleeveless & ATG squat, 120kg muscle clean & press and 280kg farmers walk for 15m.

March

• Competed at the QLD Strongman round 1 - Men's Division 1 - 1st Place (link)

February 

• Competed at the Queensland Cup Powerlifting Australia competition hosted by Strength Sports Gym - Raw 120+kg Class - 1st Place

  • 262.5kg SQ, 150kg BP, 300kg DL, 712.5kg TTL, 123.1kg BW, 407.34 WILKS

    • SQ​ 240 262.5 X BP 150 160x 160 DL 300 327.5x 327.5x

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2014

November

• Competed at the Summer UQ Novice II Powerlifting Australia competition hosted by Iron Underground - Raw 120+kg Class - 1st Place (link)

  • 270kg SQ, 157.5kg BP, 312.5kg DL, 740kg TTL, 123.1kg BW, 423.06 WILKS

    • SQ 250 270 272.5x BP 140 150 157.5 DL 290 302.5 312.5

• Competed at the Gold Coast Strongman Challenge - Men's 105+kg Division - 2nd Place (link)

September

• Competed at the Strength Quest strongman grading event - >105kg grade B achieved (link)

• Competed at the Brisbane Fitness & Health Expo Strongest Man - 6th Place

July

• Competed at the QLD Strongman Round 3 - Men's Division 3 - 3rd Place

June

• Competed at the Powerlifting Australia competition hosted by Strength Sports Gym - Raw 120kg Class - 2nd Place

  • 230kg SQ, 140kg BP, 295kg DL, 665kg TTL, 117.5kg BW, 384.24 WILKS

    • SQ 230 250x 250x BP 130 140 145x DL 280 295 302.5x​

April

• Competed at the QLD Strongman Round 2 - Novice Men's Division - 1st Place

March

• Competed at the Powerlifting Australia competition hosted by Strength Sports Gym - Raw 120+kg Class - 1st Place

  • 230kg SQ, 135kg BP, 285kg DL, 650kg TTL, 121.35kg BW, 372.78 WILKS

    • SQ 215 225 230 ​BP 125 135 140x DL 270 280 285

February

• Competed at the Powerlifting Australia competition hosted by UQPWC - Raw 120kg Class - 3rd Place

  • 220kg SQ, 130kg BP, 277.5kg DL, 627.5kg TTL, 115.5kg BW, 364.20 WILKS

    • SQ 200 220 232.5x BP 120 130 142.5x DL 250 265 277.5​

Coaching and competition organiser experience:

2021

March

• Hosted the BNB Brisbane's Strongest Man & Woman 2021 round 1 at Brisbane North Barbell

February

• Hosted the BNB Brawl IV Powerlifting Australia competition at Brisbane North Barbell

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2020

December

• Hosted the BNB Brisbane's Strongest Man & Woman 2020 round 3 at Brisbane North Barbell

• Hosted the BNB Bedlam Powerlifting Australia competition at Brisbane North Barbell

November

• Hosted the BNB Brawn III Powerlifting Australia competition at Brisbane North Barbell

October

• Hosted the Powerlifting Australia Open Championships QLD Division at Brisbane North Barbell

• Hosted the BNB Boss Babes III Powerlifting Australia competition at Brisbane North Barbell

September

• Hosted the Powerlifting Australia Junior & Masters Championships QLD Division at Brisbane North Barbell

• Hosted the BNB Brisbane's Strongest Man & Woman 2020 round 2 at Brisbane North Barbell

August

• Hosted the BNB Blitz III Powerlifting Australia competition at Brisbane North Barbell

July

• Hosted the BNB Brisbane Open & Pacific Invitational QLD Leg Powerlifting Australia competition at Brisbane North Barbell

March

• Hosted the BNB Brisbane's Strongest Man & Woman 2020 round 1 at Brisbane North Barbell

February

• Hosted the BNB Brawl III Powerlifting Australia competition at Brisbane North Barbell

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2019

December

• Hosted BNB Brisbane's Strongest Man & Woman 2019 round 4 at Brisbane North Barbell

• Hosted the BNB Bash VII Powerlifting Australia competition at Brisbane North Barbell

November

• Coached 'Big G' at Australia's Strongest Woman 2019 In Melbourne where she won and set Australian records with a 110kg axel clean & press and 150kg atlas stone to 1.2m.

October

• Hosted the BNB Boss Babes II Powerlifting Australia competition at Brisbane North Barbell

• Hosted BNB Brisbane's Strongest Man & Woman 2019 round 3 at Brisbane North Barbell

September

• Coached lifters at the ISF Stones of Strength 2019 Strongman competition

• Hosted the BNB Blast VII Powerlifting Australia competition at Brisbane North Barbell

August

• Coached lifters at Queensland's Strongest Man & Woman 2019

July

• Hosted BNB Brisbane's Strongest Man & Woman 2019 round 2 at Brisbane North Barbell

June

• Coached a lifter at the Powerlifting Australia National Championships 2019

• Hosted the BNB Brawn II Powerlifting Australia competition at Brisbane North Barbell

• Hosted the BNB Mas Wrestling Mania at Brisbane North Barbell

• Coached 14 lifters at the Powerlifting Australia Masters National Championships: 11x national champions, 2x 2nd place, 1x 4th place, 2x national records & 1x best lifter. 

April

• Hosted the BNB Blitz II Powerlifting Competition Powerlifting Australia at Brisbane North Barbell

March

• Hosted the BNB Brisbane's Strongest Man & Woman 2019 round 1 at Brisbane North Barbell

• Coached lifters at the Arnold Amateur Strongman & Strongwoman competition and Mas Wrestling championships

• Coached lifters at the Powerlifting Australia competition hosted by Strength Sports Gym

Feb

• Hosted the BNB Brawl II Powerlifting Competition Powerlifting Australia at Brisbane North Barbell

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2018

December

• Hosted the BNB Bash VI Powerlifting Australia competition at Brisbane North Barbell
• Hosted the BNB Brisbane's Strongest Man & Woman 2018 round 4 at Brisbane North Barbell

November

• Hosted the ISF & BNB Juniors Only Strongperson Competition

• Hosted the Brisbane MAS Wrestling Championship

• Coached lifters at the SSG Open II Powerlifting Australia competition hosted by Strength Sports Gym

October

• Hosted the BNB Boss Babes Powerlifting Australia competition at Brisbane North Barbell
• Coached lifters at the Powerlifting Australia National Championships 2018

September

• Hosted the BNB Blast VI Powerlifting Australia competition at Brisbane North Barbell
• Hosted the BNB Brisbane's Strongest Man & Woman 2018 round 3 at Brisbane North Barbell

August

• Coached lifters at Queensland's Strongest Man & Woman 2018

• Coached 17 lifters at the Powerlifting Australia Junior, Masters & Bench Press National Championships: 8x national champions, 5x 2nd places, 4x national records, 2x best lifter trophies & 1x best female junior team trophy.

June

• Hosted the BNB Bash V Powerlifting Australia competition at Brisbane North Barbell
• Hosted the BNB Brisbane's Strongest Man & Woman 2018 round 2 at Brisbane North Barbell

May

• Hosted the BNB Brawn Powerlifting Australia competition at Brisbane North Barbell

April

• Hosted the BNB Blitz Powerlifting Australia competition at Brisbane North Barbell

February

• Hosted the BNB Brisbane's Strongest Man & Woman 2018 round 1 at Brisbane North Barbell

• Hosted the BNB Brawl Powerlifting Australia competition at Brisbane North Barbell

 

2017

December

• Hosted the BNB Blast V Powerlifting Australia competition at Brisbane North Barbell

• Hosted the BNB Brisbane Strongman series 2017 round 4 at Brisbane North Barbell

November

• Coached lifters at the Powerlifting Australia competition hosted by Strength Sports Gym​

October

• Coached lifters at the Brisbane Fitness Expo Powerlifting Australia competition hosted by Iron Underground

September

• Hosted the BNB Bash IV Powerlifting Australia competition at Brisbane North Barbell

• Hosted the BNB Brisbane Strongman series 2017 round 3 at Brisbane North Barbell

August

• Coached lifters at the Powerlifting Australia Junior, Masters & Bench Press National Championships

June

• Hosted the BNB Blast IV Powerlifting Australia competition at Brisbane North Barbell

May

• Hosted the BNB Bash III Powerlifting Australia competition at Brisbane North Barbell

• Hosted the BNB Brisbane Strongman series 2017 round 2 at Brisbane North Barbell

April

• Coached lifters at the Powerlifting Australia competition hosted by Strength Sports Gym

March

• Hosted the Mas Wrestling Brisbane Inaugural competition

February​

• Hosted the BNB Brisbane Strongman series 2017 round 1 at Brisbane North Barbell

• Hosted the BNB Blast III Powerlifting Australia competition at Brisbane North Barbell

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2016

December

• Coached lifters at the Powerlifting Australia competition hosted by Iron Underground

November

• Coached lifters at the Powerlifting Australia competition hosted by Strength Sports Gym

• Hosted the BNB Brisbane Strongman Series round 3 at Brisbane North Barbell

August

• Hosted the BNB Blast II Powerlifting Australia competition at Brisbane North Barbell

• Coached lifters at the Powerlifting Australia Junior & Master National Championships

July

• Coached lifters at the Powerlifting Australia competition hosted by Strength Sports Gym​

• Hosted the BNB 2016 strongman round 2 at Brisbane North Barbell

June

• Coached a lifter at the IPF world championships in Texas, USA

April

• Hosted the BNB Blast Powerlifting Australia competition at Brisbane North Barbell

February

• Hosted the BNB 2016 strongman round 1 at Brisbane North Barbell

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2015

December

• Coached lifters at the Powerlifting Australia competition hosted by Iron Underground

November

• Hosted the BNB 2015 Strongman Round 3 at Brisbane North Barbell

• Hosted the BNB Barbell Bash Powerlifting Australia competition at Brisbane North Barbell

October​

• Organised and ran a strongman truck pull event for the Channel 9 Children's Hospital Foundation Telethon

September

• Hosted the BNB 2015 Strongman Round 2 at Brisbane North Barbell

• Coached lifters at the Powerlifting Australia competition hosted by Strength Sports Gym

August

• Coached lifters at the Powerlifting Australia Junior & Masters national championships held in Melbourne

• Coached lifters at ISF Double Deadlift competition - Men's open division - 2nd place

July

• Coached lifters at the Powerlifting Australia competition hosted by Iron Underground

May

• Coached lifters at the Powerlifting Australia competition hosted by Strength Sports Gym

• Hosted the BNB 2015 Strongman Round 1 at Brisbane North Barbell

March​

• Coached lifters at the Powerlifting Australia competition hosted by Iron Underground

January

• Hosted the BNB Clash of the Strongmen competition at Brisbane North Barbell

 

2014

December

• Hosted the BNB Beginner's Strongman Competition at Brisbane North Barbell

• Hosted the BNB Beginner's Powerlifting Competition at Brisbane North Barbell