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29/01/2026

Meet Team BNB’s Coaches, Part 3 of 3
Coach Dave

At Brisbane North Barbell, coaching is built on long term consistency, real competition exposure, and decades spent under the bar.

Here’s a snapshot of Coach Dave.

Training background
• Training since 2000
• 25+ years of training experience
• 12+ years of competition experience
• 70+ competitions as an athlete since 2014

Competition experience
• Represented Australia at the World Powerlifting Championships, Italy 2023
• Represented Australia at the Kolmar Cup Mas Wrestling tournament, Russia 2017
• Represented Australia at the IPF World Championships, Finland 2015
• Powerlifting Australia Nationals competitor 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023, 2024 & 2025

Best lifts to date
• 320 kg squat
• 187.5 kg bench press
• 331 kg deadlift
• 250 kg front squat

Competition involvement
• 200+ competitions as meet director, coach, or referee since 2014

Qualifications
• Bachelor of Health Science (Nutritional Medicine)
• Certificate III and IV in Fitness
• Australian Strength and Conditioning Coach
• Qualified referee with PA, APL, USAPL, and GPC
• Blue Card
• 40+ completed courses, degrees, and certifications

Coaching expertise
• Muscle building and strength development
• Powerlifting and strongman, from first meet to international level
• Long term progression and athlete development

Coaching availability
• Monday to Friday, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm and 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm
• Sunday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
• One on one and small group coaching in person at BNB
• Online coaching and programming available

Favourite coaching or lifting moment
Seeing lifters progress from their first nervous gym session to confident competition performances, and knowing BNB has played a role in that journey, remains the most rewarding part of coaching.

If you’re looking for structured, experience driven coaching with a long term focus, Coach Dave is someone you should speak to.

Part 3 of 3
BNB Coaching Team 🏋️‍♂️

28/01/2026

Meet Team BNB’s Coaches, Part 2 of 3
Coach Lala

At Brisbane North Barbell, great coaching is built on real training experience, competition exposure, and a strong understanding of how bodies actually work.

Here’s a snapshot of Coach Lala.

Lifting background
• Competitive powerlifting
• 10+ years of training experience
• 400 kg total at 70.9 kg bodyweight
• 145 kg squat, 82.5 kg bench, 172.5 kg deadlift

Competition experience
• 9 competitions since 2023
• APL Nationals 2023, 2024, 2025
• Powerlifting Australia Nationals 2024, 2nd place
• World Powerlifting Championships 2024
• Best Female Lifter, Matti Tikka Challenge 2025

Competition involvement
• Volunteered at 10+ competitions across multiple roles
• Australian Powerlifting League referee

Qualifications
• Certificate III and IV in Fitness
• Bachelor of Biomedical Science
• Continuing education in
– Training pregnant and postnatal women
– Menopausal and perimenopausal women
– Menstrual cycle considerations
– Pelvic floor and prolapse
• Blue Card

Coaching expertise
• Powerlifting from beginner to competitive level
• Women’s strength training across all life stages
• Technique refinement and competition preparation

Coaching availability
• Monday to Friday, 5:00 am to 11:00 am
• Weekends by appointment
• One on one coaching in person at BNB
• Online coaching available

Favourite coaching or lifting moment
Some competition moments stick with you for unexpected reasons...
Being serenaded in the warm up room at the Matti Tikka Challenge was definitely unexpected and has since become something we still laugh about at BNB.
At the 2024 World Powerlifting Championships, fumbling a deadlift because I was standing on a crease in the platform was a valuable reminder that even the smallest details can matter on the big stage.

If you’re looking for a coach who combines high level lifting experience with a strong understanding of female physiology and long term athlete development, Coach Lala is someone you should speak to.

Part 2 of 3
BNB Coaching Team 🏋️‍♀️

27/01/2026

Meet Team BNB’s Coaches, Part 1 of 3
Coach Luke

At Brisbane North Barbell, coaching experience matters, but so does actually living the training process.

Here’s a snapshot of Coach Luke.

Lifting background
• Powerlifting, strongman, general strength and fitness
• 15+ years under the bar

Competition experience
• 24 competitions as an athlete
• Queensland’s Strongest, multiple national level powerlifting competitions, World Powerlifting Championships
• 30+ competitions coaching, handling, or officiating

Notable competitions
• 2024 World Powerlifting Championships
• 2025 Powerlifting Australia Nationals, North Division

Qualifications
• Certificate III and IV in Fitness
• Blue Card
• World Powerlifting national and world referee
• Australian Powerlifting League referee

Coaching expertise
• Powerlifting and strongman
• Beginners, juniors, and general strength
• Technique development, competition preparation, long term progression

Coaching availability
• Monday to Friday, 6:00 am to 11:00 am
• Saturday, 8:00 am to 2:00 pm
• One on one and small group coaching in person at BNB

Favourite coaching or lifting moment
Hitting my first 200 kg squat at the 2024 World Powerlifting Championships at Sydney Fitness Expo was a standout moment.
Coaching two clients at BNB Brawn VIII, with support from an existing client, was a genuine full circle experience.

If you’re looking for a coach who approaches training with empathy, experience, and genuine passion for lifting, Coach Luke is someone you should speak to.

Part 1 of 3
BNB Coaching Team 🏋️‍♂️

22/01/2026

Your authority isn’t recognised in FORT KICKASS 😎📦

When another Bulk Nutrients WPI price rise loomed, I did the only sensible thing, I doubled down on the cardboard fortress.

That is another 190kg of WPI added to the stack before prices jump, worth a total spend of around $10,000 to save roughly $2000 in the long run. Not glamorous, but smart for BNB and for everyone who grabs their supps here 💪💸

Yes, we do sell WPI at the gym:
🏷️ 1kg bag, $60 (soon $70)
🏷️ 3kg (3 x 1kg bags), $170 (soon $200)

Flavours available:
Vanilla, Chocolate, Cookies & Cream, Choc Honeycomb, Salted Caramel, Banana, Strawberry, Vanilla Maple, Iced Coffee, Choc Peanut, Choc Ice Cream & Raw.

And for anyone worried about expiry dates, with roughly 1.5 years shelf life on the bags and me chewing through 4 scoops per day, that is about 1kg per week. Even solo, I would clear around 50kg in a year, so trust me, it will not be going to waste 😅

Stocking up early keeps prices lower for longer, and keeps Fort Kickass well defended 😎📦

21/01/2026

Training autism, not train autism 💪🚆😅

Left, late 2024. Right, late 2025.
Both clips are 40kg, about a year apart.

11 year old Mackenzie, 10 powerlifting competitions already accomplished. From learning with an empty 10kg bar in April 2024 to confident, white light squats. Technique, confidence and composure have come a long way.

Proud of this kid 💙💪

Thumbnail pic from our trip to the Sydney Fitness Expo in 2024.

20/01/2026

Australia Day at Brisbane North Barbell 🇦🇺

We are open as usual on Monday 26 January, from 6am to 8pm.

Non members can train for free on the day, no casual visit fee, just show up and lift.

For one day only, we are offering 50% off coaching sessions with Team BNB Coaches Luke and Lala . These sessions are very limited and will book out quickly. If you have been thinking about getting coached, fixing a lift, or seeing what proper hands on coaching feels like, this is the day to do it.

Very limited spots available. Message me ASAP to secure a session.

Train, hang out, meet the community, and make the most of the public holiday 🇦🇺💪

08/01/2026

I’m on a never-ending quest to upgrade BNB 🗡️💪😤

(Bonus points if you get the reference from an early 2000s animated sitcom 👀)

There’s been a bunch of new equipment arriving at BNB over the past few months, here’s a proper look at what’s been added lately...

Left to right, top to bottom 👇

ATX Dip Station
With a 300kg weight rating, this thing is heavy duty AF and built to handle even the biggest of BNB’s boys.

ATX Functional Trainer
With the option of 1:2 and 1:4 weight ratios, this bad boy is perfect for all kinds of cable work including biceps, triceps, delts, forearms, face pulls and more.

ATX 45 degree Hyperextension
With a 250kg weight rating, this is ideal for rehab back extensions, heavy back extensions, and all kinds of prehab, rehab and resistance exercises.

5 new cable attachments
Ankle and wrist cuffs, two pairs of new handles, tapered tricep cones, and a long strap that’s perfect for face pulls, weighted crunches or tricep extensions. This brings BNB’s cable attachments, also known as the s*x dungeon wall, to a whopping 25 different attachments, giving members unbeatable variation and the ability to find the attachment that hits just right.

2 new slant boards from
This brings BNB’s total to four slant boards, all built to BNB’s wider, grippier and heavier duty standards, including a monster 350kg weight rating.

Stand or Submit Tower Yoke
At 135kg empty weight, this monster of a yoke has been used at the highest state, national and international levels of strongman competition. I’ve wanted one of these at BNB for years, and it’s unreal to finally add it to our already extensive strongman equipment lineup.

Thanks to & for the Dip Station, Functional Trainer, 45 degree Hyperextension and the new cable attachments.

A sincere thanks to the team effort of Tiki from BNB, Mason from SorS, Tiff from Steel & Stone, and Brendan from The Strength Junction for making the yoke happen.

And finally, a huge thanks to everyone from Team BNB who’s helped assemble, move and set up equipment behind the scenes over the past few months. None of this happens without the crew 👊

07/01/2026

New year, new 6am opening hours at Brisbane North Barbell ⏰💪

Starting Monday 12/1, BNB will now open from 6am on weekdays.

This is made possible thanks to Coach Lala who will be covering early mornings at BNB and is available for coaching from 5am. If you’re an early trainer or prefer getting sessions done before work, this one’s for you.

BNB’s updated opening hours:
Mon to Fri, 6am to 8pm
Sat, 8am to 12pm
Sun, 9am to 4pm

Same BNB, just earlier starts thanks to Coach Lala ☀️💪

06/01/2026

BNB vs the world, part 2 🌍💪

Whenever BNB members and coaching clients travel abroad, I ask them to snap a photo in a famous location. It has turned into a bit of a tradition over the years, collecting BNB shirts at iconic landmarks and unique backdrops around the globe.

We last did a BNB vs the world post late 2024, so here we are again, about a year on, with the next chapter. This time around we have…

Christine cheese tasting in Tuscany, Italy 🧀🇮🇹

Derek in St Julian’s, Malta 🌊🇲🇹

GPG sailing out of Lyttelton, New Zealand ⛵🇳🇿

BB .megan at the Louvre in Paris, France 🖼️🇫🇷

Tori at the Palace of Versailles, France 👑🇫🇷

Gerard with the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France 🗼🇫🇷

(left to right, top to bottom)

Same gym, same community, different corners of the world.

If you have an overseas trip coming up, please pack a BNB shirt, grab a photo at a landmark, and help keep BNB vs the world growing 🌍💪

04/01/2026

Call me Mr 305 😤

Just 36 hours before comp day, I decided to compete.
1 day deload.
0 days training with a belt.
0 days training with a deadlift bar.

This was my 3rd time deadlifting 300kg or more in 2025, and my 24th time deadlifting 300kg or more in sanctioned powerlifting competitions since 2014.

Huge thanks to Jax for flawless handling, Tdogs & Scarlett for the videos, and all of Team BNB bringing the noise 🖤💪

01/01/2026

New year, new coach at Brisbane North Barbell 💪🎉

Please welcome Coach Lala to Team BNB’s coaching crew!

Coach Lala will be joining Dave and Luke, offering both online and face-to-face coaching at BNB. She is available Monday to Friday from 5am to 11am, with weekends by appointment.

I have had the pleasure of coaching Lala for over 4 years, and mentoring her as a coach for the past 1+ year. Since her first powerlifting competition in February 2023, Lala has already built an impressive competition resume, with 9 competitions under her belt. Some of Lala’s achievements to date 👇

145kg squat, 82.5kg bench press, 172.5kg deadlift, 400kg total at 70.95kg bodyweight.
Qualified and competed at APL Drug Tested for the past 3 years in a row.
Second place at Powerlifting Australia Nationals in 2024.
Competed at the World Powerlifting Championships in 2024.
Best Female Lifter at the Matti Tikka Challenge in 2025 🏆.

Did you know Team BNB coaches offer a discounted introductory coaching session for all new clients? At just $60 for a 1 hour one-on-one session, it is a great place to start if you are considering coaching, powerlifting, or simply want to test us out.

You can book an introductory coaching session with Coach Lala, or any of Team BNB’s coaches, via the link below 👇
https://shorturl.at/47upl

Welcome to the team, Coach Lala 💪🔥

31/12/2025

Our biggest competition of 2025, our final comp of the year, and one hell of a way to finish strong 💪

BNB’s Dec 20 APL competition was our biggest comp of the year, with 45 competitors across three full flights. It also capped off another huge year at BNB, hosting 9 competitions in total, 6 powerlifting and 3 strongman.

What made this one extra special was the crew behind the scenes. Nearly 40 BNB members, friends and supporters gave up their day to help make this comp run. Unfortunately, the morning of comp threw us a few curveballs, with two helpers pulling out due to influenza, and another being rear-ended on the way to the gym, having her car written off and suffering a concussion. She is okay, but understandably could not make it in. That left us three helpers down and running on a very barebones crew, but Team BNB stepped up in a massive way. Despite the challenges, the comp ran smoothly and flawlessly, and I could not be more proud of the people that make this community what it is ❤️

Huge thank you to our helpers:

Refs
Lauren, Caro, Alyce, BB & Jax

Spot & Load
Piglet, Raw Dog, AC, Dom, Simon, Robb, Dayne, Gerard, Josh & Karl

Tech Desk
Thunder, Kenny, Jules, Pocky, Isaac, War Horse, Madman, Kim, Pineapple & Scarlett

Photography
Mostafa 📸
His awesome photos can be found here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_IFyZvKEKZ9aU3-YdGiWJK3zii8b2RL9

And a big shout out to the Team BNB coaches, assistants and lifter teams who brought great energy all day:
Coach PJ with lifters Emma & Mel
Coach Veganne with lifter Kylie
Coach Magic Moni with assistant ESB and lifters Luke & Rich
Coach Tdogs with assistant PP and lifters Michael, DJ & Robbie
Coach Lala with assistant Brear and lifters Nathan & Angry John
Coach GPG with lifters Iven, Mat & Steve

Thank you to every lifter, helper, coach and supporter who made 2025 such a massive year at BNB. This community continues to blow me away 🙏💪

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Unit 4, 7 Mackie Way
Brendale, QLD
4500

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Monday	6am - 8pm
Tuesday	6am - 8pm
Wednesday	6am - 8pm
Thursday	6am - 8pm
Friday	6am - 8pm
Saturday	8am - 12pm
Sunday	9am - 4pm

Website

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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.