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Joseph - Member Journey
Joseph has been working with Tommy since December 2020. His goal has always been to get stronger specifically for powerlifting whilst minimising niggles and injuries. Over our time working together he has managed to add 120kg to his total and competed at 2 x national powerlifting events. Check out his journey!
Jess - Member Journey
Jess is Strength Tribes longest standing lifter. She has been working with Tommy for 10+ years. Jess is regarded as one of Australia’s best female powerlifters. She has competed on some of the biggest platforms in the world. She also has an elaborate list of under 52kg & under 56kg national and world records. Check out her journey!
Chris - Member Journey
Chris has been working with Tommy since July 2016. Not only is he regarded as one of the best male powerlifters in Australia he also is a great guy. We are lucky to have him as a Full Time Coach at Strength Tribe passing on all of his experience everyday. Check out his journey!
Lee - Member Journey
Lee-Anne has been working with Chris since October 2020. She has made some amazing progress and progressed more in 2.5 years than she ever had with more than 10+ years of training. She is damn consistent and always puts in the work. Check out her journey!
Rich - APL Nationals 2022
Rich competed in the opens and masters under 125kg weight class. Securing himself a 2nd place finish and a 750kg competition total. Rich has been working with Tommy since November 2019.
Kade - APL Nationals 2022
Kade competed as a junior and open 82.5kg lifter. Leaving plenty of room to grow into this weight class. Excellent first nationals and a great day on the platform. Kade has been working with Chris since February 2021.
Joseph - APL Nationals 2022
Joseph competed in the opens under 90kg weight class. Securing himself a 3rd place finish and a 600kg competition total. Joseph has been working with Tommy since December 2020.
Ishbel - APL Nationals 2022
Ishbel competed as a junior 56kg lifter, securing a 1st place finish and best overall female lifter of the competition. A great day on the platform. Ishbel has been working with Tommy since November 2020.
Matt - APL Nationals 2022
Matt competed in the open 100kg weight class. Walking away with a milestone 600kg total and a great day on the platform. Matt has been working with Tommy since May 2021.
Lee - APL Nationals 2022
Lee-Anne competed in the 67.5kg weight class as an open and master lifter. She secured a 3rd place finish. A great debut on the nationals platform. Lee-Anne has been working with Chris since October 2020.
Darrell - Apl Nationals 2022
Darrell always gives 100% and is one of the crowds favourites. Darrell didn’t have the day he wanted but instantly looked ahead to 2023 nationals for some redemption. Darrell has been working on and off with Tommy since January 2020.
Neva - APL Nationals 2022
Neva competed as an open and junior 75kg lifter. Walked away with some great experience on the platform and the fuel to keep building. Neva has been working with Tommy since September 2021.
Alex - APL Nationals 2022
Alex Bartroff competed in the open 75kg weight class, securing a 3rd place finish. A great debut on the nationals platform. Alex has been working with Tommy since May 2020.
APL Nationals - Round table
The Strength Tribe lifting team got together and had a chat. This was during the preparation for the 2022 APL nationals competition at the Gold Coast. A fun roundtable chat discussing powerlifting standards in Australia, competition burnout and the problems with chasing comp after comp.