Powerlifting & Strength Gym in Westside Melbourne
25/08/2026
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Saturday 15 November
Our last comp of the year is selling out QUICK! This is one of your last chances to qualify for Open Nationals 2027, register ASAP to secure your spot!
๐ https://www.powerliftingalliance.org.au/events/346756
31/07/2026
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๐ธ $1500 PRIZE POOL
๐ Saturday 31 October
Weโre so excited to be bringing back Unity Games! A unique opportunity to compete in just one lift while your teammates compete in the other two. The team with the highest combined GL points will be crowned Unity Games Champions!
๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป ๐๐ฝ:
1๏ธโฃ Find yourself a team of 3 and decide who be squatting, bench pressing and deadlifting.
๐กTip: Play around with hypothetical scenarios with the IPF GL Points Calculator
2๏ธโฃ Choose a team leader to register the team. You will then receive an email from APA to submit your team members, their weight class and which lift each team member is participating in. Initial team registrations are due Friday, 4 September 2026
3๏ธโฃ Final Team Registration is dueย Friday, 2 October 2026
๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ฝ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐:
๐ 1st place - $850 | 2nd place - $400 | 3rd place - $250
๐ Medals and Prize Pack for Overall Best Squat, Best Bench Press, Best Deadlift by GL Points
WHO WILL BE CROWNED BEST TEAM AT UNITY GAMES 2026?
โฌ๏ธ TAG YOUR TEAM BELOW โฌ๏ธ
๐ฅTYNA LANDS ON PODIUM FOR APA 63KG JUNIOR NATIONALS ๐ฅ
A huge congratulations to for placing 3rd at APA Mega Nationals.
A full breakdown of her day from coach .ess perspective is available to watch over on our Youtube channel linked in our bio.
Tyna is an exemplary athlete, remaining calm and composed through a rocky start to her prep to leaving no stone unturned leading up to comp. Proud of you Tyna!
S 127.5, 132.5, 137.5x
B 75, 77.5, 80 (+2.5)
D 170, 180, 185
T 397.5 (+7.5) & Regional Qualifying Total
๐ฅYOUR APA 75KG JUNIOR NATIONAL CHAMPION๐ฅ
A huge congratulations to for placing 1st at APA Mega Nationals this past weekend.
A full breakdown of the battle in the Junior 74kg weight class is available to watch over on our Youtube channel linked in our bio.
In this video, Michael breaks down the play-by-play leading up to Aaronโs final pull and the decisions that helped secure the win.
Huge props goes to Aaron for self-coaching his entire prep, proving that hard work and smart training pays off!
14/04/2026
ESS @ MEGA NATS
Good luck to ESS members tyna and Aaron Tran-Hoang who will be competing at this weekโs Mega Nationals!
Easter Egg Hunt with a twist this year! Find the special eggs, win a special prize!
Big thanks to Elliot Spaull for providing eggs for this years hunt ๐ซถ
โจMarch Highlightsโจ
Team ESS is having a strong start to the year!
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30/03/2026
โ๏ธ ELEMENTAL ICE CHALLENGE REGISTRATIONS OPEN TOMORROW 6PM โ๏ธ
Weโre so excited to be hosting our first competition of the year! Whether itโs your first time or a seasoned powerlifter, we promise to make the day special for you!
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Date: Saturday, 18 July
โ๏ธ Capacity: 56 Lifters
โญ๏ธ Hosted in partnership with
Register through the APA website or link in our bio.
Tag someone you want to compete with below!
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๐ฒ UNITY GAMES RECAP ๐ฒ
Just over a week from our first Unity Games and weโre already reminiscing! Such a fun weekend with plenty of PBs witnessed on the platform.
Thank you so much to everyone who participated and for bringing such great vibes to the competition!
Also, a huge thank you to our sponsor .supps for putting together some awesome prize packages for our winners!
Here are the results from the day:
๐ฅ Powerpuff Gyals: squatted 172.5kg @ 68.9kg, benched 115kg @ 73.7kg, .mocha deadlifted 210kg @ 82.2kg for a combined GL Points of 98.78
๐ฅTekken Tag Trio: squatted 215kg @ 88.2kg, benched 157.5kg @ 82kg, .fitness.paul deadlifted 295kg @ 80.3kg for a combined GL Points of 92.33
๐ฅMelbourne Strength Culture: Tom Dang squatted 207.5kg @ 77.3kg, benched 150kg @ 83.8kg, Brad Scott deadlifted 250kg @ 102.5kg for a combined GL Points of 81.66
๐๏ธ Best Squat:
๐๏ธ Best Bench Press:
๐๏ธ Best Deadlift: .fitness.paul
What started as a โwhat-ifโ conversation in our podcast to reality - we canโt wait to bring back again next year bigger and better!