The Strength Fortress

26/10/2026

Rizky came to us with 0 gym experience. Never been in a gym, never touched a barbell, couldn’t even tell you which was a squat or a deadlift

9 months later here he is, squatting 105kg and preparing for his first Powerlifting competition.

Don’t let the fear of the unknown hold you back — you never know where you’ll end up!! Way to go Riz

15/10/2026

12/10/2026

Clash at the Collective, continued 😁

Louie had a brilliant day, far exceeding all of her own expectations in her first meet. 8/9, PBs on all lifts.

Cooper stamped his ticket to his first sub-junior nationals, hitting the QT on his third deadlift!

Rich put up a 15kg total PB with PBs across all three lifts. Perfect.

Carl returned to the platform following a three year hiatus. It’s been a bumpy few years of injuries. The resilience it’s taken to get back up there is so admirable!

Paul coached by J Luu but up big PBs on the squat and bench press, but unfortunately deadlifts did not quite come together to get him on to the overall podium. 270 squat and 155 bench press - huge!

Pam coached by Matti Huynh put up a 5kg PB and finally hit the elusive 50kg bench press!!

Amanda coached by Victor Liu put together her super meet. +25kg on the total and second overall best female lifter.

Billie after a four year competition hiatus put together her first ever 9/9 day, and pipped her all time best total by 2.5kg. Huge success.

JP did not have his best day ever, but managed to wrangle his way on to the overall podium as third best male lifter.

Can we do it again 😍 Thank you so much for hosting us STRENGTH COLLECTIVE

09/10/2026

CLASH AT THE COLLECTIVE RECAP - PT1.

We’re gonna have to do this in sections 🤪

We had a monster weekend out at the Clash at the Collective over the weekend with 14 TSF lifters taking to the platform.

First of all, huge shout out to head coach J Luu, and volunteer assistant coaches Dani and Minh for herding the cats so well. This one took a village.

We had a monster weekend out at the Clash at the Collective over the weekend with 14 TSF lifters taking to the platform.

First of all, huge shout out to head coach J Luu, and volunteer assistant coaches Dani and Minh for herding the cats so well. This one took a village.

It was Carol’s first time on the competition platform, a week out from her 76th birthday! She missed a few lifts on technicalities but composed herself and carried herself beautifully. To stand up with 100kg was just epic.

Lisa had the perfect 9/9 day. PBs on every lift, all goals achieved with not a kg left in the tank. Perfection.

Maddy also had an absolute cracker in her first competition. 9/9 and PBs across the board. She’ll be back for more same time next year.

Jack put up a 15kg competition PB since his last meet in May, with PBs in the squat and bench press. The man is on one.

Jez - PB dots baby!!

More to come 😁

04/10/2026

POV: 14 TSF members competed at the Clash of the Collective yesterday and over 50% of our member base came out to support 😵‍💫🥹❤️ Doesn’t get much better than this ❤️❤️✨✨

📸 Thirds Lauren De Avocado

02/10/2026

60kg before 60!

Less than a month before her birthday Louise Fox hits a 60kg bench for the first time.

It’s been a long time coming to hit blue plates on bench 😄😄😄

Stoked to see it !

30/09/2026

We are sending a team of 14(!!!) lifters to compete at The Strength Collective STRENGTH COLLECTIVE this coming Sunday 😁 A mix of veterans, first timers, those returning from a long hiatus and some dabbling from other sports. We’re geed. Big day incoming 😁🤩

For those wanting to come check it out — lifting is from 10am, at 10/210 Maidstone Street, Altona.

Lesggooooo 😁😁😁😁

Jeremy Borzillo JP Cauchi Carl Schultz BILLIE ASPREY-CAUCHI. Madeleine Thomas pam alcantara Amanda Lay Jack Le Lisa Smisa Schwenke Louie Sleeman Paul Llanes

17/09/2026

Dani Cheng X The Strength Fortress 😁 With no gym experience, Dani really through themself in to all things powerlifting — max out, volunteering, refereeing and competing all within the first year and a bit of training. We adore Dani and what they bring to our community 🥰

16/09/2026

Unofficial Captain of the TSF Masters Team is representing Australia at IPF Powerlifting Commonwealth Championships in Winnipeg, Canada this week 🇨🇦🇦🇺

We couldn’t be more proud to see her in the green and gold. Anyone who has witnessed her in the gym can attest to her insane work ethic, meticulous attention to detail, and how invested she is in supporting those around her to achieve their own successes.

We are so proud of Marina already, and so eager to see her take to the platform this Saturday at 3.30am Melbourne time.

Screens will be on at the gym. BYO camp chairs and blankets for those that want to join ❄️

Go get it Marina 😤💚💛

14/09/2026

Carl Schultz hitting 200kg on the squat!

A few weeks out from his first comp in 3 years!!

We’ve got nearly two dozen lifters competing across various comps in the next two months. Vibes are high!!