11/09/2026
ποΈ TEAM BNB IS HEADING TO MELBOURNE! ποΈ
Team BNB will be heading down to Melbourne for APL Drug Tested Nationals for three big days of competition, 25β27 September.
Competing from BNB:
Scarlett
Kenny
Lala
Zayne
Angry John
Iβll also be handling Hayley Russell on behalf of Team Tyler from Unbound Athletic
Helping me coach will be Jax & Tdogs.
And cheering on the BNB crew will be Thunder, Richo & Brear.
Youβll be able to see BNBβs lifters:
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Fri 25/9, 1:00pm
Scarlett & Kenny
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Sat 26/9, 1:30pm
Lala & Zayne
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Sun 27/9, 8:00am
Angry John & Hayley Russell
Iβll post closer to the date with more details regarding flights and which platform to look for. There will be two platforms running simultaneously, just like 2025.
There will likely also be a small change to BNBβs opening hours for a few days either side of Nationals, as Lala and I will both be away, leaving Coach Luke and the BNB crew to keep things running at home.
And now a quick look into my attempts to get a half decent image for this postβ¦
The AI did a great job of making everyone considerably more jacked than reality, randomly changing faces, getting ages completely wrong, and apparently deciding Thunder and Brear are the same person. π€¦ββοΈπ
Hereβs the descent into madness as you swipe...
1οΈβ£ The original AI poster: Five lifters, three coaches. No cheer squad.
2οΈβ£ The cartoon attempt: Everyone gets the cartoon treatment because some of the faces just didnβt look right.
3οΈβ£ The cheer squad joins the party: Richo, Thunder & Brear are added and things go sideways.
4οΈβ£ Updated cheer squad.
5οΈβ£ Tried to fix it, v1.
6οΈβ£ Tried to fix it again, v2.
7οΈβ£ Tried to fix it again, v3, then rage quit. π
The BNB crew making the trip to Melb has been crying laughing at these, so I figured everyone else might as well get involved.
The artwork might be questionable, but the actual trip is something Iβm seriously looking forward to.
Five BNB lifters, Hayley, Jax, Tdogs and three members of the cheer squad heading to Melbourne for three days of lifting, coaching, cheering and a fair bit of s**t-talking π
Bring on Melbourne π