Tribal Phoenix

31/08/2026

WHAT A WEEKEND! 🧡

We’ve just come home from the New Zealand Championship and I’m struggling to put into words just how incredibly proud I am of these athletes.

For the past four months, our athletes have worked their butts off to get to this point. But when I think about this weekend, it’s not just the competition that makes me proud — it’s the journey that got them there.

Along the way we’ve celebrated first toes-to-bar, first pull-ups, double unders, PB cleans and snatches, and so many other breakthroughs. They’ve trained hard, pushed through the tough days, and kept showing up.

And honestly, that journey was already a massive win.
But then they stepped onto the competition floor… 🔥

And we got to watch them have their own little moments of brilliance.
Hitting a rep they weren’t sure they could get.
Doing something they didn’t think was possible.
Winning a WOD.
PBing when it mattered.
Rope climb after rope climb after rope climb!

Those moments where you see an athlete realise, “I can actually do this.” That’s the good stuff. 🧡

Thank you to all the Family and Friends that came up and supported our super stars, our community is great and together WE RISE STRONGER 💪🏽

25/08/2026

The teens lifting and moving a 160kg worm 💪🏽

Trying something different
Working as a team
Communication
Co-ordination
Strength, Power, Fitness

Plenty of learning and growing - it’s not just fitness, these guys have become a community of their own. We are building strong individuals not just physically but mentally while learning to cooperate with others.

TEEN-FIT TRIBAL PHOENIX

20/08/2026

WHĀNAU TOA is back 💪🏽
Time to get our Rangatahi on the competition floor and show off their mad skills and super gains.
This is a great competition designed for all levels to get involved, learn, push, make friends and have some fun 🤩
We want to get behind our Tamariki and showcase their energy, enthusiasm and FITNESS. It’s their turn to be great and RISE STRONGER

DIVISIONS:
10-13 year old will pair up with an Adult
14-16 year olds are going individual

Date: Saturday the 10th of October
Location: Tribal Phoenix in Lower Hutt
Registration opens on the 29th of August at 9am
LINK: https://competitioncorner.net/events/22219

13/08/2026

TRIBAL PHOENIX CREW
The peeps are primed and ready to go!
Good luck to our athletes throwing down tomorrow at Against the Tides Koa HQ

Can’t wait to see how you have grown in your health and fitness journeys, and what you can achieve on the comp floor.
RISE STRONGER

Sarah Pahi
Maree Wong
Enoka Salimu Fonoti
Emma Davidson
Jackie Smith
Alex Hayes

13/08/2026

Getting Upside Down

We are working on those Handstand walks and today we got plenty of practice kicking up. The team going after a new skill is exciting and fun for everyone no matter your level.

Just because it’s hard doesn’t mean you can’t give it a go.
Practice kicking up, falling over, work on facing fears, have a laugh and RISE STRONGER 💪🏽

23/07/2026

If your not twinning are you even upside down 😂

The 2 trouble makers dressed to impress (upset the coach) were actually well behaved this morning - must be their winning outfits that kept them moving 🥳😜💪🏽❤️

Kelly Wilson
Josephine Mua'au

22/07/2026

21/07/2026

On the weekend we held WELLY STRONG
It was such a fun day! The support and motivation from athletes and whānau was out the gate.
Everyone wanted to see you do your best and got right behind each other every event.

We were super lucky to have NEW ZEALANDS STRONGEST WOMAN attend and show us all how it’s done.
A'emalemaloitiafau Wilson 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽

We had athletes from all over the North Island attend and give it their all, while enjoying each others company and efforts.

We are a smaller facility based in the middle of Lower Hutt City but we packed in the supporters, 30 odd athletes and the comp crew with ease. Everyone was respectful and patient making it an easy flow kind of day.

Super proud of the TRIBAL PHOENIX crew that competed and also the officials that probably lifted more than the athletes on the day 😂 so big props to you guys for loading, time keeping, scoring etc… your awesome!

Then after a full day of being the best you can be, everyone mucked in and cleaned the gym, putting everything back where it lives so fast, making my life easy. THANK YOU

Photos are credited to Jess Dewsnap - Wellington Photographer who always does a great job of capturing the moment - the pics are amazing.

Conor O'Neill
Grit Strength Coaching and Personal Training
Elite Supps Wellington

19/07/2026

TALK ABOUT STRONG WOMAN 💪🏽

Saturday TRIBAL PHOENIX was the venue for WELLY STRONG brought to you by Grit Strength Coaching and Personal Training and our Girls stepped up 💪🏽

Jackie Smith 🥈 in Novice U80
René Dahya 🥈 in Novice 80+
Teresa 🥇 in Novice 80+
Kimberleigh Mariu 🥈 in Masters 40+ years
Renee MacLennan-Henry 🥇 in U73 - Qualified for Nationals

Each one of these ladies took this challenge head on and gave it everything. It was exciting watching them be out of their comfort zone and achieving things they didn’t think they could.
Backing each other, laughing, smiling, lifting and just RISING STRONGER 💪🏽 I couldn’t be prouder ❤️

You go GIRLS