Strength Pathway · Annual Competition

MatriarX® Games

strong women are inconvenient.

So we made a competition specifically for them.

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Why the games?

a brief history of being left out

FUNNY WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WOMEN START ASKING THE QUESTIONS.

12 years ago, researchers put a number on something women in sport had been dealing with for a very long time: we weren’t being studied nearly as much as men.

Things have improved since then. Just not enough.

In 2021, women still made up only 36% of participants in the exercise science and physiology studies researchers audited. And when the senior researcher was a man, female participation dropped to 32%. When the senior researcher was a woman, it jumped to 52%.

Turns out who asks the questions has quite a lot to do with who gets included in the answers.

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A comp with ulterior motives

That brings us to today.

We’ve spent 15 years coaching women and asking increasingly specific questions about why some women progress faster than others - and what we can change to close that gap.

The annoying thing about having questions is that eventually you need data.

So we built something that gives us some.

MatriarX Games takes a group of women, measures where they start, gives us 10 weeks to make them stronger, then measures what happened.

How much stronger did she get? How quickly? What did she respond to? And can we get better at doing it again? Where do we need to pivot?

It’s a competition. But we have ulterior motives

THE FORMAT

What happens on the day

One day. 1 rep max. Up to three events.

You choose up to three events from the competition list, then you have 10 weeks to train for them and get as strong as you possibly can.

On competition day, you’ll have three attempts at each event to put up your best number. There’ll be judges, a crowd, live scoring and a leaderboard, so yes, everyone will know exactly what you lifted. No pressure.

Choose your poison:

PULL STRENGTH
Chin up · Pull up · Muscle up

LEG STRENGTH
ATG Split Squat · Pistol Squat · Dragon Squat

PUSH STRENGTH
Parallel Bar Dip · Ring Dip

That’s it.

Pick up to three things. Get really fucking strong at them.

THE SCORING SYSTEM

Your only competition is who you were ten weeks ago.

We rebelled against traditional scoring systems because women’s physiology is complicated enough without also competing in a system largely built around men.

So we made our own rules.

The three scoring components

Component 01

power to weight ratio

Your result is measured against your bodyweight, because being strong means more than just lifting the biggest number. This lets women of different sizes compete on the same scale without creating 47 weight divisions and ruining everyone’s weekend.

Component 02

Progress from baseline

We test you ten weeks before Games and again on competition day. How much you improve between the two counts towards your score, because getting significantly stronger should probably be rewarded in a strength competition.

Component 03

Training age modifier

We also account for how long you’ve been training, because progress looks different at year one than it does at year ten. So training age gets a small modifier to even things out a little. We said small. Calm down.

TURNS OUT, ONE NUMBER DOESN’T TELL US VERY MUCH.

good thing we have three.

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WHAT'S INCLUDED

The full package

$300.

Here is what that gets you.

7 Performance Labs across the 10 week lead-up (clinics, workshops, baseline testing, strategy sessions)
Nutritional guidance for performance, recovery, and strength adaptation
MatriarX® Games athlete T-shirt
Official competition entry
Registration in up to 3 event categories
Professional photographs of all your lifts
Live leaderboard results and full scoring breakdown

Remote athletes: We will not be accepting remote entries for the competition this time. Can't be in Melbourne? Remote coaching (BrigadeX) is available. Ranking will be done in person.

THE 7 PERFORMANCE LABS

The 10 week lead up

You're not just entering a comp. You're preparing for one.

The 7 Performance Labs are the preparation structure that separates MatriarX® Games from a one day event you just show up to. Each lab is a focused clinic or workshop targeting a specific element of competition performance - built on Axis Theory™ principles and sequenced so that every session compounds into the next.

Your first testing before the competition. Lock in your numbers, see exactly how each event will be judged, and identify the form issues that could cost you on the leaderboard.
Learn how to make full use of your program for consistent progress.
Learn how to build towards your heaviest push & pull. You'll spend the cycle developing strength, practising heavier attempts and learning how to arrive at competition day feeling strong.
Front levers, back levers and the strength required to hold them. Learn how to identify the piece that's holding you back and focus your training where it matters most.
How to load your joints at their limit without wrecking them. Building the stability, control, and power that makes you better across every event - and how it carries over into everything you do in training after the competition is over.
Fuel strategies that don't backfire on competition day. How to eat in the 10 week lead up, the week before, and on the day itself - so that you're strong in every event.
How to read your own body across the training block, manage recovery intelligently, and walk into competition day fully charged. The difference between a good training block and a great competition result is usually here.

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BRIGADEX PACKAGE

For athletes who want to compete to win

BrigadeX. The 10 week program built to peak you for competition day.

Anyone can enter MatriarX® Games. The athletes who dominate it train specifically for it.

BrigadeX is the 10 week performance prep program built to improve your 1RM bodyweight lifts and some extras (levers, hand balancing) - and peak them for competition day. It's designed to work alongside the 7 Performance Labs so that every element of your preparation has the same goal.

If you're entering Games, this is how you compete to win.

Pricing: BrigadeX + MatriarX® Games

Face to Face: $1,300
Remote: $1,180

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COMPETITION details

November 28, 2026. Melbourne.

Date: Saturday 28 November 2026

Time: 8am – 1pm

Location: Melbourne (in-person)

Format: Judged competition with live scoring and leaderboard

Results: Full leaderboard announced after all events

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Past athletes

This is what it looks like on the day.

People gathered in a gym for a workout class, with some sitting and others engaging in exercises using gym equipment.

Group of women participating in a fitness class at Gravity Games, holding resistance bands and a wooden stick in a gym with workout equipment.

Woman doing pull-up exercises on a pull-up bar in a gym surrounded by a group of people watching and cheering.

Two women hugging each other enthusiastically, smiling with their eyes closed. One woman has dark hair and the other has light brown hair tied back.

A woman with short brown hair, wearing a purple athletic shirt and black shorts, is performing a hanging leg raise exercise on gymnastic rings in a gym.

Woman with curly hair and glasses doing a gymnastic exercise on gymnastic rings, wearing a black shirt and gray sneakers with blue accents.

A woman in workout clothes using gymnastic rings during exercise in a gym.

A woman performing a hanging exercise on a pull-up bar in a gym, with gymnastic rings and a padded mat beneath her.

Woman hanging from gym equipment with chains attached to her waist, smiling.

A woman is performing a pull-up exercise on a pull-up bar in a gym, with a trainer standing nearby observing and providing support.

People in a gym participating in a fitness class, with some stretching and some waiting, under gym equipment including rings and barbells.

A woman performing a chin-up with weight plates in a gym. She is wearing a black shirt and blue pants

A woman is in a gym, kneeling on one knee, preparing to lift a heavy weight plate. She is wearing a black workout shirt with peach-colored sleeves, black workout pants, and sneakers, and is focusing on her exercise.

Women socializing in a gym or fitness class setting, with exercise equipment and weights in the background.

Two women hugging and smiling in a gym, with gymnastic rings and ropes in the background.

Woman with curly gray hair in black shirt and blue pants performing a ring exercise with gymnastic rings, in a gym setting.

A woman in a purple t-shirt performing a pull-up exercise using a bar, in a gym or fitness setting.

A woman performing an exercise on gymnastic rings in a gym, with a group of people sitting and standing around watching.

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The things people actually ask.

FAQs

Any woman. You don't need to be a BWB member to enter MatriarX® Games. You do need to be able to perform the events to the required standards - the baseline testing lab at the start of the 10 week block is where that gets established. If you can't yet meet the standard for your chosen events, we'll tell you and help you get there.
Three components. Performance (your result as a power-to-weight ratio), Progress (improvement from your 10 week baseline), and a Training Age modifier that levels the field between newer and more experienced athletes. All three combine into your final score. The leaderboard reflects all three - not just who can lift the most.
Yes. The scoring system was specifically designed so that first-time competitors have a genuine shot at the podium. Your training age modifier means you're not being compared on the same scale as athletes with five years of competition history. Show up, put in the work across the 10 weeks, and compete against your own baseline. That's the format.
The competition is held in melbourne. You can choose to train under BrigadeX remotely and enter the competition face to face.
Games entry includes the 7 Performance Labs and competition entry. BrigadeX is an additional 10 week structured training program built specifically to peak your 1RM lifts for the competition. If you want to prepare properly, BrigadeX is how you do it.

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ENTER NOW

November 28, 2026

Enter. Train.
Find out what your body can do.

Enrolment is open now. The 10 week lead up begins well before competition day - the sooner you're in, the more of the preparation structure you have access to.