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New Lifter Tips

USA Powerlifting/IPF Lifter Classification Standards

New Lifter Tips

Great tips on the national website!

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Meet Day Tips

USA Powerlifting/IPF Lifter Classification Standards

New Lifter Tips

Great Meet Day Tips from Carolina Powerlifting.

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USA Powerlifting/IPF Lifter Classification Standards

USA Powerlifting/IPF Lifter Classification Standards

USA Powerlifting/IPF Lifter Classification Standards

*Standards on PDF are from 2015. If anyone finds an updated PDF, let us know.

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Open Nationals

National Qualifying Totals

USA Powerlifting/IPF Lifter Classification Standards

Open Nationals allows all approved gear, up to single-ply gear. There are only age divisions and no special division for Raw.  You can wear as little as your singlet or as much as allowed for single-ply gear, including suits, shirts, and knee wraps. Qualifies you for the NAPFs (Equipped), IPF Open Worlds, SubJr/Junior Worlds, Master Worlds, and the Arnold.

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National Qualifying Totals

National Qualifying Totals

National Qualifying Totals

A National Meet Qualifying Total must be achieved in a USA Powerlifting-sanctioned meet on or after January 1 of the year before the year in which the National Meet is being held and before the entry deadline for the meet. This includes all USA Powerlifting National Meets.

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Raw Nationals

National Qualifying Totals

National Qualifying Totals

Raw Nationals only allows equipment based on the raw definition, which is singlet, knee sleeves, wrist wraps and belt. Qualifies you for NAPFs (Raw), IPF Raw Worlds (all age divisions) and the Arnold

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Drugs and Supplements

Drugs and Supplements

Drugs and Supplements

Each athlete is responsible for what they consume. Not every supplement lists all their ingredients. Check the individual ingredients by clicking the button below and select weightlifting as the sport. Here's a PDF with more info View 2020 WADA PDF

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Non-citizens

Drugs and Supplements

Drugs and Supplements

Process to compete as a non-US Citizen.

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IPF Approved Gear

Drugs and Supplements

IPF Approved Gear

Only costumes, support shirts, wraps, belts, knee sleeves and singlets from commercial manufacturers officially registered and approved by the IPF Technical Committee shall be permitted for use in Powerlifting Competitions. This applies to all championships and records, from Local to Worlds.

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Photo Gallery

What is Raw and Equipped?

IPF Approved Gear

Since this is a new website, help us fill it with photos of lifters, meets, crowds, referees, meet directors, or all of the above! Send any pictures you have to californiastatechair@gmail.com. Thank you! 

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Membership

What is Raw and Equipped?

What is Raw and Equipped?

Enjoy the Benefits with Membership:
-Access to participate in Local, Regional & National sanctioned USA Powerlifting events
-Training opportunities with certified coaches and club teams
-Voting Privileges
-USA Powerlifting Newsletter
-USA Powerlifting Online Magazine
-Secondary Sports Accident & General Liability Insurance

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What is Raw and Equipped?

What is Raw and Equipped?

What is Raw and Equipped?

Read an article from Barbend.com. Do you have another article that explains Raw vs Equipped? Send it to us. 

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Lifter's Handbook

Designed for use by lifters and coaches

The condensed version of the USA Powerlifting Rulebook (Revised June 2016).

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