USAPL California State Championship 2027

February 6–7, 2027 - Irvine, California - Until capacity 

Feb 5–7, 2027

Fri check-in · Sat & Sun lifting 

SoCal Powerlifting

Irvine, CA 

· adjacent to SNA 

2 Platforms · 2 Days

2 sessions per day 

Until full - No waitlist 

Both platforms run straight through on a TSS combo rack with the Rogue Ohio Power Bar. Awards are held after each session on the platform.

Heads up Bring your current USAPL membership card and photo ID to check-in. Have opening attempts ready in kilograms at weigh-in. 

Drug testing is conducted per USAPL DCO protocols. The number of lifters tested is set by the "Number of Lifters to be Tested" table in the USAPL In-Meet Drug Testing Instructions. All open American Records set at this meet will be tested and count toward the total. Lifters are notified after they finish lifting; refusal to test, failure to show after notification, or leaving the venue to avoid notification are drug test failures. Any lifter who wants to leave before the end of the awards ceremony must check with the drug testing official(s) first. 

 Registration

Round I is reserved for California USAPL members with a qualifying total. Round II opens to all USAPL members with no QT required. There is no waitlist.

Out-of-state lifters can enter Round II as guest lifters. Guest lifters compete under the same rules and can set state or national records, but are not eligible for awards.

 Round I · QT holders

Sat, Aug 1, 2026 · 9:00 AM PT

• Open to California USAPL members only.
• 75 kg total minimum from a USAPL-sanctioned 3-lift meet on or after January 1, 2026.
• LiftingDatabase profile link required at registration (not OpenPowerlifting).
• Active USAPL membership required at the time of registration.

 Round II · Open

Sat, Sep 5, 2026 · 9:00 AM PT

• Open to all USAPL members. No qualifying total required.
• 2027 USAPL membership required to lift. If 2027 memberships are not yet on sale at the time of registration, you may purchase a 2027 membership when it goes on sale.

• Weight class changes are allowed up to 2 weeks before the meet.
• Inside that 2-week window, lifters who change weight class are converted to guest lifter status and are not eligible for awards.
• Membership is verified one month out (mid-January 2027).

• Guest lifters can set state and national records.
• Guest lifters can earn national qualifying totals.
• Guest lifters are not eligible for awards.

17855 Sky Park Circle, Suite A
Irvine, CA 92614

Nearest airport: SNA (John Wayne), adjacent to the venue.

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 Records

• American Records can be set and broken at this meet. This is the only California meet outside Collegiate where that is true.
• State Records can be set and broken.
• National-or-higher referees are on platform for all AR attempts.
• An AR intent form is required before the meet. We use the USAPL standard form.
• A designated national referee reviews every AR attempt.
• No Jury.

The current USAPL rulebook governs the meet. A few items lifters most often forget:

• Deadlift socks required. Socks must cover the entire shin.
• Bar-dumping is an automatic ejection. Control the bar all the way down.
• One-minute attempt selection. Attempts must be submitted in kilograms within one minute of your previous attempt. Default behaviors apply if you miss the window.
• USAPL waiver required. All lifters, loaders, spotters, platform workers, and referees must sign the USAPL JotForm waiver.
• Coaches and handlers. All coaches and handlers must hold an active USAPL membership or sign the USAPL waiver to access the warm-up area.
• Active USAPL membership required. Memberships are verified one month before the meet.
• Team awards. Open only to officially registered USAPL teams.

USAPL rulebook · USAPL waiver · USAPL membership

Adjacent to the venue. A 30-room block has been secured for the meet.

Reserve at the group rate

Book by January 13, 2027 at 11:59 PM to lock in the group rate and amenities.

Both platforms streamed live, all day Saturday and Sunday.

SCPL YouTube channel

Spectators and friends can bring phones and personal cameras. Professional equipment requires a media credential. Spectator passes go on sale closer to the meet.

Doors open to spectators 30 minutes before each session.

*Please click below to go to the Event/Venue website with more info including Spectator/Coaches passes. Meet Day Crew Signup, Media and much more!