- Tested and untested
IPA
International Powerlifting Association
The IPA is a US-based federation founded in 1993 and headquartered in York, Pennsylvania. It contests two equipment categories, Raw and Equipped, each crossed with an Amateur (drug-tested) and a Professional (untested) division at the same meet, with separate records for all four. More about IPA
- Lifters since Jan 2025
- 285
- Meets since Jan 2025
- 7
- Entries at an average meet
- 62
- Entries in raw
- 70%
From OpenPowerlifting results, which can trail a federation's own results by weeks.
Updated
Note: The numbers on this page include the IPA's international affiliates, such as NAP in Russia and FPO in Finland, which OpenPowerlifting files under the IPA. That is why a US-based federation can show most of its meets abroad.
Where IPA lifts
Meets per country since Jan 2025.
The rules, short
From the IPA rulebook. Full rules and sources
- Drug testing
- Tested and untested
- Equipment
- Raw, Equipped
- Age divisions
- Teenage to Police
- Membership
- $50
Official IPA links
Rules checked
Weight classes
Bar height shows entries in each class since Jan 2025. Classes in kilograms.
What lifters wear
Share of entries by equipment since Jan 2025.
- Raw70%
- Raw with wraps8%
- Single-ply3%
- Multi-ply8%
- Unlimited11%
Upcoming IPA meets
From meet directors' listings, refreshed nightly.
- Oct 24, 2026 2026 IPA HALLOWEEN HELLBENT Van Nuys, CA
- Nov 7, 2026 2026 IPA OHIO NORTH OF THE BORDER Eaton, OH
- Nov 7, 2026 THE TFX SHOWDOWN II Orlando, FL
- Nov 14, 2026 2026 IPA CONNECTICUT STATE POWER LIFTING CHAMPIONSHIPS New Haven, CT
- Dec 5, 2026 IPA TITANS FOR TOTS Bohemia, NY
- Dec 12, 2026 EVOLVE WINTER SHOWDOWN 4 West Boylston, MA
IPA records, rules and championships
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