- Tested and untested
IPL
International Powerlifting League
The IPL is the international federation whose US affiliate is the USPA, and the two share a near-identical rulebook. It contests four equipment divisions (Raw, Classic Raw, Single Ply, Multi Ply) and runs separate tested and untested competition with separate records. More about IPL
- Lifters since Jan 2025
- 19,113
- Meets since Jan 2025
- 958
- Entries at an average meet
- 40
- Entries in raw
- 86%
From OpenPowerlifting results, which can trail a federation's own results by weeks.
Updated
Where IPL lifts
Meets per state since Jan 2025.
The rules, short
From the IPL rulebook. Full rules and sources
- Drug testing
- Tested and untested
- Equipment
- Raw, Classic Raw, Single Ply, Multi Ply
- Age divisions
- Junior 15-19 to Master 5
- Membership
- $40
Official IPL links
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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.
- Raw86%
- Raw with wraps9%
- Single-ply2%
- Multi-ply1%
- Unlimited1%
- Straps1%
Upcoming IPL meets
From meet directors' listings, refreshed nightly.
- Oct 24, 2026 IPL Tested Eastern European Cup Register for IPL Tested Eastern European Cup
- Nov 14–15, 2026 IPL Tested World Cup, FOK "Salut", Russia FOK "Salut" Register for IPL Tested World Cup, FOK "Salut", Russia
- Dec 26, 2026 IPL Drug Tested Eurasian Championships, Tolyatti, Russia Tolyatti Register for IPL Drug Tested Eurasian Championships, Tolyatti, Russia
IPL records, rules and championships
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