- Tested and untested
- 15 weight classes
SPF
Southern Powerlifting Federation
The SPF is an independent US federation with separate tested and non-tested rulebooks and records. Raw lifting is split by knee gear (none, sleeves, or wraps), and equipped lifting by the number of layers a garment may have. More about SPF
- Lifters since Jan 2025
- 1,150
- Meets since Jan 2025
- 54
- Entries at an average meet
- 33
- Entries in raw
- 60%
From OpenPowerlifting results, which can trail a federation's own results by weeks.
Updated
Where SPF lifts
Meets per state since Jan 2025.
The rules, short
From the SPF rulebook. Full rules and sources
- Drug testing
- Tested and untested
- Equipment
- Classic Raw, Raw with Sleeves, Raw with Wraps, Single-Ply, Multi-Ply, Unlimited
- Age divisions
- Pre-Teen to Grand Master
- Membership
- $40 a year (20 and over); $30 for 19 and under
- Qualifying
- SPF Worlds: finish one sanctioned meet in the 18 months before Worlds
Official SPF links
Rules checked
Weight classes
Men and women share one set of 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.
- Raw60%
- Raw with wraps22%
- Single-ply3%
- Multi-ply3%
- Unlimited12%
Upcoming SPF meets
From meet directors' listings, refreshed nightly.
- Oct 17, 2026 Illinois Senior Games Strength Place Fitness Center, 555 North williams street, Thornton, IL Register for Illinois Senior Games
- Oct 17, 2026 Kansas Iron Harvest 3 Gnarbell Gym, 418 South Main, El Dorado, KS Register for Kansas Iron Harvest 3
- Oct 24, 2026 Rise Of The Beast 6 GP Athletics 3119 S Scenic Ave,, Springfield, MO Register for Rise Of The Beast 6
- Nov 7, 2026 Iron Maidens 10 The Proving Ground, 104 East 16th Street, Russellville, AR Register for Iron Maidens 10
- Nov 21–22, 2026 2026 SPF Worlds 1446 Commerce Drive, Crestview, FL Register for 2026 SPF Worlds
- Dec 5, 2026 St. Landry Cajun Classic 3 St. Landry Barbell, 3018 LA-754, Sunset, LA Register for St. Landry Cajun Classic 3
SPF records, rules and championships
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