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USA Powerlifting

USA Powerlifting is the largest drug-tested powerlifting federation in the United States. The federation publishes its own technical rulebook with twelve weight classes per sex, an extended age structure that runs from Youth 1 (age 8) through Master 7 (age 100+), and separate competition divisions for Raw and Equipped lifting. More about USAPL

Lifters since Jan 2025
25,678
Meets since Jan 2025
804
Entries at an average meet
61
Entries in raw
95%

From OpenPowerlifting results, which can trail a federation's own results by weeks.

Updated

Where USAPL lifts

Meets per state since Jan 2025.

  • Texas 80
  • California 61
  • Pennsylvania 53
  • New York 45
  • Wisconsin 37
  • Florida 32
  • Virginia 29
  • Massachusetts 28
  • Illinois 24
  • New Jersey 24

The rules, short

From the USAPL rulebook. Full rules and sources

Drug testing
Drug tested
Equipment
Raw (unequipped, classic), Equipped (geared)
Age divisions
Open to Master 7
Membership
$75 a year (Open, Junior, Masters); $50 for Teen, $35 for Youth
Qualifying
USAPL Nationals: a total for your class, made at a USAPL meet

Official USAPL links

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Weight classes

Bar height shows entries in each class since Jan 2025. Classes in kilograms.

Men
  1. 177 52
  2. 334 56
  3. 847 60
  4. 2,389 67.5
  5. 4,423 75
  6. 5,536 82.5
  7. 5,534 90
  8. 4,932 100
  9. 3,167 110
  10. 2,169 125
  11. 987 140
  12. 650 140+
Women
  1. 156 44
  2. 473 48
  3. 755 52
  4. 1,343 56
  5. 1,800 60
  6. 2,270 65
  7. 2,195 70
  8. 2,051 75
  9. 2,010 82.5
  10. 1,536 90
  11. 1,204 100
  12. 1,453 100+

What lifters wear

Share of entries by equipment since Jan 2025.

Upcoming USAPL meets

From meet directors' listings, refreshed nightly.

  1. Oct 17, 2026 2026 USA Powerlifting Avengers Monsters Smash V Harrisburg, PA Register
  2. Oct 17, 2026 2026 USA Powerlifting Bearcat Classic Lebanon, IL Register
  3. Oct 17, 2026 2026 USA Powerlifting Collegiate Cup Series - Arkansas Rogers, AR Details
  4. Oct 17, 2026 2026 USA Powerlifting Fall Festival of Power Denver, NC Register
  5. Oct 17, 2026 2026 USA Powerlifting Jacked O'Lantern Open Appleton, WI Details
  6. Oct 17, 2026 2026 USA Powerlifting P3 Battle Royale Fort Worth, TX Register

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