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USPA

United States Powerlifting Association

The USPA is the US affiliate of the International Powerlifting League. It contests four equipment divisions (Raw, Classic Raw, Single Ply, Multi Ply) and runs separate tested and untested competitions, with separate records for each. More about USPA

Lifters since Jan 2025
11,900
Meets since Jan 2025
783
Entries at an average meet
34
Entries in raw
89%

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

Updated

Where USPA lifts

Meets per state since Jan 2025.

  • California 103
  • Texas 68
  • Georgia 37
  • Washington 35
  • Florida 33
  • North Carolina 29
  • New York 27
  • Oregon 25
  • Louisiana 23
  • Arizona 22

The rules, short

From the USPA rulebook. Full rules and sources

Drug testing
Tested and untested
Equipment
Raw, Classic Raw, Single Ply, Multi Ply
Age divisions
Junior 10-12 to Master 5
Membership
$99 a year
Qualifying
USPA Nationals: a Class II total or better from a USPA meet; IPL Worlds (through USPA): a Master total if tested, an Elite total if untested

Official USPA links

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Weight classes

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

Men
  1. 117 52
  2. 118 56
  3. 222 60
  4. 799 67.5
  5. 1,733 75
  6. 2,415 82.5
  7. 2,941 90
  8. 3,215 100
  9. 2,626 110
  10. 1,768 125
  11. 967 140
  12. 643 140+
Women
  1. 90 44
  2. 155 48
  3. 323 52
  4. 640 56
  5. 940 60
  6. 1,604 67.5
  7. 1,592 75
  8. 1,219 82.5
  9. 927 90
  10. 828 100
  11. 508 110
  12. 544 110+

What lifters wear

Share of entries by equipment since Jan 2025.

Upcoming USPA meets

From meet directors' listings, refreshed nightly.

  1. Oct 17, 2026 USPA Tested and Open 2026 Goliath Strength Showcase, El Paso, Texas Goliath Strength and Nutrition, El Paso, TX Details
  2. Oct 17, 2026 USPA Tested and Open 2026 Pennsylvania State Championship, Reedsville, Pennsylvania Mifflin County Youth Park, Reedsville, PA Details
  3. Oct 17, 2026 USPA Tested and Open 2026 Pumpkin Power Classic, Vancouver, Washington Hardcore Barbell, Vancouver, WA Details
  4. Oct 17, 2026 USPA Tested and Open 2026 Rage on Rubicon, Kennewick, Washington Rubicon Power Haus, Kennewick, WA Details
  5. Oct 17, 2026 USPA Tested and Open 2026 RI State Championship, Warwick, Rhode Island IrvFit, Warwick, RI Details
  6. Oct 17, 2026 USPA Tested and Open Halloween Havoc, Monroe, North Carolina No Limits Fitness, Monroe, NC Details

All 115 upcoming USPA meets →

USPA records, rules and championships

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