6 upcoming IPA meets across 5 US states. Dates, host cities, and venues below; each meet links to the IPA entry page.
Date
Meet
Location
Sep 12–13, 2026
STRENGTH OF HEROES 6 New York State Championships
Tested
Untested
State
Bohemia, NY
Oct 10, 2026
IPA POWER PLANT SHOWDOWN
Tested
Untested
Poca, WV
Nov 7, 2026
2026 IPA OHIO NORTH OF THE BORDER
Tested
Untested
Camden, OH
Nov 14, 2026
2026 IPA CONNECTICUT STATE POWER LIFTING CHAMPIONSHIPS
Tested
Untested
State
New Haven, CT
Dec 12–13, 2026
IPA Worlds
Tested
Untested
International
Orlando, FL
Jul 17, 2027
1,000 POUND SHOWDOWN
Tested
Untested
Canton, OH
IPA raw records to beat
IPA accounts for 21,677 competition entries from 10,560 lifters in the OpenPowerlifting archive. The heaviest raw totals on record under IPA are below.
Men's raw total
Rank
Lifter
Class
Age
Tested
Load
Meet
Date
01
Dan Kovacs
140 kg309 lb
40-44
—
982.0 kg2165 lb
IPA · National Powerlifting & Bench Press Championships
2011-11-19 · 14 yr
02
Quinzavious Sands
140+ kg309+ lb
24-34
—
967.5 kg2133 lb
IPA · Showdown at the Storm Raw and Amateur Equipped