Pittsburgh Powerlifting

Final Schedule: The meet is one session.

6:45 AM: Registration and equipment check open
7:00-8:30 AM: Weigh-ins
8:15 AM: Rules meeting
9:00 AM: Lifting begins
~1:00 PM: Awards & drug testing

Equipment Divisions: Please contact the meet director if you would like to register for the raw with wraps or equipped divisions.
1. Raw: singlet, t-shirt, shoes, shin-length deadlift socks required. Neoprene knee sleeves, wrist wraps, and belt permitted.
2. Raw with Wraps: singlet, t-shirt, shoes, shin-length deadlift socks required. Knee wraps, wrist wraps, and belt permitted.
3. Equipped: singlet or supportive suit, t-shirt, shoes, shin-length deadlift socks required. Squat suit, bench shirt, deadlift suit, neoprene knee sleeves or knee wraps, wrist wraps, and belt permitted.

USA Powerlifting Membership: IF YOU ARE NEW TO USA POWERLIFTING, WAIT UNTIL NOVEMBER TO PURCHASE YOUR MEMBERSHIP. Otherwise your membership will expire at the end of 2025. Membership is not required during registration, but all participants must be current USA Powerlifting members on the day of the meet. Register online here. Minimum 10% of participants will be drug tested by urinalysis.

Awards: Medals will be given to the top three in each weight class and division

Registration Fee: $100 for the first division and $20 for each additional division (optional). No refunds will be given. Late entry may be offered at $120 at the meet director’s discretion if spots are still available.

Registration Deadline: December 10, 2025, or when the meet capacity of 60 lifters is reached

Coach & Spectator Fee: $10. To avoid congestion in the parking lot, spectators for the afternoon session should plan to arrive after 1:30 PM. This will allow time for lifters, spectators, and coaches from the first session to vacate the parking lot.

Weigh-Ins: Weigh-ins will be conducted in lot number order. Lot numbers will be available on the roster linked above at least one week before the meet. If you are not present when your lot number is called you will be moved to the end of the list. All lifters must have their openers in kilograms and identification at weigh-ins. Youth lifters must weigh in wearing a singlet and t-shirt and have a coach, parent, or guardian present.

Meet Entrance: Please use the meet entrance off of W 9th Ave instead of the main gym entrance.