Pittsburgh Powerlifting

Preliminary Schedule: The schedule will be finalized once registration is closed.

Session 1:
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

Session 2:
11:30 AM: Registration and equipment check open
12:00-1:30 PM: Weigh-ins
1:15 PM: Rules meeting
2:00 PM: Lifting begins
~5:00 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 OCTOBER TO PURCHASE YOUR MEMBERSHIP. Otherwise your membership will expire at the end of 2026. 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 5% of participants will be drug tested by urinalysis.

Awards: Medals will be given to the top three in each weight class and division. If the meet is one session, one overall best lifter award will be given. If the meet is two sessions, a best overall female lifter award and best overall male lifter award will be given.

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 30, 2026, 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 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.