Date: Saturday, July 30th, 2022

Deadline: June 30th, 2022 or 60 Lifters Max

Location: Competitive Edge, 650 E Washington St, Allentown, PA 18109

Entry: $120 (Includes event shirt)

Official Qualifier 2023 Powerlifting America National Events, you must compete at Nationals to be considered for IPF World Team spots. 

Session I:

7:00am to 8:30am – Weigh in for all Women

7:00am to 8:30am – Weigh in for all Men 53.00kg to 74.00kg

9:00am to 12:00pm – Competition Lifting

12:00pm to 12:30pm – Awards

 

Session II:

12:00pm to 1:30pm – Weigh in for all Men 83.00kg to 120+kg

2:00pm to 5:00pm – Competition Lifting

5:00pm to 5:30pm – Awards

 

Youth lifters are welcomed, please read section below for Youth guidelines.

 

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Terms & Conditions

This is an entry to a Powerlifting America event held on July 30th, 2022. If you fail to show at the event or withdraw for any reason, you will not be refunded your entry amount.

 You will be required to follow all the Powerlifting America guidelines of the event including the participation and code of conduct policies of Powerlifting America.

Youth Athlete Guidelines  

 

Powerlifting America Welcomes Youth Athletes 

Resistance training programs for both youth and teens have shown increased health benefits in addition to stronger performances in youth sports.  Our main objective for our youth lifters is to have fun and an enjoyable experience while focusing on learning proper technique and form.  This will translate to a positive experience and will help build confidence in our young athletes.   

  

Youth Age Divisions 

An athlete must be a minimum of 8 years of age by the day of competition. 

 

Youth: 8-11 year old 

Pre-Sub-Junior: 12-13 year old  

 

**A Pre-Sub-Junior athlete may use their total to qualify for a Sub-Junior National or International competition. The Tertiary Junior athlete must be thirteen (13) years of age by the day of the Sub-Junior National competition and fourteen (14) years of age by the day of the International Sub-Junior competition they qualified for.** 

 

Youth & Pre-Sub-Junior Weight Classes 

Youth athletes will not have specific weight classes to compete in, only the Youth age division. Therefore, Youth Athletes will not be required to weigh-in but must be checked in no later than the close of the standard weigh-in period for the session they will be lifting in.  

  

Pre-Sub-Junior Athletes will participate in weigh-ins as all other participants following the procedures of the IPF Technical Rules Book.   This is done for the athletes future benefit in case they wish to use their total for qualifying purposes at another competition.  The athlete will fall under the standard weight classes outlined in the IPF Technical Rules Book beginning with the lowest weight class listed below. 

 

Female 

Sub Junior & Junior up to 43kg 

 

Male 

Sub Junior & Junior up to 53kg

 

Youth & Pre-Sub-Junior Scoring Guidelines 

Medals will be awarded based on the athlete's number of successful attempts, not the weight lifted. 

  

Gold - 8 or 9 successful attempts  

Silver - 6 or 7 successful attempts 

Bronze - 4 or 5 successful attempts 

 

- 3 or less successful attempts and their parent or coach should be publicly shamed ;) lol

 

All weights for each attempt will be recorded in the lifting database for the athlete’s reference, However, there will not be official record placements tracked. This is to help our youth lifters focus on the quality of their lifting and not breaking or setting records.  

 

Youth & Pre-Sub-Junior Weigh-in Guidelines 

Youth athletes will not be weighed in but must be checked in no later than the close of the standard weigh-in period for the session they will be lifting in.  

 

Pre-Sub-Junior athletes will participate in weigh-ins as all other participants following the procedures of the IPF Technical Rules Book  , with the following exceptions.  

They will be in their singlet and t-shirt that they will be wearing on the platform 
They will be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian 
This is Highly recommended for all athletes under the age of 18 
There will be two (2) official Powerlifting America referees as current members in good standing in the weigh-in room  
If a photo ID is not available a copy of their birth certificate is sufficient  
 

Pre-Sub-Junior weigh-ins are done for the athletes future benefit. If they wish to use their total for qualifying purposes at another competition they will need to have a recorded body weight to receive a legitimate total. The athlete will fall under the standard weight classes outlined in the IPF Technical Rules Book beginning with the lowest weight class listed in the Youth & Pre-Sub-Junior Weight Classes section from above.    

 

Youth & Pre-Sub-Junior Drug Testing 

These athletes are not subject to drug testing.  

 

Youth & Pre-Sub-Junior Personal Equipment 

These athletes will follow the same personal equipment guidelines stated in the IPF Technical Rules Book. Youth lifters will compete in the Raw category Only.  

 

Youth & Pre-Sub-Junior Lifting Equipment & Weight Increments  

Youth lifters can use a lighter barbell, to be weighed and labeled before the competition. Full size bumper plates can be used for deadlifts to provide the consistent height needed to pull the bar from the floor.  

 

Pre-Sub-Junior athletes competing will be required to use the equipment with the specifications outlined by the IPF Technical Rules Book. This is also for the athletes future benefit if they wish to use their total for qualifying purposes at another competition. They will need to have done so by the specifications of the rule book. If a Pre-Sub-Junior athlete is unable to use the standard equipment due to safety or strength reasons then their body weight will not be recorded in the competition results and they will be scored based on their performance and not the weight lifted as the Youth athletes. This will also void any total they may have received for future use.  

 

Youth and Pre-Sub-Junior can enter a minimum attempt increment of 0.5 kg for any attempt of any lift. All other standard rules apply.

About Powerlifting America

Powerlifting America is the path to the International Powerlifting Federation, which includes the largest International Powerlifting Organization in the World. 

All the things associated to IPF events apply to these events, including the weight classes you are accustomed to. If you been to PurePowerlifting hosted events in the past, we are following all the same rules of performance of the past, all the commands are the same, all the equipment rules are the same. 

Please refer to this link we purchasing singlets, belts, wraps, knee sleeves, etc.

Bodyweight
Categories:

MEN
Sub-Junior & Junior only-up to 53.0 kg
59.0 kg Class up to 59.0 kg
66.0 kg Class from 59.01 kg up to 66.0 kg
74.0 kg Class from 66.01 kg up to 74.0 kg
83.0 kg Class from 74.01 kg up to 83.0 kg
93.0 kg Class from 83.01 kg up to 93.0 kg
105.0 kg Class from 93.01 kg up to 105.0 kg
120.0 kg Class from 105.01 kg up to 120.0 kg
120.0+ kg Class from 120.01 kg up to unlimited

WOMEN
Sub-Junior & Junior only-up to 43.0 kg
47.0 kg Class up to 47.0 kg
52.0 kg Class from 47.01 kg up to 52.0 kg
57.0 kg Class from 52.01 kg up to 57.0 kg
63.0 kg Class from 57.01 kg up to 63.0 kg
69.0 kg Class from 63.01 kg up to 69.0 kg
76.0 kg Class from 69.01 kg up to 76.0 kg
84.0 kg Class from 76.01 kg up to 84.0 kg
84.0+ kg Class from 84.01 kg up to unlimited

 

https://www.powerlifting.sport/fileadmin/ipf/data/rules/technical-rules/english/IPF_Technical_Rules_Book_2022_1.pdf

About PurePowerlifting LLC

My name is Steve Mann and I am the owner of PurePowerlifting LLC. I have been meet directing since 1998. I am a lifter first and a meet director second. I love the sport and try to bring that to the events I run. I recently joined Powerlifting America as a director, as I believe in being the best, you need to compete against the best. I never feel winning money makes me better than others who out total me. 

I lifted in the IPF starting back in 1996, for me it's not a flashy LED that makes the sport awesome, it's going against the Russians, Ukraine's and all the top-level teams that compete at that level. Plus with traveling the World for Powerlifting, you make friends and connections that stay with you for life. 

Myth: Powerlifting America doesn't drug test.

False:

Powerlifting America drug tests to WADA/USADA standards.

Under WADA testing, they select and run all the components of testing, believe me as a director and a judge, I am sure happy to not watch people I know pee into a cup anymore. :0)

To say Powerlifting America drug testing isn't valid, is to say all the drug testing done by the Olympics on their athletes isn't valid testing either.

Doping is a tricky topic that involves people trying to cheat the system, so there is always going to be the exceptions or people who claim to beat the test, but under current standards, I feel this approach gives us the best chance to keep the sport clean and the integrity of the testing consistent. 

Our Events

Equipment:

Our local events will be high level event. We offer Eleiko rack(s) and weights on our PurePowerlifting operated event platforms. This event we are taking 60 lifters. We will break them up over two sessions.

The Why

We find this to be friendlier to the lifter and the spectators, where we normally have just two, max three flights in a session, so you won't that the long gap between events. Standard we do 10 minutes break between last squat and first bench and then again after last bench and first deadlift. This is to help give the lifters the time needed to warm-up and gives our staff a quick break for natures business. 

 

Weigh-Ins:

One item that is a bit different, is the weigh-ins occur 2 hours before your session. So if you are lifting in first session, you will weigh-in between 7:00-8:30, when the event starts at 9 AM. Same goes for the afternoon session. If session is scheduled to start at 2 PM, weigh-in will begin at 12 and conclude at 1:30.

The Why

We do this to not create an unfair advantage for a lifter who can maybe get to the venue the night before and weigh-in early, versus a lifter who just can't make it until the day of the event. He's got a job, got a family, he wants to lift fairly against his competition and not have to lift against a guy who is 5+ pounds heavier because he weighed in the night before. Plus it's likely cost effective for a lifter to only have to get to the venue once, plus the necessity to getting a hotel the night before is removed, as you can literally weigh-in up until 8:30 the day of, so you can sleep in your own bed and not have to take two trips to a venue that might not be near your home.

Live Scoring and Livestream:

Our events are shown on liftingcast in a live scoring format, so everyone in the room or at home can track on how you are doing and when you are up next, while it's going on. So let's say you’re at the venue, you can step out a few minutes to grab something quick to eat, you will know exactly where the event is pacing. 

Our events are also livestreamed on YouTube, with integrated lights and scoring, so friends and family can track and watch your lifting performance. This is a free stream. 

Coach Perks

If you are a coach bringing lifters and you have five athletes entered in this event, you get free entry to the venue as their coach. Make sure to have them put your name on the entry below. 

Music Perks

You will find we aren't afraid to get the music going, I have a few dead speakers that were claimed by loud music in deadlifts. Down below we want you to add 3 songs you would like added to the event playlist, we aren't going to be able to DJ the event, but your track will be added to the playlist for the event. We will of course not be able to play something completely inappropriate for the public, so clean version would help.