METAL MILITIA POWERLIFTING

WORLDS 2026

Presented by The Steel Valley Ohio Chapter

(Full Power, Push/Pull, Bench Only)

August 22nd

Location:  Penguin City Brewery Event Center
460 E Federal St  |  Youngstown, OH

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 Awards:

 

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BELTS for

Best Overall Lifters: RAW and Equipped, Male and Female divisions.

 

 Special Awards for Biggest Bench Presses, Bench Only Competitors, RAW and Equipped, Male and Female divisions

 

Custom Metal Militia awards for 1st place in all Weight class, events, Age group, and subdivision winners.

 

Sponsor PRIZES for the highest Totals in each Weight class regardless of age or other subdivision.

TEAM AWARD for best combined total of 3 lifters from your Metal Militia chapter - more details to follow!!! Discuss with your chapter president.

Agenda

• Weigh-ins - at meet location
  • Friday 8/21 - 9am to 6pm
  • Saturday 8/22 - 730am to 8am
• Mandatory lifter meeting @ 830am
• Meet starts at 9am

Eligibility:  

Each competitor should have competed at a Metal Militia meet since and including Worlds 2025. Exceptions can be made at the Meet Director's discretion, such as if you have a qualifying total in another federation or prior experience with Metal Militia Powerlifting events.

Each competitor must have a valid METAL MILITIA POWERLIFTING Membership card. You should purchase this before the meet. For more information, go to :

https://www.metalmilitiapowerlifting.com/membership-purchase 

Memberships will be good for 12 months from date of purchase.

Uniforms:

MUST MEET Metal Militia SPECIFICATIONS. ONE PIECE LIFTING SUIT MUST BE WORN. (singlet if you are competing raw)

This is an equipped and raw meet! Raw is knee wraps or sleeves, wrist wraps and belt with 1 piece lifting singlet.  Equipped is bench shirt, squat or deadlift suit, briefs (optional), knee wraps, belt, and wrist wraps

Any questions please refer to federation rules at  http://metalmilitiapowerlifting.com/ or contact meet directors.

Notes: 

The first 20 lifters will receive a FREE Event T-Shirt from the Metal Militia chapter, as long as you register for the event BEFORE June 27th.

Event shirts will also be for sale at the meet.

Register before June 27th and use promo code EarlyBird and receive 13% off.

This meet is capped at 100 lifters.

Awards:

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BELTS for

Best Overall Lifters: RAW and Equipped, Male and Female divisions.

 Special Awards for Biggest Bench Presses, Bench Only Competitors, RAW and Equipped, Male and Female divisions

Custom Metal Militia awards for 1st place in all Weight class, events, Age group, and subdivision winners.

Sponsor PRIZES for the highest Totals in each Weight class regardless of age or other subdivision.

 TEAM AWARD for for best combined total of 3 lifters from your Metal Militia chapter - more details to follow!!! Discuss with your chapter president.

Entry Deadline: Monday August 17th

 

Event Directors:
Nick Durse  | (p) (330) 501 3713

Matt Hodge | (p) (330) 402 1132

Membership questions should be directed to:
Bobbejo Kohler | Tel. (607) 331 6701 
Email: metalmilitia.elmira@gmail.com  

RELEASE FROM LIABILITY

In consideration of the acceptance of my entry form in this powerlifting competition, I intend to be legally bound for not only myself, but also for my heirs, executors, and administrators. In signing this release from liability, I wave and release any and all rights or claims for damages I may have against METAL MILITIA POWERLIFTING, Goonfit Powerlifting, the organizers, volunteers or the sponsors of this contest.

BY SIGNING BELOW, I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I HAVE READ AND FULLY UNDERSTAND THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT AND THAT I SIGN THIS RELEASE OF CLAIMS VOLUNTARILY WITH KNOWLEDGE THAT I WAIVE IMPORTANT LEGAL RIGHTS.