2024 USA Powerlifting Indiana State Championships

Registration Roster Meet T-shirt  Meet Cap: 140 Lifters
Cancellation Policy  Rulebook UPDATES 01/01/2024 New Lifter Tips USAPL Membership

 

Timeline: 

Registration Opens: September 1st

Early Bird Registration: September 1st to December 31st: $115

Regular Registration: January 1st to March 26th: $140

Late Registration: March 27th to April 19th:  $165

Early Equipment Check: Friday evening, April 26th

Meet Day: April 27-28, 2023

Location: 

East Race Muscle

635 S Lafayette Blvd, South Bend, IN 46601

Meet info:

1. USAPL Membership (required): USAPL Cards can be purchased online at www.usapowerlifting.com. 
Please note that if this will be your first meet of 2024, you can wait until November 1st to purchase your USAPL membership but if you already have it, please submit it when registering.

All lifters must have been drug-free for the past thirty-six (36) months.

Awards will be given to 1st – 3rd in each age and weigh division in powerlifting, bench press, and deadlift. Special awards will be given to best lifters and to teams.

There are Equipped, Raw with Wraps and Raw divisions.

Raw Lifting: As of September 1, 2007 “Raw” lifting rules require all competitors to wear a regulation one piece non supportive lifting suit. Wrist wraps and belts are OK.  Neoprene knee sleeves are OK. No other support gear is allowed. Only raw gear approved by USAPL is permitted. See www.USAPowerlifting.com

Drug Testing: You must be drug free for at least 36 months prior to the date of this meet to be eligible to compete. At least 10% of all lifters will be tested by urinalysis.   Banned substances include but are not limited to anabolic steroids and growth hormones. The complete list of banned substances is available on the web site of the World Anti-Doping Agency (see www.WADA-ama.org).

Lifting Attire: All competitors must wear a one piece lifting suit or a wrestling singlet, shoes and a T-Shirt. All equipment must conform to USA Powerlifting rules. See www.USAPowerlifting.com for details.

No qualifying total needed for this meet.

1. Optional early equipment check (not weigh-in) is on Friday 04/26 at 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM at East Race Muscle (for all sessions).
You will need to show us your active USAPL membership card (digital is acceptable) along with photo ID (DL, school ID, military ID, passport, birth certificate if youth lifter, etc.) & everything you are wearing to compete. 

Personal Equipment Checklist →Click Here

Rulebook UPDATES 01/01/2024 contains all information about equipment rules as well. 

 
2. Please see the official Roster with Sessions assigned below: 
Meet is live on Liftingcast and it's automatically updated.
 
Here's the breakdown of lifting schedule:
Please note, Sessions shown are logistically broken down for an efficient flow of the meet.
Meet day: April 27th & 28th @ East Race Muscle ( 635 S Lafayette Blvd, South Bend, IN 46601)

Session 1 (Saturday 04/27 AM): 

> Regular Check-in with Equipment Check: 7AM. (USAPL ID & Photo ID (birth certificate or passport for Youth Lifters) are required. Show referees everything you're wearing on the platform)

>> Weigh-in*: right after you have your Equipment checked, to no later than 8:30AM (no exception). (openers are required before you go weigh-in)

>>> Lifting starts at 9:00AM, and ends around 12:30 PM. Awards to follow.

Session 2 (Saturday 04/27 PM):  

> Regular Check-in with Equipment Check: 11:30PM. (USAPL ID & Photo ID (birth certificate or passport for Youth Lifters) are required. Show referees everything you're wearing on the platform)

>> Weigh-in*: at 12PM, after you have your Equipment checked, to no later than 1:30PM (no exception). (openers are required before you go weigh-in)

>>> Lifting starts at 2:00PM, and ends around 7:30PM. Awards to follow.

 

Session 3 (Sunday 04/28): 

> Regular Check-in with Equipment Check: 7AM. (USAPL ID & Photo ID (birth certificate or passport for Youth Lifters) are required. Show referees everything you're wearing on the platform)

>> Weigh-in*: right after you have your Equipment checked, to no later than 8:30AM (no exception). (openers are required before you go weigh-in)

>>> Lifting starts at 9:00AM, and ends around 1:30PM. Awards to follow.

I also want to add to the weigh-in rule that you cannot go weigh-in fully clothes, shoes must be taken off & socks are optional. 

* Weigh-in will be based on LOT# order. Per the rulebook → Lifters have the option to weigh in:
 1. in the nude
or 2. wearing only their undergarments/underwear

 

or 3. wearing a singlet with or without a T-shirt.
 
3. Rack Heights: if you already know your rack height on TSS Combo rack, please submit them here. 
 

Bench Rack Safety *  -  Please only input NUMBER.  Please do not put “0”. 

Standard rack safety is 3, 4 & 5. Putting safeties too high might result in plates hitting the safeties. There are also Side Spotters for bench, if you fail, the spotters will catch the weights.

 

All TSS racks are built the same. If you don't know them you can either find your rack heights on a TSS combo rack or check the heights at equipment check-in if you don't have access to one.

YouTube Video for rack height instructions → Click Here 

4. Waiver: Anyone in the warm up room must have signed a liability form. Anyone with a current membership (athletes, coach, referee) has the liability automatically signed with their membership. All volunteers and non-members must sign the Liability Waiver, found here: https://form.jotform.com/usapowerlifting/waiver. Since lifters are our priority, warm-up areas will be limited to lifters & two coaches/ handlers per lifter only. 

5. Guest Lifter: Since this is the Indiana State Championships, Out-of-State lifters will be assigned under Guest Lifter Division. See the screenshot from USAPL Rulebook below for more info: 

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* Guest lifters are not eligible for regular weight class & division awards. 

* Guest lifters may set state and American records and may earn a qualifying total for a national meet.

* Guest lifters are subject to all normal rules of competition.
* We will have awards for Guest Lifters based on DOTS points.
 
(If you are currently residing in Indiana but still have an out-of-state address on your USAPL card, if you want, you can change it to your IN address on the USAPL Membership website, to avoid competing as a Guest Lifter. Once changed, please let us know)

 

6. Parking
Attached is an image of the parking lot and entrance. 
IMPORTANT: everyone must enter through the Lafayette Street entrance - there is no access to the gym from the main doors on the parking lot side of the building. There is a free lot (South side of the building) as well as street parking available.
 
7. Admission
Admission will be $15 at the door and can be paid via Cash, PayPal, Venmo, & Cashapp.
 

8. Changes or add: Please see www.texasstrengthsystems.com/pages/meets for any meet change request including weight class, division, team name, etc.. Any division(s) add or changes won’t be accepted within 2 weeks out from the date of the meet. If less than 2 weeks out, any changes to weight class will be after you weigh-in. 


For cancellations & refund, please first visit texasstrengthsystems.com/meets for the Cancellation Policies and send us an email with your info for cancellation request.
 

8. American Record: If you are attempting American Record, please let us know ahead and be sure to bring a physical copy of your ID or birth certificate so we can mail them to the National Office.

Record Database

Admission will be TBD at the door, apply for everyone, including all those attending to spectate (family & friends), coach, and handler as well. Lifters who are competing in this meet do not have to pay.

Any questions please email meets@texasstrengthsystems.com. If you're an Adaptive Athlete, please send us an email with your USAPL Membership card.