2025 USA Powerlifting Alabama State Championships (AL-2025-01)

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I. Description:

The 2025 USAPL Alabama State Championships is open to all USAPL members in Alabama.  Out of state lifters can sign up as guest lifters beginning November 1st if spots are still available.
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II. Requirements:
- Must have a non-expired USAPL membership on meet date (2025 year shows on card). 

- For placing in your division & weight class, you must be an Alabama resident, meaning the address shown on your USAPL membership card must be an Alabama address. You can still compete if you're from out-of-state, see Out-of-state section below. 

- All lifters must have been drug-free for the past thirty-six (36) months.
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- Lifting Attire: All competitors must wear a one piece lifting suit or a wrestling singlet, shoes and a T-Shirt, deadlift socks for deadlift. All equipment must conform to USA Powerlifting rules. See www.USAPowerlifting.com for details.

- "TEAM": Any group of lifters competing as a team at any level of competition must be a team/club officially registered with USA Powerlifting. This mean if you're not in a USAPL registered Team/Club, please do not put anything under "TEAM". Only exceptions are School's name & Univiersity/College Powerlifting Teams. Please visit USAPL webiste to register your Team/Club.
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Note: Raw-with-wraps division is for those who wear KNEE WRAPS to Squat.
Raw division includes wearing knee sleeves, wrist wraps, non-compresed singlet.
Please see updated 2025 USAPL Rulebook for details.

III. General info:

When: February 1st, 2025

Where: Iron Empire Barbell Club, Irondale, AL (new location)

290 Ruffner Rd, Irondale, AL 35210

This will be a one-platform, one-day meet with two sessions total.

This meet can be used to:

- Qualify for any Nationals including 2025 Raw Nationals (since this is State Championships).

- Break American Records.  Record database

 

IV. Registration Timeline (meet shirt not included):

Early Bird Registration deadline: Nov 1, 2024 - $105

Regular Registration deadline: December 31, 2025 - $130

Late Registration: from 01/01 to 01/25 - $155

Additional division: $25

V. Meet Schedule: This will be a two-session, one-platform meet.

  • Saturday morning session:
    • Check-in with equipment (EQ) check* at 7:00 AM. 
    • Weigh-in** right after you have your EQ checked, to no later than 8:30 AM (no exception). Openers (First attempts) are required before you go weigh-in. 
    • Lifting starts at 9:00 PM, and ends around 12:30 PM. Awards to follow.
  • Saturday afternoon session:
    • Check-in with equipment (EQ) check* at 12:30 PM. 
    • Weigh-in** at 1:00 PM, to no later than 2:30 PM (no exception). Openers (First attempts) are required before you go weigh-in. 
    • Lifting starts at 3:00 PM, and ends around 7:00 PM. Awards to follow.
* Check-in process: First, USAPL ID and Photo ID (birth certificate or passport for Youth Lifters) are required. Second, show referees everything you're wearing on the platform. Personal Equipment Checklist → Click Here

** Weigh-in will be based on LOT# order (assigned ~ one-week out). Per the rulebook → Lifters have three options to weigh in: 1. in the nude, 2. wearing only their undergarments/underwear, or 3. wearing a singlet and/or T-shirt.

 

VI. Out-of-state (non-Alabama resident)

Since this is the Alabama State Championships, Out-of-State lifters are welcomed but 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 awards within age divisions. 

* 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 and must meet the same qualifying criteria to enter the meet.
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* We will have awards for Guest Lifters based on DOTS points.
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(If you are currently residing in Alabama but still have an out-of-state address on your USAPL card, if you want, you can change it to your AL address on the USAPL Membership website, to avoid competing as a Guest Lifter. Once changed, please let us know)
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VII. Changes after signing up:

For any meet change request including weight class, division, team name, etc.. Any division(s) add or changes or add won’t be accepted within 2 weeks out from the date of the meet.

Cancellations & refund policy.

 


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

 

 

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  - Submit attempts: USAPL Scoring table rules.