2025 USA Powerlifting Barbell Brigade Spring Challenge (CA-2025-01)

Registration: Opens 01/17 Roster Liability Waiver Meet cap: 80 Lifters
CA-2025-01 USAPL Rules Meet Media USAPL Membership

 

Date: April 26, 2024

Location: Barbell Brigade Gym, Los Angeles, CA

646 Gibbons St, Los Angeles, CA 90031

General meet info email will be sending out around 1.5-month out to lifters who signed up.

I. Descriptions:

- The 2025 USAPL Barbell Brigade Spring Challenge is a local meet that is open to all level powerlifters.

- Since it's a local meet, it can't be used to qualify for Raw Nationals. However, it can be used to qualify for State Championships & Regionals.

- This will be a one-day meet with one platform, two sessions, AM & PM. Tentative schedule shown below.

II. Requirements:

- Must have a non-expired USAPL membership (2025 shown on card). 
- All lifters must have been drug-free for the past thirty-six (36) months.
- No qualifying total needed for this meet.
- 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.
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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 USAPL Rulebook for details.

III. Tentative Schedule:

Optional Early equipment check: Friday (04/25) 6:30PM - 7:30PM @ Barbell  Brigade Gym. (No Weigh-in)

Meet day:

- Session 1: Regular Check-in with Equipment Check: 7AM. (USAPL ID & Photo ID 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 & rack height are required before you go weigh-in)

Lifting starts at 9:00AM, ends around 1:00PM. 

Awards to follow.

- Session 2: Regular Check-in with Equipment Check: 12:30AM. (USAPL ID & Photo ID are required. Show referees everything you're wearing on the platform)

Weigh-in: 1PM, to no later than 2:30PM (no exception). (openers & rack height are required before you go weigh-in)

Lifting starts at 3PM, ends around 7:00PM. 

Awards to follow.

 

IV. Registration Timeline (meet shirt not included):

       Early Bird Registration: $140 (Deadline - January 31)

       Regular Registration: $165 (February 1 - March 31)

       Late Registration: $190 (after March 31 if spots still available) 

 Additional division: $25.


IV. 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.

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