2025 USA Powerlifting New Mexico Open

Registration:

Opens on Oct 1

 Roster Liability Waiver Meet cap: 60 Lifters
NM-2025-01 Lifter's Handbook New Lifter Tips USAPL Membership


Location: Overload Gym Santa Fe
Meet Date: March 8 & 9, 2025 (day 2 only if over 60 lifters)
Meet Directors: Vy Tran Zunker & Wes Zunker

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

This will be a single platform meet with potentially two sessions, any currently registered USA Powerlifting member is eligible to compete in this event. There are no pre-qualifications to compete in this event.

1. Requirements:

- Must have a non-expired USAPL membership on meet date (2025). If you need to get/renew your USAPL membership, you can still register for the meet now, and purchase the membership on November 1st so that it covers 2025 as well.
- All lifters must have been drug-free for the past thirty-six (36) months.
- No qualifying total needed for this meet.

 

2. Registration Timeline: 

Early Bird Registration: $110 (Deadline - October 31st)

Regular Registration: $135 (November 1st - January 1st)

Late Registration: $160 (after January 1st if spots are still available)

Additional division: $25

Cancellation & refund policies.

 

3. Admission (exclude Lifters only, coaches must also buy tickets): $15 per person, via Overload Gym (Card & Cash accepted)

 

4. Meet Schedule (tentative):

Early equipment check is optional but recommended and will be on Friday 03/07 from 6:30PM - 7:30PM at Overload Gym. You will need to show us your current USAPL membership card (digital is acceptable), photo ID (DL, school ID, military ID, passport, birth certification if youth lifter, etc.) & everything you are wearing to compete. We recommend looking over the Lifters Handbook and New Lifter Tips on the USA Powerlifting site.

Meet day (tentative):

- Session 1 (Saturday): 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 1:30PM. Awards to follow.

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

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

Lifting starts at 3:00PM, ends around 7:30PM. Awards to follow.

 

5. Weigh-in (tentative time): (Session 1: 7:00AM - 8:30AM / Session 2: 1PM - 2:30PM)
- Line up based on your Lot number order. (Flight & Lot # will be assigned next week)
- Have your openers ready in KILO & read them to the weigh-in officials when it's your turn.
- Allowable weigh-in apparel: nude, or wearing only undergarments, or wearing a singlet with or without a t-shirt.
- Weight class will be determined based on your bodyweight after you weigh-in. 
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6. Review Rulebook.
  - Why did I receive a red light? → Click Here
  - Scoring: USAPL Scoring table rules.
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7. Coaches/Handler additional Information:
- For non-USAPL member coaches, you can either get a non-competing membership, or sign the waiver online, required by USAPL. See link below for waiver:
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8. Changes or Withdraw: 

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.