2025 USA Powerlifting Southwest Regional Championships (REG-2025-01)

Registration: Read all info below before signing up.

 Qualifying Totals is REQUIRED. Liability Waiver Meet cap: 240 Lifters
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Registration Opens:

March 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM EST

A. Event Description

  • Open to all USA Powerlifting members from: Arkansas, Arizona, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.

  • Regional Championships and State Championships are the only qualifying meets for Raw Nationals.

  • A Qualifying Total (QT) achieved in your entered division at this meet qualifies you for that same division & weight class at the 2026 National Meet.

  • American Records can be set at Regionals. [Record Database Link]

  • Only Full Meet (3-Lift) competitions are allowed, including Adaptive Athletes and the MX Division.

  • Pro Cards will be awarded to the best lifter in each division if minimum DOTS (or age-adjusted DOTS) requirements listed on the Pro Series website are met.

B. Requirements to Compete

  • Must have a current (non-expired) USA Powerlifting Membership on the day of the meet.
    (You may sign up with an expired membership but it must be renewed by the meet date.)

  • All lifters must have been drug-free for the past 36 months.

  • A Qualifying Total (QT) must be achieved prior to 08/05/2025:

    • Must be from a USA Powerlifting-sanctioned 3-lift meet since January 1, 2024, including Regionals or Nationals from 2024.

  • Regional meet rules and policies are identical to those of National meets.

  • All lifting equipment and apparel must meet USA Powerlifting technical standards.

  • Access to the warm-up and coaching areas is restricted to USA Powerlifting members in good standing (athletes, officials, referees, coaches).

C. Venue & Hotel:

Hyatt Regency DFW Airport – Dallas, TX
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The hotel is located at DFW Airport (next to Terminal C) and offers complimentary shuttles to transport you between terminals and into downtown Dallas.

D. Registration Timeline

  • Entry Deadline: 08/05/2025 11:00 PM CST. 
  • Deadline to achieve the Qualifying Totals: before Entry Deadline.
  • Team entry deadline: 08/06/2025 11:00 PM CST

E. Meet Schedule

Detailed schedule subject to change based on final roster.

Friday, September 5, 2025 – All Female Lifters

Approximately 60 lifters currently

  • Session 1 (AM): 44kg to 70kg

  • Session 2 (PM): 70kg to 100+kg
    Note: The 70kg class will likely be split by divisions to balance sessions.

Saturday, September 6, 2025 – Men up to 90kg

Approximately 75 lifters currently

  • Session 3 (AM): 52kg to 82.5kg

  • Session 4 (PM): 82.5kg & 90kg
    Note: The 82.5kg class will likely be split by divisions to balance sessions.

Sunday, September 7, 2025 – Men 100kg to 140+kg

Approximately 63 lifters currently

  • Session 5 (AM): 100kg to 110kg

  • Session 6 (PM): 110kg to 140+kg
    Note: The 110kg class will likely be split by divisions to balance sessions.

F. Out-of-State (Guest) Lifters

  • Only USA Powerlifting members residing in AR, AZ, LA, NM, OK, or TX are eligible for awards and Pro Cards.

  • Guest lifters (residents outside of those states) may compete, set state and American records, and achieve qualifying totals for Nationals.

  • Guest lifters must meet all normal entry and qualifying criteria.

  • If your USA Powerlifting membership address is not in the states listed above, you will be considered a Guest Lifter.

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H. Changes & Cancellations

The deadline to change weight class or division is August 22, 2025 at 11:00 PM CST.
Make these changes by logging into the USAPL Registration Portal [HERE]

Lifters can also withdraw themselves by logging into the USAPL Registration Portal.

There are no refunds, as stated when you registered for the meet.

I. Questions?

After reading all information above, please email:
📩 meets@texasstrengthsystems.com

Adaptive (Disabled) Athletes: Please email us with a copy of your USA Powerlifting Membership card.