2026 USA Powerlifting Southwest Regional Championships (AZ, NM, OK, TX, AR, LA)


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Changes & Cancellations (See section H below). Email requests won't be processed.

 

A. Event Description

  • Southwest Region includes: Arkansas, Arizona, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.

  • Regional Championships is a 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.

B. Requirements to Compete

  • 2026 USA Powerlifting Membership.
    (You may sign up with an expired membership but it must be renewed by the meet date.)

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

  • Qualifying Total (QT) must be achieved prior to 08/04/2026 (no exception):

    • Must be from a USA Powerlifting-sanctioned 3-lift meet starting January 1, 2025, including Regionals or Nationals from 2025.

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

  • All lifting equipment and apparel: must meet USAPL standards.

  • Warm-up Access: restricted to USA Powerlifting members in good standing (athletes, officials, referees, coaches).

C. Venue & Hotel:

Hyatt Regency DFW Airport – Dallas, TX
[Discounted Room Rate will be posted here]

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

Parking: FREE for hotel guest AND non-guest. [PARKING GARAGE INSTRUCTION]

>>DIRECTIONS INSIDE THE VENUE<<

D. Admission

  • TBA

E. Meet Schedule

Preliminary schedule will be posted once we have 80% lifters sign up, or at 6-8 weeks out.

Souothwest Regionals will be a one-platform, three-day meet, with two sessions each day. Each session cap is at 45 lifters.

Friday, September 5:

  • Session 1 (45 lifters) - TBA
  • Session 2 (45 lifters) - TBA

Saturday, September 6:

  • Session 1 (45 lifters) - TBA
  • Session 2 (45 lifters) - TBA

Sunday, September 7:

  • Session 1 (45 lifters) - TBA
  • Session 2 (45 lifters) - TBA

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.

G. Warmup Area Policy & Meet Media [click here]

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H. Changes & Cancellations

  • Weight Class & Division Change:
    • Make these changes by logging into the USAPL Registration Portal [HERE]. See below for qualifying totals regarding changing weight class.
    • The deadline to change weight class or division is August 21, 2026 at 11:00 PM CST.

Rulebook 1.6.2.3. Any change in nominated weight class must be made no later than 14 days prior to the first day of the meet. No weight class changes are allowed after the 14-day deadline.

If a lifter fails to make weight for their nominated weight class at the meet, the lifter will be allowed to lift as a guest lifter and will lift with others in their originally nominated weight class. [Note: The 14-day deadline to change weight classes does not apply to Youth lifters. In other words, Youth lifters are allowed to change weight classes up until the day of the event.]

• If a lifter wants to move up a weight class, their qualifying total in the lower class must be equal to or greater than the qualifying total of the higher weight class.

• If a lifter wants to move down a weight class, they will need to re-qualify in the new weight class by the published 14-day weight-class change deadline. [Note: The exception to this requirement is a situation in which the qualifying total for all weight classes is a minimal total (e.g., 75kg total for all master 3+ lifters at Raw Nationals) or simply “A Total in a USAPL Sanctioned Meet.” In these cases, the lifter is not required to re-qualify in the new weight class but still must change their nominated weight class by the 14-day weight-class change deadline.] 

  • Cancellation: Lifters can also withdraw themselves by logging into the USAPL Registration Portal.
  • There are no refunds under any circumstances, as stated when you registered for the meet.

I. Questions?

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