2026 USAPL Barbell Brigade "City of Angels" Open (CA-2026-16)

Registration: Opens on January 16 Roster Meet T-shirt Cap: 70 Lifters
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📍Barbell Brigade Gym - 646 Gibbons St, Los Angeles, CA 90031

Meet Details

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  • This meet is open to all USAPL members at any level.
  • This will be a local level; one-day, one-platform meet.
  • Since it's a local meet, it can't be used to qualify for Raw Nationals, but it can be used to qualify for State Championships, Regionals and all other National championships.
  • General meet info email will be sending out around 1.5-month out to lifters who signed up.

Registration Timeline:

  • Registration opens on January 16.
  • Early Bird: $140 (deadline: February 15, 2026)
  • Regular: $165 (Deadline: May 15)
  • Late: $180 (after May 15th, if space remains — check LiftingCast)
  • Meet shirt is not included with registration fee

Requirements

  • Must have a non-expired USAPL membership on meet date (2026).
  • 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.
  • "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 & University/College Powerlifting Teams. Please visit USAPL website to register your Team/Club.
Note: Raw-with-wraps division is for those who wear KNEE WRAPS to Squat.
Raw division includes wearing knee sleeves, wrist wraps, non-compressed singlet.
Please see USAPL Rulebook for details.

[USAPL Rulebook – 2025.2] | [Failure Reasons] | [Scoring Table Rules]

Roster

  • [View Roster on LiftingCast] - link will be available once registration opens.

  • Sessions/flights assigned by weight class & division.

  • Sessions are assigned 1 month out, Flights are assigned 2 weeks out & Lot Numbers are assigned the week of the meet.

  • “Team” section is for USAPL-Registered Clubs/university teams only.

Schedule (tentative)

Saturday, August 1 - Morning Session (Session 1):

    • Check-in & Equipment Check: 7:00 to 9:00 AM 

    • Weigh-in*: 8:00 to 9:30AM
    • Lifting: 10:00 AM to ~ 3:00 PM

Saturday, August 1 - Afternoon Session (Session 2):

    • Check-in & Equipment Check: 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM 

    • Weigh-in*: 1:00 to 2:30PM
    • Lifting: 3:00 PM to ~ 7:00 PM

*Weigh-in: Conducted by lot # order (not first-come, first-served). Openers and Photo ID are required before stepping on the scale.

Check-In

  • Bring USAPL ID + photo ID (driver’s license, passport, school ID, or birth certificate)

  • Show referees all platform gear

  • [Equipment Checklist]

  • Weigh-ins by LOT# order (not first-come)

Admission & Parking

  • TBA

  • Free: lifters & children 10 and under

  • Onsite street parking available

Rack Heights

  • Competition racks: TSS Combo

  • Rack Height Submission: [Click Here] 

  • Get heights during check-in or early equipment check

  • YouTube Video for Rack Height Instructions: [Click Here]

Warm-Up Area & Waiver

  • Non-USAPL coaches/handlers must sign waiver or purchase membership [Click Here]

  • Media must stay in the audience area

  • Entering lifter-only areas without permission = disqualification

Cancellations, Withdrawals & Weight Class Changes

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Review our Cancellation Policy [HERE] and submit cancellations using the official form on the same page.

Weight class changes can also be submitted through the same website form.