2024 USA Powerlifting Regionals
Registration opens February 1, 2024 at 8:00 PM EST
Qualifying total for all lifters of 75 kilograms is required to compete at Regionals. Must be achieved after January 1, 2023. No refunds will be given if this QT is not met.
MEET LOCATION: Holiday Inn Portland-by the Bay, 88 Spring Street, Portland
MEET DIRECTORS: Andrew Graves, 207-710-8380, andrewgraves212@gmail.com
Erik Hogan, 207-294-2106, voden217@gmail.com
Registration deadline: May 8, 2024
Team Registration details will be forwarded after registration opens.
2024 Northeast Regionals will be a 2 day competition. Only USA Powerlifting state members within the Region can compete in their designated Regionals. Guest lifters (i.e., lifters from a state outside of the region) are allowed but they will not be eligible for awards.
Guest lifters may set state and American records and may earn a qualifying total for a national meet. Guest lifters are subject to all normal rules of competition and must meet the same qualifying criteria to enter the meet. The Qualifying total for Regionals is 75kg. The QT must have been achieved at a USA Powerlifting sanctioned 3-lift meet since January 1 of the previous year. For example, a 75kg total set on or after January 1, 2023, will qualify you for 2024 Regionals.
Top 3 placings in any division that requires a qualifying total at Raw Nationals and Equipped Nationals will be awarded a +50kg handicap that will be applied to their total. The total achieved at Regionals plus the +50kg handicap must be equal to or greater than the Qualifying Total (QT) for the Raw/Equipped National meet that the lifter enters.
Any handicapped total achieved at a 2024 Regional meet that is greater than or equal to the QT for Raw or Equipped Nationals will allow the athlete entry into 2024 and 2025 Raw or Equipped Nationals.
American Records can be set at Regionals. All equipment is allowed as long as it meets USA Powerlifting technical standards. Access to the warmup area and the coaching area at all USA Powerlifting sanctioned Regional and National events is restricted to USA Powerlifting members in good standing. This applies to athletes, officials, referees, and coaches.
Registration for all regions will open on February 1, 2024 Beginning with 2025 Nationals, a qualifying total must be achieved at a State, Regional, National, or Pro competition. Totals achieved at this competition are eligible to qualify you for 2025 National Championships.
For more information, see https://www.usapowerlifting.com/regional/ CAPPED AT 250
LIFTERS.
AWARDS: Awards will be given to top 5 lifters per division.
Best Lifter Awards to top DOTs Score for both Women and Men. Best Team will be contested (Must be registered USAPL club, only members of Region eligible for scoring). Out of region lifters not eligible for placing/prizes and will compete in guest division. Pro Cards will be awarded to Best Overall Lifter (Male: 500+ DOTS, Female 475+ DOTS required for Pro Card). Best Masters Lifters will also receive a Pro Card (Male: 425+ Age Adjusted DOTS, Female: 400+ Age Adjusted DOTS required for Pro Card)
FEES & REQUIREMENTS: $150.00 Full Meet, $40.00 each additional division.
$50 Team Registration
NO REFUNDS DRUG TESTING: On your honor as an athlete you have not used any strength inducing drugs as part of your training during the last 36 months prior to the date of this meet to be eligible, nor have you used any prescription diuretics or psycho-motor stimulants during the 7 days prior to this meet. At least 10% of all lifters will be tested by urinalysis. Banned substances include but are not limited to anabolic steroids, natural and/or synthetic growth hormones. If you are on any medications, please verify if that substance is permissible or not. The complete list of banned substances is available on the website of the World Anti- Doping Agency.
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TENTATIVE SCHEDULE: Saturday, June 8th, 2024 Session 1 – Weigh-Ins: 7:00-8:30 am Session 1 – Lifting Starts: 9:00 am Session 2 – Weigh-Ins: 1-2:30 pm Session 2 – Lifting Starts: 3:00 pm Sunday, June 9th 2024 Session 1 – Weigh-Ins: 7:00-8:30 am Session 1 – Lifting Starts: 9:00 am Session 2 – Weigh-Ins: 1-2:30 pm Session 2 – Lifting Starts: 3:00 pm
MEET UPDATES: Visit the USA Powerlifting Maine Instagram page @USAPLMaine for updates regarding the meet