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Represent the USA
Powerlifting America selects the US teams for IPF and NAPF international championships. Earn your spot on the US National Team.
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Powerlifting America meets run on volunteers. Referee, spot and load, coach a national team, or host a sanctioned meet.
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Bring a sanctioned Powerlifting America event to your gym or venue.
Upcoming Events
Overload Classic V
2026 Powerlifting America Senkai Showdown
5W Midwest Showdown II
2026 Powerlifting America Iron Gambit
Wolf Pack Powerlifting America Barbell Bash
Elysian Classic
Membership
Membership lets you compete in sanctioned meets, appear in the national rankings, and set records.
News & Releases
US Lifters Win 51 Classes at the NAPF Bench Press Championships
Farod-James Kee’s 283.5 was the heaviest bench of a three-day meet in which every American entry finished in the top three of its class.
74 Medals, 29 World Records for the US at Masters Worlds in Reno
American lifters won 46 of the 111 individual titles and 13 of the 16 team championships over ten days at the Reno Ballroom.
63 Lifters to Represent the US at the NAPF Bench Press Championships
The largest team in San José enters 69 bench press entries from Sub-Junior to Master IV, in classic and equipped.