On Friday, over 120 lifters will compete across three sessions with some of the most intense showdowns of the weekend. The first Friday session starts Nationals off with a bang as the top female 63kg Junior lifters fight for a spot on the US Junior National Team in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. In session two on Friday, keep an eye out for the Male 66kg Juniors as six of the nation’s top lifters battle it out. Friday’s lifting will finish with a trifecta of action in the Female Master I 76kg and Female Master I and II 84+kg divisions.

Moving on to Saturday, session one is filled with lifters, both young and old, as we see a flurry of Sub-Junior and Master II, III, and IV lifters from a variety of weight classes competing, which goes to show that powerlifting is a sport for all ages. To close out the weekend’s raw lifting, Saturday’s 2nd session is a don’t-miss event with lifters duking it out in the heavyweight male weight classes from 83kg to 120+kg across various age divisions.

Sessions one and two on Sunday will feature a host of world champions, along with a few rising stars in the Equipped Category. Sunday’s first session features all the equipped female lifters, including some multi-time world champions and former World Games athletes looking to pave their path back to the world stage. In the Men’s Equipped category, many young upstarts are looking to make their mark by earning a spot on the Open World team.