Cleveland Powerlifting

Preliminary Schedule: The schedule will be finalized once registration is closed.

Session 1:
6:45 AM: Registration and equipment check open
7:00-8:30 AM: Weigh-ins
8:15 AM: Rules meeting
9:00 AM: Lifting begins
~1:00 PM: Awards & drug testing

Session 2:
11:30 AM: Registration and equipment check open
12:00-1:30 PM: Weigh-ins
1:15 PM: Rules meeting
2:00 PM: Lifting begins
~5:00 PM: Awards & drug testing

Equipment Divisions:
1. Raw: singlet, t-shirt, shoes, shin-length deadlift socks required. Neoprene knee sleeves, wrist wraps, and belt permitted.
2. Raw with Wraps: singlet, t-shirt, shoes, shin-length deadlift socks required. Knee wraps, wrist wraps, and belt permitted. Must contact meet director to be placed in this division.
3. Equipped: singlet or supportive suit, t-shirt, shoes, shin-length deadlift socks required. Squat suit, bench shirt, deadlift suit, neoprene knee sleeves or knee wraps, wrist wraps, and belt permitted. Must contact meet director to be placed in this division.

USA Powerlifting Membership: Membership is not required during registration, but all participants must be current USA Powerlifting members on the day of the meet. Register online here. Minimum 5% of participants will be drug tested by urinalysis.

Awards: Medals will be given to the top three in each weight class and division.

Registration Fee: $110 for the first division and $20 for each additional division (optional). No refunds will be given. Late registration is $130.

Registration Deadline: April 23, 2026, or when the meet capacity of 60 lifters per day is reached. Late registration will be offered at the meet director’s discretion.

Coach & Spectator Fee: $10. Please bring your own lawn/folding chairs for seating.

Meet Shirts: T-shirts are available for purchase on the registration page for $25

Weigh-Ins: Weigh-ins will be conducted in lot number order. Lot numbers will be available on the roster linked above at least one week before the meet. If you are not present when your lot number is called you will be moved to the end of the list. All lifters must have their openers in kilograms and identification at weigh-ins. Lifters in the youth division must weigh in wearing a singlet and have a coach, parent, or guardian present.

Parking: Free parking is available across from Barbell Culture on E 40th St.