Records established in the Teen, Junior, Collegiate, and Masters Divisions will be drug tested at the
combined discretion of three officials: The Meet Director, the Head Referee in charge, and the USA
Powerlifting President. In the absence of the President, the third official will be selected in the
following order: 1) the Drug Testing Officer, 2) the USA Powerlifting State Chair, and 3) another
referee adjudicating the competition. All of the aforementioned official signatures of these officials
at the appropriate place on the record form will constitute a waiver of the drug testing requirements
for this particular American Record Application. If any of the Officials mentioned here do not agree
that a waiver should be granted, then drug testing requirement must be fulfilled.
9.
Small discs may be added to the load to increase the actual weight of the American record attempt.
Discs smaller than 1.25kg (2.5lb) may be used on any American record attempt. When discs smaller
than the 1.25kg are used for the first, second, or third attempt in any event, the exact weight on the
bar will be counted for the record lift, the meet total and the meet results. Note: Increments less
than 2.5kg or 5lbs may be used for American Record attempts only with calibrated weight sets.
10.
American record attempts may take place on any of the three attempts, regardless of the degree of
success or the amount of weight used on previous attempts.
11.
Immediately after successful completion of an American Record, the lifter will be available for
inspection by the three National/International Referees to assure legality of the lifting attire and
equipment.
12.
For American records set within age constraints (Youth, Master, Teen, Junior, Collegiate), a copy of
the lifter’s birth certificate (or a copy of a government-issued I.D.) must be part of the record package.
13.
For American records set within the Collegiate category, in addition to the certification requirements
of number one as listed above, a notarized letter from the University/College Registrar indicating
that the lifter is/was, during the meet date, a full-time student and in good standing with that
institution must also be sent to the National Office. Collegiate records may not be considered for
students enrolled in Vocational or Trade Schools.
14.
It will be the athlete’s responsibility to ensure that his or her American Record Package is complete,
submitted correctly, and forwarded to the National Office. The complete Record Application Package
must be sent to the Record Registrar and/or National Office within 30 days of the competition date.
15.
In the event of two lifters breaking either a current individual lift or total record with the same
weight, the lighter lifter will be declared the new record-holder. If both lifters were of identical weight
at the weigh-in, the lifter setting the record first will be declared the record holder. If two lifters in
different meets held on the same day achieve the identical new record, the record will go to the
lighter lifter. In the case of equal body weights, both lifters will hold the record.
16.
American Record Applications are not required to be submitted for records broken at a National
Championship. The lifter must present themselves to the Technical Secretary and/or Doping Control
Officer to get credit for the record. The records will be taken from meet results. Proof of age for age
category records (per Item 10) and/or full-time student status for Collegiate records (per Item 10
will still be required to be submitted by the athlete to the Records Registrar and/or National Office
within 30 days for the record to be valid.
17.
In the event two or more lifters request the same weight for a new squat, bench press, or deadlift
American record, and if the first lifter by lot number succeeds, 0.5 kg will be added by the Computer
secretary (if it’s not a multiple of 2.5 kg) to the following lifter's (or lifters') attempt to claim the record.