Registration Opens
OCTOBER 1, 2024
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
THIS IS A QUALIFIER MEET FOR ALL USA POWERLIFTING NATIONAL EVENTS
INDIVIDUAL ENTRY
✓ ELIGIBILITY
Open to all current USA Powerlifting Georgia members, ages 8 to 108 years old, who are in good standing.
NO qualifying totals are required to compete in this competition.
You must be drug free for 3 years. (for information on USA Powerlifting drug testing please go to https://www.usapowerlifting.com/drug-testing/ )
✓ MEMBERSHIP
You must have an active 2025 USA Powerlifting membership to compete in this event.
2024 memberships expire December 31, 2024.
Memberships purchased or renewed after November 1, 2024 are good through December 31, 2025.
Purchase, renew, update, or lookup your membership information HERE.
Your membership card must have Georgia listed as your state residence.
College students can use their home address or school address on membership card. Membership card must list Georgia as state of residence in order to compete. You can update your membership here.
✓ OUT OF STATE LIFTERS - We will accept registrations for out of state lifters (guest lifters) on December 1st if there is room on the roster. Add yourself to this our Guest Lifter Wait List if you'd like to be contacted in the event this meet is opened to Guest lifters. WAITLIST ENTRY. Per USA Powerlifting rules Guest Lifters are not eligible for awards but may use this meet to qualify for national events and/or break American and state records.
✓ ANTI-DOPING - This is a Drug Free, Drug Tested competition. A minimum 10% of participants will be drug tested by urinalysis. Please see information information on our Anti-Doping Policy here. You are responsible for what you have in your body! To check your prescription drugs or any other substance, go to GlobalDRO.com at https://www.globaldro.com/US/search.
✓ COACH/HANDLERS - Each RAW athlete will be allowed one coach pass; Equipped lifters will be allowed two coach passes.
✓ AMERICAN RECORDS and STATE RECORDS can be set at this meet.
TEAM ENTRY
✓ There will be a TEAM competition. All competing teams are required to be a 2025 USA Powerlifting registered club. 2024 registrations expire December 31, 2024. Club registrations purchased or renewed after November 1, 2024 are good through December 31, 2025. Please go here to register your club.
✓ All athletes are considered "unattached", or not on a team, until your team is registered and a roster has been submitted. After the team captain has submitted their roster, the athletes on the roster will be updated to reflect the athletes team affiliation. More information on the Team Competition can be found here.
✓ Each registered team will receive ONE coach badge with their team entry fee good for the entire weekend.
PRIMETIME SELECTION
✓ Lifters for Primetime will be invited after registration is closed 12/15/24 or when meet is full.
✓ Primetime lifters will be selected from the registered lifters and based off highest DOTS performance.
✓ Top 12 Female and top 12 Male lifters by DOTS.
✓ Invites will go out December 16, 2024.
✓ You MUST be registered in the meet to get an invite to GEORGIA STATES PRIMETIME!
DEADLINES
✓ REGULAR ENTRY OPENS: October 1, 2024
✓ REGULAR ENTRY DEADLINE: December 15, 2024 (midnight)
✓ LATE ENTRY: December 15th - 31st, late fee will apply.
(Late entry only available if registration is not sold out.)
✓ OUT OF STATE ENTRY (Guest Lifters): Opens on December 1, 2024 - only if space is available.
✓ ALL SALES ARE FINAL- there will be no refunds, no transfers, for any reason.
Events
Raw, Equipped, Raw w/Wraps
Full Power
(Squat, Bench, Deadlift)
NO SINGLE LIFT ENTRIES
Divisions
Open (14+)
Youth (8-13)
Teen (14-19)
Junior (20-23)
Masters (40+)
Adaptive Athlete
Para Bench
Weight Classes
Women (kg): 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 65*, 70*, 75, 82.5, 90, 100, 100+
Youth Female (kg): 30, 35, 40
Men (kg): 52, 56, 60, 67.5, 75, 82.5, 90, 100, 110, 125, 140, 140+
Youth Male (kg): 30, 35, 40, 44, 48
*NEW WEIGHT CLASSES START JAN 1, 2025
AWARDS
✓ INDIVIDUAL AWARDS:
Open Division: Medals for 1st-5th place in each weight class
Juniors, Masters, Teen, Youth: Medals in 1st-3rd place in each weight class
✓ BEST OVERALL LIFTER AWARDS by DOTS points:
Best Equipped OPEN Female and Male, by DOTS points
Best Raw Masters Female and Male, by DOTS and Age Coefficient
Best Raw Junior Female and Male, by DOTS and Age Coefficient
Best Raw Teen Female and Male, by DOTS and Age Coefficient
✓ TEAM AWARDS:
1st - 5th place team
✓ PRIZES for STATES AND STATES PRIMETIME (TBD)