APF Beginners Meet

Event Organizer: Stacy Hawkins - [email protected]

Events: Squat + Bench Press + Deadlift

Place: Lombard Strength & Fitness - 1141 S. Main St. Lombard, IL 60148

Time: 8 a.m. start time, will run until approximately 5 p.m.

Who: Any aspiring or current powerlifter with 2 or less sanctioned meets completed

Description: Covered will be everything an aspiring or beginning powerlifter needs to know to compete in a sanctioned powerlifting competition. Lombard Strength & Fitness staff includes world-champion powerlifters as well as APF/WPC sanctioned powerlifting referees to cover both the technique and strategy of competing in a powerlifting meet as well as the logistics and rules of a sanctioned contest.

They will start by explaining day-of logistics of a powerlifting meet, including weigh-ins, scheduling of flights, warm-ups, attempt selection and the flow of a typical meet. The rules, commands, and technique of the squat, bench and deadlift will be explained in a straight forward fashion.

From there, each participant will warm-up and go through how to work some of the competition equipment like a monolift. Then, being a sanctioned event, each lifter will take (3) official attempts on each lift, but in a more informal environment than a larger, faster-paced competition. APF/WPC-certified referees will give feedback to the lifters on both following the rules through the lifts as well as technique/form of each lift.

Rules / Sanctioning: This event is a fully sanctioned powerlifting meet through the American Powerlifting Federation (APF). All participants must become APF members prior to weigh-ins, and all must have a one-piece lifting suit for all lifts.

Weigh-ins: Lifters will need to weigh-in either Friday 5/17 at 10:00 a.m. or 5:00 p.m., or Saturday 5/18 at 7:00 a.m. Lifters must show proof of APF membership and provide opening attempts at Weigh-ins.

Registration Fees:

• $95 Registration for the Meet
• $30 additional for Optional Event T-shirt
• --> All lifters must separately purchase an APF membership prior to Weigh-ins

Cap: Meet will be limited to the first (35) registrants.

Host or Publisher APF Illinois