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OFFICIAL RULE BOOK

World Powerlifting

Congress

2010 EditionU&dated ))*)$*+0))
http://www.worldpowerliftingcongress.com/http://www.worldpowerliftingcongress.com/


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Contents

eneral -ules )

.od/weigt Categories +

12ui&ent and S&e'ifi'ations 3

Costue and Personal 12ui&ent 5

Ins&e'tion of Costue and Personal 12ui&ent $

Powerlifts and -ules of Perforan'e !

S2uat !

.en' Press )0

Deadlift ))

Weiging In )+

rder of Co&etition )4

-eferees +0

WPC Contest ffi'ials +4

World -e'ords +5

-aw Division +$


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APF RULES

The following are rules that are different from the WPC Official Rules.

)% 4tatte&ts are not allowed for State or ational -e'ords, onl/ World -e'ords%

+% -e'ord rea7ing 'i&s 'an onl/ e used for World -e'ords%

3% ational re'ords 'an e ro7e at State and Lo'al eets &rovided te &ro&er

&a&erwor7 is filled out and signed / te ffi'ials%

4% ational re'ords ust e listed in 7ilos% If &ounds are used te/ ust e 'onverted/ te 7ilo 'onversion 'art onl/, in wi' 'ase would e rounded down to te

nearest +%5 7g%

5% Single Lift ational .en' Press nl/ re'ords ave een estalised as of

oveer +004%

6% Single Lift ational Deadlift nl/ re'ords ave een estalised as of A&ril +006%

$% 8ree lift results will not 'ount toward single lift re'ords%

! .eanie ats or s7ull 'a&s will e allowed at State and Lo'al eets onl/%

"% AP9#AAP9 as ado&ted te -aw division% 8is une2ui&&ed division will 'onsist of

a t#sirt, singlet and elt onl/ : no oter e2ui&ent will e allowed. August 2009it was voted to allow wrist wraps.

)0% SIL1 PL; CA81-;

A&ril )$, +0)0 will offi'iall/ estalis a Single Pl/ 'ategor/% 8is 'ategor/ will e&rooted as stand alone 'ontests, i%e% not e added as an additional division in an

e2ui&&ed eet%

Costue will 'onsist of single &l/ &ol/ester suit, single &l/ regular riefs not to

ees te following lifts, wi' ust

e &erfored in te designated se2uen'e in all a&&li'ations 'ondu'ted under WPC

rules?

a. S!uat ". #ench Press c. $eadlift % Total

8e igest total of te est su''esses of ea' lift will result in a 8otal% Winner of te

'o&etition will e deterined / igest 8otal%

+% All 'o&etitions under WPC rules ust e 'ondu'ted in 7ilogras%

3% 8e WPC, troug its eers and eer 9ederations, re'ogni>es te following

World Ca&ionsi&s?

@ens &en World Ca&ionsi&s Woens &en World Ca&ionsi&s@ens @asters World Ca&ionsi&s Woens @asters World Ca&ionsi&s@ens Bunior World Ca&ionsi&s Woens Bunior World Ca&ionsi&s

@ens 8eenage World Ca&ionsi&s Woens 8eenage World Ca&ionsi&s

8e WPC also re'ogni>es ational and International 'o&etitions of its eer

9ederations%

4% 8e WPC additionall/ re'ogni>es and registers world re'ords (in 7ilogras for te

sae lifts witin te age and od/ weigt 'ategories as follows?

Age Categories &

@en and Woen # &en (Senior? fro )3 /ears u&ward%

'aster i fro 40 /ears to and in'luding 44 /ears of ageii fro 45 /ears to and in'luding 4" /ears of age

iii fro 50 /ears to and in'luding 54 /ears of ageiv fro 55 /ears to and in'luding 5" /ears of age

v fro 60 /ears to and in'luding 64 /ears of agevi fro 65 /ears to and in'luding 6" /ears of agevii fro $0 /ears to and in'luding $4 /ears of age

viii fro $5 /ears to and in'luding $" /ears of agei


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#od* weight Categories

'E+ WO'E+

5+%07g Class u& to 5+%07g 44%07g Class u& to 44%07g

56%07g Class fro 5+%0) to 56%07g 4!%07g Class fro 44%0) to 4!%07g

60%07g Class fro 56%0) to 60%07g 5+%07g Class fro 4!%0) to 5+%07g

6$%57g Class fro 60%0) to 6$%57g 56%07g Class fro 5+%0) to 56%07g$5%07g Class fro 6$%5) to $5%07g 60%07g Class fro 56%0) to 60%07g

!+%57g Class fro $5%0) to !+%57g 6$%57g Class fro 60%0) to 6$%57g"0%07g Class fro !+%5) to "0%07g $5%07g Class fro 6$%5) to $5%07g

)00%07g Class fro "0%0) to )00%07g !+%57g Class fro $5%0) to !+%57g))0%07g Class fro )00%0) to ))0%07g "0%07g Class fro !+%5) to "0%07g

)+5%07g Class fro ))0%0) to )+5%07g "0%07g Class fro "0%0) to unliited

)40%07g Class fro )+5%0) to )40%07g

)40%07g Class fro )40%0) to unliited

5% During te WPCs forative /ears ea' nation will e allowed an/ nuer of

'o&etitors s&read trougout te od/ weigt 'ategories% 9or World Ca&ionsi&s

ea' nation will e allowed 3 'o&etitors for ea' weigt 'lass in ea' division% @eer

9ederations a/ i&ose 2ualif/ing standards for teir individual tea sele'tion%

6% Wenever &ossile for all World Ca&ionsi&s and International 'o&etitions all

intended 'o&etitors sould e de'lared to te WPC eneral Se'retar/ and WorldCa&ionsi&s rgani>ing Coittee at least +) da/s efore te date of tat

&arti'ular 'o&etition%

$% 8ea s'oring for all World Ca&ionsi&s sall e te tea totaling te igests'ore using te following &oint s/ste% S'ores will e ased on te aount and

value of ea' edal re'eived in te @ens &en Powerlifting% 9irst &la'e etals are 3

&oints, se'ond &la'e edals are + &oints and tird &la'e edals are ) &oint% 8ere will

e tea s'oring for e2ui&&ed and tea s'oring for raw, te two will not e 'oined%

!% Point s'oring for all oter International 'o&etitions will e o&tional and at te

dis'retion of te a&&ointed WPC Contest ffi'ials and Ca&ionsi& rgani>ing

Coittee%

"% In te 'ase of a tie in te &oints of national teas, te tea aving te largest

s'ore / adding te 'oeffi'ients of te s'oring 'o&etitors will e ran7ed first%

)0% At all 'o&etitions were .est Lifter Awards= are &resented, &la'ing will eestalised / te lossrenner 9orula%

))% 9or ational and World Ca&ionsi&s, lifters entered in te event ust ave

'urrent federation eersi& 'ards se'ured &rior to te event, and su&&l/ &oto

'o&/ of 'ard wit entr/, as well as &resent 'ard at weig#ins%

)+% USA and 1uro&e will alternate osting AWPC and WPC Worlds so a World

Ca&ionsi& will e eld in ot 'ontinents ea' /ear% 1a' Ca&ionsi& will

in'lude e2ui&&ed and raw 'ategor/%

,

E!ui-ment and S-ecifications)% Platform

All lifts sall e 'arried out on a &latfor not less tan +%46 < +%46 (!ft < !ft and

se'ure enoug to insure te safet/ of te lifter, s&otters, and loaders% 8e surfa'e of

te &latfor ust e fir, nonsli&, and level wit no dis'ernile seas in te vi'init/

of te general lifting area% -uer ats or siilar seeting aterials are &eritted%

o one is allowed on te &latfor during lifting sessions e


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vii 8e diaeter of te largest dis' sall e no ore tan 45'%

viii It is suggested tat dis's 'onfor to te following 'olor 'oding? )07g and

elow # an/ 'olorF )57g # /ellowF +07g # lueF +57g # redF 457g # goldF

507g# green%

c. Collars

i Sall alwa/s e used in 'o&etition%

ii @ust weig +%57g ea' unless s&e'iali>ed s2uat ar is used% Collars ades&e'ifi'all/ for s&e'iali>ed s2uat ar are to e used wit tat s&e'ifi' ar%

d.'isc. Sould lood a&&ear on te ar, or o&en wounds on lifter, it ust ere'tified iediatel/, use ) &art lea' and ) &art water to 'lean ar%

3% S!uat Rac0s

a S2uat ra'7s sall e of a sturd/ 'onstru'tion and &rovide aontal &osition%

8e design of te s2uat ra'7 sall allow adEustents tat a''oodate all lifters%

' Heigt adEustents sould e at in'reental stages not e


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'aterials and Construction

a 8e ain od/ sall e ade of leater in one or ore lainations wi' a/ e

glued and*or stit'ed togeter, or of 'lot, vin/l, or n/lon wit no etal aterials

allowed in elt eed as a stra& to

el& te lifters old te ar%

Wit te &erission and su&ervision of te referees, te a&&ointed WPC

Contest ffi'ials=, te offi'ial do'tor, or assigned &araedi', te lifter a/

a&&l/ s&ot &lasters, andages, ta&e or andaids to us'le inEuries on te

od/% Siilarl/ stri& &lasters, ta&e, or andaids a/ e a&&lied to inEuries on

te inside of te and, ut in no 'ir'ustan'es ust tese a&&li'ations e


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6% If a lifter &erfors on te &latfor wearing or using an/ ite tat is illegal or not

verifial/ a&&roved, te lifter sall lose 'redit for tat lift, and a/ e dis2ualified

fro te 'o&etition% An/ inor oversigts, or ites 'overed in (5 aove, noti'ed

efore te lifter &erfors, sould e indi'ated to te lifter and re'tified &rior to

'ontinuing%

$% An/ lifter &erforing on te &latfor a/ e ins&e'ted efore or after a lift if an/

of te referees dout te legalit/ of te 'ostue or &ersonal e2ui&ent eing used%

!% An/ lifter su''essful in a world re'ord atte&t ust e ins&e'ted% Ins&e'tion a/ e

sole/ visual wen te legalit/ o f te lifters 'ostue and &ersonal e2ui&ent isovious, or oterwise ore toroug% 8oroug ins&e'tions sould e &erfored

off te &latfor, &referal/ in a &rivate area, eiter / te tree referees, or offi'ialsdelegated / te referees in 'ases were te lifter is of te o&&osite se


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#ench Press

)% 8e front of te en' ust e &la'ed on te &latfor fa'ing te ead referee%

+% 8e lifter ust lie a'7ward wit soulders and utto'7s in 'onta't wit te flaten' surfa'e% 8e lifters soes or toes ust e in solid 'onta't wit te &latfor or

surfa'e% 8e &osition of te ead is o&tional%

3% 8o a'ieve fir footing, a lifter of an/ eigt a/ use dis's or lo'7s to uild u&te surfa'e of te &latfor% Wi'ever etod is 'osen, te soes ust e in a

solid 'onta't wit te surfa'e% If lo'7s are used, te/ sall not eontall/ and a/ sto& during te as'ent, ut a/ not ove downward towards

te 'est%

Causes for $is!ualification of a #ench Press

)% 9ailure to oserve te referees signals at te 'oen'eent or 'o&letion of te

lift%

+% An/ 'ange in te ele'ted &osition tat results in te utto'7s rea7ing 'onta't wit

te en', or lateral oveent of te ands (etween te referees signals% An/eontall/ in front of te lifters feet, gri&&ed wit an

o&tional gri& in ot ands, and lifted until te lifter is standing ere't% 8e ar a/

sto& ut tere ust e no downward otion of te ar%

+% 8e lifter sall fa'e te front of te &latfor%

3% n 'o&letion of te lift, te 7nees sall e lo'7ed in a straigt &osition and telifter sall e standing ere't%

4% 8e ead referees signal sall 'onsist of a downward oveent of te ar and


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8e audile 'oand Down=% 8e signal will not e given until te ar is eld

otionless and te lifter is in an a&&arent finised &osition%

5% An/ raising of te ar or an/ delierate atte&t to do so will 'ount as an atte&t%

Causes of $is!ualification of a $eadlift

)% An/ downward otion of te ar efore it rea'es te final &osition%

+% 9ailure to stand ere't%3% 9ailure to lo'7 te 7nees straigt at te 'o&letion of te lift%

4% Su&&orting te ar on te tigs during te &erforan'e of te lift% Su&&orting is

defined as a od/ &osition ado&ted / te lifter tat 'ould not e aintained witout

te 'ounteralan'e of te weigt eing lifted%

5% @oveent of te feet laterall/, a'7ward or forward tat would 'onstitute a ste& orstule%

6% Lowering te ar efore re'eiving te ead referees signal%

$% Allowing te ar to return to te &latfor witout aintaining 'ontrol wit ot

ands%

Weigh&:n)% Weiging#in of te 'o&etitors sall e initiated +4 ours efore te start of te

'o&etition for a &arti'ular 'ategor/% 8e initial weig#in session sall e of a

iniu duration of one and a alf ours% 8ere sall e anoter weig#in session

'oen'ing two ours efore and ending one our &rior te start of te 'o&etition

for a &arti'ular 'ategor/% 8ese two weig#in sessions are andator/% Additional

interi weig#in sessions a/ e &rovided at te dis'retion and agreeent of te'o&etition rganisation Coittee and a&&ointed WPC Contest ffi'ials% All

weig#in sessions and teir durations ust e &osted and 'ouni'ated to all liftersand 'oa'es%

+% All lifters in te 'ategor/ ust weig#in during one of te andator/ or additional

(if &rovided weig#in sessions, wi' will e 'arried out in te &resen'e or

autorit/ of at least one WPC referee% However all lifters ust re&ort to te firstweig#in session to a'7nowledge teir &resen'e%

3% 8e weig#ins ust e in a &rivate area, were onl/ te 'o&etitor, te 'o&etitors

'oa', 'oa' a&&ointee, or anager, and te referees or a&&ointed offi'ials are

&resent% 8e lifters re'orded od/ weigt ust not e ade &uli' until all lifters

'o&eting in tat &arti'ular 'ategor/ ave een weiged% 8ere ust e at least +

offi'ials fro different 'ountries at te weig#in at World Ca&ionsi&s%

4% Lifters ust e weiged nude or in standard underwear (riefs for en, ra and&anties for woen% 8e weig#in &ro'edure ust ensure tat lifters are weiged

onl/ in te &resen'e of teir own se


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Order of Com-etition

)% The ;Round S*stemed / te WPC,

world re'ords will e a''e&ted &rovided tat?

a% 8e 'o&etition ust e 'ondu'ted under WPC rules or a national variation

of te rules a''e&ted / te WPC%% 8e world re'ord a&&li'ant ust e a 'urrent eer of 8e ational

9ederation affiliated to te WPC or a 'urrent WPC Affiliate @eer fro a

'ountr/ not organi>ed wit a ational 9ederation affiliated to te WPC%

'% At least two 'urrent WPC referees ust adEudi'ate te lift and vou' tat all

'onditions at te 'o&etition eet te te'ni'al standards and &ro'edures

re2uired% 8e tird referee ust e at least a 'urrent national referee of a

ational 9ederation affiliated to te WPC%

d% 8e arell and dis's were weiged efore te 'o&etition, all a'tual weigts

a''uratel/ re'orded and ale to e verified / te referees or a&&ointedWPC Contest ffi'ials= or weiged iediatel/ after te su''essful atte&t

/ te referees%e% 8e lifter weiged in 'orre'tl/ efore te 'o&etition%

f% 8e s'ales were 'ertified a''urate / a re'ogni>ed autorit/ witin te last 6

onts, and a s'ale test sli& &re&ared / te @uni'i&al Sealer of Weigts and@easures (or e2uivalent or / an autori>ed s'ale 'o&an/, is availale%

g% 8e lifters 'ostue and &ersonal e2ui&ent was in a''ordan'e wit te

rules%

+% Du&li'ate 'o&ies of full/ 'o&leted world re'ord a&&li'ations, signed / te tree

referees, ust e sent se&aratel/ to te World -e'ords -egister and Head of te

WPC 8e'ni'al Coittee (as indi'ated on te -e'ord A&&li'ation 9or witin

one 'alendar ont of te date of te re'ord eing set% A 'o&/ of te offi'ial s'ore

seet ust also a''o&an/ ot re'ord a&&li'ations% 9or 8eenage, Bunior and @aster

world re'ords &roof of age ust e satisfa'toril/ estalised and attested to / te

adEudi'ating WPC referees% If su' &roof was not availale wen te world re'ord wasestalised, it is te lifters res&onsiilit/ to furnis su' &roof ('o&/ of irt 'ertifi'ate,

&ass&ort, drivers li'ense inde&endentl/ to ot te World -e'ords -egistrar and Head ofte WPC 8e'ni'al Coittee, efore te re'ord 'an e ratified%

3% If, in an/ 'o&etition re'ogni>ed / te WPC, a lifter is su''essful wit a 3rd atte&t

tat falls witin +07g of a 'urrent world re'ord, te lifter a/ re2uest a

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