The NPL Bethlehem Forged in Steel Powerlifting Challenge 2023
September 23, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
| $150Meet Director: Bobby Bowlin
Questions: Please call or text Bobby Bowlin at 610-659-4671 OR send an email to BFGlifting@gmail.com
Date & Time: September 23th, 2023 at 08:00AM
Location: Adoration Fitness, 645 East Broad St, Bethlehem, Pa 18018
This event will be held within the Adoration Fitness and spectators will need to purchase a ticket to enter the event (lifters will not).
Sanction: National Powerlifting League
Eligibility: Eligibility: Any male or female 13 years or older. Lifters must be current NPL members. Good for one year from the date of purchase. Must purchase online before the contest.
This is a non-tested meet. State and National records can be set.
Divisions: Open, Junior 13-15, 16-17, 18-19, 20-23, Sub-master 35-39, Master 40-44, 45-49, etc
Weight Classes: Men: 114, 123, 132, 148, 165, 181, 198, 220, 242, 275, 308, 308+ (SHW)
Women: 97, 105, 114, 123, 132, 148, 165, 181, 198, 198+ (SHW)
Rules: One-piece singlet must be worn, as a minimum for all lifters. Underwear must be “V” type legless aka “tighty whities”, or jockstrap. No compression shorts or spandex allowed.
Raw Sleaves: requires a one piece singlet, and allows 4 inch wide buckle or lever belt (No velcro belts or padding on the inside of the belt), wrist wraps can be up to 1 meter and single layer knee sleeves. Over the calf long socks are required for the deadlift for all lifters.
Raw Wrapsn: Is raw except it allows up to 2.5 meter kneewraps for the squat.
Single Ply rules: Single-Ply squat, bench, and deadlift suits only! No velcro straps on the squat/deadlift suit. Velcro is allowed on the bench shirt, but must close the back completely- no open-back shirts. No velcro straps allowed on squat or deadlift suit. No support briefs allowed in single ply.
Multi-Ply rules: Multi-Ply division allows multi-ply squat, bench shirts and deadlift suits along with open back shirts and Velcro straps for the DL suit. Mono lift will not be used. Multi Ply lifter must walk out of an ER Rack.
See NPL rulebook at NPL Rulebook for complete rules.
A 30kg bar and collar set will be used for all squat and a 25kg bar and collar set will be used for bench and deadlift.
Schedule:
Early Weigh in/Gear Check – Friday 9/22, 9:00AM-11:00AM evening early weigh ins will be 4:30PM-6:30PM at the meet venue
**NO SAME DAY WEIGH IN**
Rules Briefing/Warm Ups: Saturday, 8AM
Lifting Begins: Saturday, 9AM