NOV 7 Powerlifting America Overload Classic V Santa Fe, NMNOV 7 2026 Powerlifting America Senkai Showdown Gainesville, FLNOV 7 Powerlifting America 5W Midwest Showdown II Chicago, ILNOV 7 2026 Powerlifting America Iron Gambit Humble, TXNOV 7 Wolf Pack Powerlifting America Barbell Bash Reno, NVNOV 14 Powerlifting America Elysian Classic San Antonio, TXNOV 14 Powerlifting America Farm Strong Peoria, AZNOV 14 Powerlifting America Oregon State Championships Portland, ORNOV 14 Powerlifting America’s Kilo Feast at JDI Barbell New York, NYNOV 14 Powerlifting America POD Fall PEAK Richardson, TXNOV 7 Powerlifting America Overload Classic V Santa Fe, NMNOV 7 2026 Powerlifting America Senkai Showdown Gainesville, FLNOV 7 Powerlifting America 5W Midwest Showdown II Chicago, ILNOV 7 2026 Powerlifting America Iron Gambit Humble, TXNOV 7 Wolf Pack Powerlifting America Barbell Bash Reno, NVNOV 14 Powerlifting America Elysian Classic San Antonio, TXNOV 14 Powerlifting America Farm Strong Peoria, AZNOV 14 Powerlifting America Oregon State Championships Portland, ORNOV 14 Powerlifting America’s Kilo Feast at JDI Barbell New York, NYNOV 14 Powerlifting America POD Fall PEAK Richardson, TX
Represent the USA
Powerlifting America selects the US teams for IPF and NAPF international championships.
International // NAPF
Bench Press North Americans
- October 28-31
- San José, Costa Rica
- Classic and Equipped
- All Age Divisions
International // IPF
Equipped Worlds
- November 9-15
- Istanbul, Türkiye
- Equipped
- Open (14+)
National // PA
Bench Press Nationals
- January 22-24
- Corpus Christi, Texas
- Classic and Equipped
- All Age Divisions
National // PA
Classic Open Nationals
- February 18-21
- Greenville, South Carolina
- Classic
- Open Division
National // PA
High School Nationals
- April 15-18
- Richmond, Virginia
- Classic and Equipped
- Varsity and Junior Varsity
National // PA
Collegiate Nationals
- April 15-18
- Richmond, Virginia
- Classic and Equipped
- Collegiate
National // PA
Age Division Nationals
- April 27 - May 2
- Lake Tahoe, Nevada
- Classic and Equipped
- Youth through Masters IV
Volunteer
Host a Meet
Bring a sanctioned Powerlifting America event to your gym or venue.
Upcoming Events

7NOV
Overload Classic V
Overload Gym, Santa Fe, NM

7NOV
2026 Powerlifting America Senkai Showdown
Senkai Strength, Gainesville, FL

7NOV
5W Midwest Showdown II
Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, IL

7NOV
2026 Powerlifting America Iron Gambit
Castle Barbell, Humble, TX
PA
7NOV
Wolf Pack Powerlifting America Barbell Bash
American Iron Gym, Reno, NV

14NOV
Elysian Classic
Elysian Strength, San Antonio, TX
Membership
Membership lets you compete in sanctioned meets, appear in the national rankings, and set records.
News & Releases

US Lifters Win 51 Classes at the NAPF Bench Press Championships
October 31, 2026
Farod-James Kee’s 283.5 was the heaviest bench of a three-day meet in which every American entry finished in the top three of its class.

74 Medals, 29 World Records for the US at Masters Worlds in Reno
October 26, 2026
American lifters won 46 of the 111 individual titles and 13 of the 16 team championships over ten days at the Reno Ballroom.

63 Lifters to Represent the US at the NAPF Bench Press Championships
October 21, 2026
The largest team in San José enters 69 bench press entries from Sub-Junior to Master IV, in classic and equipped.