Powerlifting

2023 Texas Regional Games Powerlifting Competition and Weigh In

Powerlifting Weigh In (@ TRG Check-in) - Required

Thursday, May 4, 2023 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm or Friday, May 6, 2023 11:00 am - 1:45 pm

Morgan’s Wonderland Event Center, 5223 David Edward Dr., San Antonio, TX 78223

Powerlifting Competition

Friday, May 5, 2023 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Powerlifting Venue

Competition: Morgan’s Wonderland Sport, 5025 David Edward Dr., San Antonio, TX 78223

Disability/Classification Divisions

Open to all athletes 14 years and older.
There will be an open category for athletes who do not have eligible diagnoses or impairments, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), or mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) without hypertonia, athetosis, or ataxia.
Athletes will be awarded by gender and weight class.
Weigh- in at TRG check-in/packet pickup is required.

Weight classes (in pounds)

There will be 3 weight classes for men and 2 weight classes for women in both the open and the para divisions. As well as divisions for Juniors (14 years and older).
The exact weight for each class will be posted once registration is closed.

GENERAL EVENT RULES

This is a bench press ONLY competition.
Athletes must wear a 100% cotton t-shirt with short sleeves that expose the elbow. T-shirt sleeves must not go lower than the elbow so that when the athlete is lifting, judges can see the elbow.
Athletes may wear shorts or sweatpants of their choosing, but no jeans or slacks.
Athletes must wear tennis shoes. No dress shoes or flip-flops.
The bar will be loaded progressively, so once the first attempts are chosen by the athletes, it may only be changed 1 time / within 5 minutes of the start of competition.
The competition bench will have 1 judge. The judge will determine if it is a good lift. There will be 1 jury person, and an athlete may approach the jury if they feel they have been unfairly judged. The jury decision is final.
A good lift is defined as:
- Holding the bar in the start position (above the pectoral area, motionless with elbows locked out) until the referee says "start".
- The bar shall descend with good control, touch the chest, pause, ascend with good control, and be held motionless at the top until the referee says "rack".
- At this point the spotter will assist the athlete to rack the bar.

Bad lifts are:
- Starting or racking before the command
- Touching and going on the chest without pausing
- Bouncing the bar on the chest or uneven extension.

After the attempt, each lifter shall leave the bench and go to the table to give his/her next attempt. There will be a board that athletes check for their current placement in their body weight so that he/she can make an informed decision about the next attempt.
Each competitor shall have three attempts.
Medals shall be awarded based on the heaviest three lifts in each weight class category. All weights will be in pounds.
Athletes that are classifiable for Para-Powerlifting may achieve the Military standard at this event. Athletes competing in the open category cannot be certified as meeting the Military standard as they are not classifiable.
Appropriate language is expected on the bench to respect the judges and competition as well as fellow competitors. Any athlete using profane language will be asked to leave the competition.

Awards

Medals will be given to the top three athletes in each division, provided there are at least four athletes competing in that division.
Medal ceremonies will be conducted at the Power Lifting venue immediately after the completion of the competition

Competition Director: Lindsay French Lindsay.p.french@gmail.com 713-540-1615

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