
Power Meet
SPRING 2020
The date for this event is Saturday, April 18th, 2020 and it will he held in Skyline Fitness Center.
Registrations details:
- Registration Opens: February 11th
- Early Registration Fee– $15
- Late Registration Fee (After March 31st) – $20
Register online here!
Rules and Regulations
- Check-In from 8:45 am – 9:15 am. Any registrants not checked-in by 9:15 am will be disqualified *STRICTLY ENFORCED*
- Weigh-ins occur the morning of the event from 9 am – 9:30 am at Skyline
- Sequence of the lifts are: Squat, Bench, and Deadlift (3 attempts each)
- Collars are required
- ONLY the use of liquid chalk is permitted.
- Participants may NOT decrease weight after an attempt
- Three judges will evaluate every lift for completeness (successful lift = two of three judges pass the lift).
- Highest successful lift in each exercise will be added together to determine ranking within weight class.
- Top 3 in each weight class will receive a medal
- Male & Female Pound for Pound Champion will be determined by the Wilks Formula
- No adjustments can be made to the lifting space (i.e. resistance straps on bench, etc.)
- “Raw” competition
- No knee/elbow wraps, bench/squat suits, etc. are permitted
- Only braces used for support (e.g., knee brace, wrist/ankle brace, belts, etc.)
Squat
- Spotters will help guide off the rack
- Lifter will then stay in the upright position until head judge signals by hand gesture (if in sight) and by saying “Squat”
- Lifter will then lower to a position where his/her hip crease is inline with the top of the knee
- Once the lifter believes that position is reached they may begin ascending to the start position on their own
- Lifter cannot descend once upward motion has begun (i.e. bounce)
- Lifter must stay steady at upright position until head judge signals “rack”
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- Spotters will then help place weight back into the rack
- Judges will then score the lift as successful or failed
- Any deviance from these procedures will result in a failed lift and the attempted weight will not count toward the competitors total
Bench
- Free Motion Epic Olympic flat bench will be used
- Spotter will help lift out of the rack
- Lifter must then stay at a locked-out position until head judge signals “bench”
- Lifter will then lower bar to chest and pause at the bottom
- Head judge will signal “Press” when the bar is steady in contact with the chest
- Lifter cannot descend once upward motion has begun (i.e. bounce)
- Lifter will then press back up to the starting position and hold until head judge signals to “Rack”
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- Feet must stay in contact with the ground, and shoulder blades & hips in contact with the back pad at all times
- Spotters will then help place weight back into the rack
- Judges will then score the lift as successful or failed
- Any deviance from these procedures will result in a failed lift and the attempted weight will not count toward the competitors total
Deadlift
- Lifter will step up to the bar and is able to pull when he/she is ready
- Lifter must have a smooth constant upward motion of the bar
- No “hitching”
- Upon upright lock-out head judge will signal “down”
- Lifter must control the weight on the way down by keeping hands in contact with the bar until it reaches the ground
- Judges will then score the lift as successful or failed
- Any deviance from these procedures will result in a failed lift and the attempted weight will not count toward the competitor’s total
Questions?
Contact fitness@gmu.edu or 703-993-5622