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APA Sanctioned Meets & Event Registration

APA publishes an event schedule with full meet details and registration links, so you know exactly what contest day looks like before you enter.

Upcoming events

Meets on the calendar now

APA currently has 4 sanctioned meets scheduled. Each one takes its own entries, on the form its meet director publishes.

  • Poster for the Lita Papillion Memorial Powerlifting Meet on November 7, 2026 at Iron Compound Gym of Corpus Christi. A.P.A. presents the biggest money meet in Texas — big numbers equal big money — with special guest judge Ed Coan. Raw lifter awards: best raw lifter by DOTS $6,000; best raw lifter male $3,000; best raw lifter female $3,000; highest raw total men $1,000; highest raw total women $1,000; biggest raw squat $1,000; biggest raw deadlift $1,000; biggest junior lifter DOTS $1,000; highest teen raw lifter DOTS $1,000. Equipped and special awards, $2,000 each: highest raw bench men; highest raw bench women; equipped bench men; equipped bench women; highest single-ply DOTS; highest multi-ply DOTS. Official sponsor: Alpha Iron.

    Saturday, November 7, 2026

    Lita Papillion Memorial Powerlifting Meet

    Iron Compound Gym of Corpus Christi

    Corpus Christi, Texas

    Fees

    Entry
    $185
    Crossover
    $75
    Crossover to bench only or deadlift only
    Free
    APA membership
    $50 a year

    Entries Not Yet Open

  • Poster for Lift for Gifts on December 9, 2026 at Big Mike's Bar & Grill, 3200 Alma Dr, Plano, Texas. One new or unopened toy for entry.

    Wednesday, December 9, 2026

    Lift for Gifts

    Big Mike's Bar & Grill

    3200 Alma Dr, Plano, TX 75075

    One new or unopened toy for entry

    Entries Not Yet Open

  • Poster for the Destination of Iron powerlifting meet on January 16, 2027 at Destination Dallas Gym, 1300 North Central Expressway, Suite 300, Allen, Texas.

    Saturday, January 16, 2027

    Destination of Iron

    Destination Dallas Gym

    1300 North Central Expressway, Suite 300, Allen, TX 75013

    Entries Not Yet Open

  • A lifter chalks his hands on the bench while the crowd waits behind him.

    Date to be announced

    Big Mike's Iron Games

    Big Mike's Bar & Grill

    3200 Alma Dr, Plano, TX 75075

    Entries Not Yet Open

Entry closes when each meet fills, and every form is the meet director’s own rather than a copy held here. Full entry details for all 4 meets are on the registration page.

All Entry Forms

How entering works

What every entry form carries

Every APA event form carries the same core information: the date, the venue, the weigh-in window, the rules briefing, the start time, the equipment in use, the meet director’s contact details, the participation cap, the division choices, the liability waiver and the payment instructions. Entry fees are set by each individual meet rather than by the federation.

Registration asks for your contact information, age, weight class, division, equipment category, tested or non-tested status, chosen event and — where the meet requests them — your opening attempts. Your APA membership must be active on the contest date, and you may be asked to show it at weigh-in.

For meet-specific questions, contact the named event director listed on that meet’s form, or reach the federation at apapowerlifting@gmail.com or 413-212-9112.

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Competition Formats

  • Full power — squat, bench press and deadlift
  • Squat only
  • Push / pull
  • Bench press only
  • Deadlift only

Before You Enter

  • Hold an active APA membership on the contest date
  • Choose your equipment category: raw, single-ply, multi-ply or unlimited
  • Choose tested or non-tested competition
  • Bring identification for age-restricted divisions
  • Complete the meet's waiver and pay by the method its director specifies