Powerlifting States and Countries

Powerlifting Federations: An Overview
 
Over the years powerlifters have changed and evolved and the sport has evolved with them. Early on there were few federations for lifters to choose from. The AAU and USPF were two of the early feds that offered a competitive environment for lifters to test their metal. These feds required squats to be walked out, definitive pauses in the bench press, and very limited gear.The USPF was very popular and saw most of the top lifters in the nation competing at its meets in the 80’s and early nineties.
 
With the advancements in supportive gear, other federations like the APF sprang up to accommodate those lifters who wanted less restriction in that area and multiply lifting was born. Squats could now be taken out of a monolift, so walking out the squats would no longer interfere with moving maximum weight. As gear continued to become more advanced, Unlimited feds like the WPO came into existence, and many of the all time total and benchpress numbers sky rocketed.
 
The APF and WPO found their greatest success during the late 90’s and early 2000’s. Today there has been a titanic fracturing of power in the sport. There are multiple raw feds now, single ply feds- some old, some newer, and many multi-ply feds to choose from. Many view this as a good thing because now lifters have a choice- there is literally a fed for every distinction that can be made. What ply’s are allowed, drug tested or not, competition rules, international affiliation. It’s all there now. The only problem is that now there are 50 different world records under different conditions and the sport has become completely diluted with mediocrity…but hey, who doesn’t want to be a National Champion. RISE UP.

US STATES

Alaska Powerlifting
Alabama Powerlifting
Arkansas Powerlifting
Arizona Powerlifting
California Powerlifting
Colorado Powerlifting
Connecticut Powerlifting
Delaware Powerlifting
Florida Powerlifting
Georgia Powerlifting
Hawaii Powerlifting
Iowa Powerlifting
Idaho Powerlifting
Illinois Powerlifting
Indiana Powerlifting
Kansas Powerlifting
Kentucky Powerlifting
Louisiana Powerlifting
Massachusetts Powerlifting
Maryland Powerlifting
Maine Powerlifting
Michigan Powerlifting
Minnesota Powerlifting
Missouri Powerlifting
Mississippi Powerlifting
Montana Powerlifting
Nebraska Powerlifting
North Carolina Powerlifting
North Dakota Powerlifting
New Hampshire Powerlifting
New Jersey Powerlifting
New Mexico Powerlifting
New York Powerlifting
Nevada Powerlifting
Ohio Powerlifting
Oklahoma Powerlifting
Oregon Powerlifting
Pennsylvania Powerlifting
Rhode Island Powerlifting
South Carolina Powerlifting
South Dakota Powerlifting
Tennessee Powerlifting
Texas Powerlifting
Utah Powerlifting
Virginia Powerlifting
Vermont Powerlifting
Washington Powerlifting
Wisconsin Powerlifting
West Virginia Powerlifting
Wyoming Powerlifting

Countries Around the World

Argentina Powerlifting
Australia Powerlifting
Austria Powerlifting
Azerbaijan Powerlifting
Barbados Powerlifting
Belgium Powerlifting
Brazil Powerlifting
Bulgaria Powerlifting
Costa Rica Powerlifting
Czech Republic Powerlifting
Denmark Powerlifting
England Powerlifting
Estonia Powerlifting
Finland Powerlifting
France Powerlifting
Germany Powerlifting
Hungary Powerlifting
Iceland Powerlifting
Iran Powerlifting
Ireland Powerlifting
Israel Powerlifting
Italy Powerlifting
Japan Powerlifting
Kyrgyzstan Powerlifting
Latvia Powerlifting
Lithuania Powerlifting
Luxembourg Powerlifting
Malta Powerlifting
Mexico Powerlifting
Morocco Powerlifting
Holland Powerlifting
New Zealand Powerlifting
Norway Powerlifting
Pakistan Powerlifting
Poland Powerlifting
Puerto Rico Powerlifting
Russia Powerlifting
Scotland Powerlifting
Slovakia Powerlifting
South Africa Powerlifting
Sri Lanka Powerlifting
Sweden Powerlifting
Switzerland Powerlifting
Turkmenistan Powerlifting
Ukraine Powerlifting
Uruguay Powerlifting
Wales Powerlifting