Grinder Powerlifting Winter Open 2018

Equipment Requirements

Lifting singlets are REQUIRED. Tall socks that cover the shins are REQUIRED. Shoes are not required. Standard “raw” powerlifting accessories are allowed (belt, knee/elbow sleeves, wrist wraps, etc), but assistive gear (Squat/DL Suits, briefs, knee wraps, sleeves made of wrap material, etc) is not allowed.

Bars and Plates Used

The meet will be performed with Texas Power Bars.

• Squat: Texas Squat Bar (TSB)
• Bench: Texas Power Bar (TPB)
• Deadlift: Texas Deadlift Bar (TDB)

The plates currently being used are standard barbell plates in pounds. These will eventually be replaced with kilo plates. There will be pound-to-kilo conversion charts available in the warm up area as well as the scorer’s table.

Rules

Each lifter will be granted 3 attempts in a standard “Round Robin” flight arrangement. Opening attempts will be given at weigh-in and can be changed until 5 minutes before a lifter’s flight. Second and third attempts must be given to the scorer’s table within 60 seconds of completion of the previous lift. A lifter may not reduce their attempt weight and can increase their weight by 1kg increments only. ONLY third attempts may be changed, up until the bar has been loaded, and up to two changes can be made.