United States Powerlifting Association

The United States Powerlifting Association (USPA) sanctions local and regional events for powerlifters to qualify for National and World level competitions. They also oversee the National Powerlifting Championships, National Bench press Championships, and National Deadlift Championships in all age groups. The USPA allows Raw, Single-ply, and Multi-ply gear and requires lifters to walk their squats out of the rack for Raw and Single-ply. The organization is overseen by an Executive Committee and is dedicated to providing high-quality powerlifting competitions for athletes throughout the United States.