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APA Powerlifting Records

Every APA record board — state, national and service divisions — searchable by weight class, age division and lifter, alongside WPA world records. Open for anyone to check, and open for any qualified lifter to break.

Record boards

Choose a record board

43,420 APA records across 5 national boards and 47 states — every one on this site, searchable by weight class, division and lifter.

State Records

47 state boards, each with its own weight classes, divisions and equipment categories as the state records them.

Find a lifter

Search every board at once

If you know the name but not the board, start here. Type at least two letters to search all record holders across every state and national board.

The standard

What a record has to clear

A record is only worth the standard behind it. APA records are set at sanctioned meets, judged against the published WPA and APA rulebook, and kept division by division — so a total is measured against the lifters it should be measured against.

Records are kept per division rather than as one open list. Age band, weight class, equipment category and tested or non-tested status all decide which board an attempt belongs on, which is why a masters lifter and a junior are never held to the same number.

The rulebook sets the terms: recognised lifts, age and weight classes, competition divisions, equipment, weigh-ins, drug-tested divisions, officials’ duties, platform safety and performance standards — including specific provisions for disabled lifters. It is published as the 2021 WPA & APA Rulebook (PDF) (opens in a new tab), so the standard you are judged against is one you can read before you enter.

Service and community divisions carry boards of their own. That is what the military, veteran, and police and fire lists are: the same standard, scored against the lifters who share the job.

Competition formats

  • Full Power
  • Squat Only
  • Push / Pull
  • Bench Press Only
  • Deadlift Only

Equipment categories

  • Raw
  • Single-Ply
  • Multi-Ply
  • Unlimited
A lifter sets his grip over a loaded bar in black and white, the meet scoreboard behind him showing a 400.0 attempt beneath a row of national flags.
Weight on the bar, attempt number, time on the clock. A record starts as one attempt on one platform, and through the World Powerlifting Alliance the same lift can end up on a world board.

Record certificates

Prove it on paper

Set a State or National APA powerlifting record and you can order a certificate to show for it.

If you set a State or National APA powerlifting record, you may order record certificates by contacting us at apapowerlifting@gmail.com.

We offer both high-quality emailed PDF certificates, for professional printout and display, and standard certificates sent by US Mail. Certificates that are mailed are available to US residents only, while emailed PDF certificates are available to everyone.

Write in with your meet, division and lift details so we can match the attempt to the board it went on.

Request a Certificate
Competitors line up together holding their plaques at the end of an APA meet.
Emailed PDF Certificate
A high-quality PDF, suitable for professional printout and display.Available to everyone, worldwide.
Standard Certificate by US Mail
A standard printed certificate, posted to you.Available to US residents only.

Get on the board

Records get broken by lifters who entered

Every name on those boards started with a membership and an entry form. Find a sanctioned meet, pick your division, and put a number up.

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