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2025 Reign of Power
UPA Powerlifting
Raw, Raw Elite & Equipped
March 8th, 2025
REGISTRATION GOES LIVE
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21st @ 11am!
Meet Director:
Steve Stuecher - 248-709-1258
info@rochesterperformancegym.com
Events:
Raw, Raw Elite, & Equipped: Full Power, Push/Pull, and Bench & DL only.
Venue:
Rochester Performance Gym. 1962 Star Batt Dr., Rochester Hills, MI 48309
Lifting Session:
Saturday, March 8th, 2025 @ 9:00am
Sanction/Rules:
Sanctioned by the United Powerlifting Association (UPA). Check
www.UPAPower.com for information and RULEBOOK.
UPA-AD is a drug tested division. We will be drug testing this division!
One piece lifting suit required.
Equipment:
Raw: Knee wraps, belt and wrist wraps are allowed.
Raw Elite: Knee Sleeves, belt and wrist wraps are allowed, but mandatory walk out! Full power only.
Equipped: The UPA has 1 equipped multiply division (All equipped lifts fall under this division). Single ply and unlimited will be reported separately by Rochester Performance Gym to Open Powerlifting.
Please check the UPA Rule Book for specifications.
Prize Money:
We're mixing it up this year! The aim is to give more local lifters the chance to take home a bag! We will be awarding cash prizes to both the full power men's and the full power women's best lifters in each of the following AGE categories! And yes, we'll still crown the overall King & Queen like we did in 2024, but this should create some additional fun & hype! Cash prizes will be dependent on our sponsors, but RPG will put up the first $2k like we always do! Prize money will divvied up by registrations in each category! Must register for each class you'd like to be in the running for!
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Teen/Juniors (Glossbrenner with age coefficients)
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Open/Submasters (Glossbrenner without age coefficients)
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Masters (Glossbrenner with age coefficients)
As far as equipment/divisions go, it's the same as always:
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Raw Elite = 100% of coefficient score
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Raw = 95% of coefficient score
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Multiply/Singleply = 80% of coefficient score
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Unlimited = 75% of coefficient score
Weigh-ins:
60 Spots available!
Weigh-In: Friday, March 7th, 2024 from 9-11am & 4:30-6:30pm
@ Rochester Performance Gym. 1962 Star Batt Dr., Rochester Hills, MI 48309
There are NO "DAY OF" Weigh-ins. You must be weighed in the day before you are scheduled to compete. NO EXCEPTIONS.
Eligibility:
Open to all UPA members. Please visit this link to purchase a card ahead of time:
Must purchase membership card on the upapower.com website prior to weigh ins!
IF YOUR MEMBERSHIP CARD EXPIRES ON THE DAY YOU COMPETE, per the UPA, you will need to RENEW your card to compete at this meet. Current members must present their cards at weigh-ins.
Entry Fee:
$125 (Upon payment, no refund, transfer, or reimbursement requests will be accepted. Thank you).
$50 for each additional division.
Meet Shirts are $25, S-4XL, please select your size.
NO REFUNDS.
Deadline:
The entry deadline is February 1st, 2025 or when the meet cap limit has been reached. $50 late fee will be assessed if entry is submitted after this.
Records:
Lifters will also be eligible to break UPA & UPA-AD National Records. Lifters may also establish/break all UPA State Records for the division they lift in.
Best Lifter Awards:
In addition to the prize money, we will have awesome awards to each of the following by coefficient:
Men’s Raw
Men's Raw Elite
Men’s Equipped
Women’s Raw
Women's Raw Elite
Women’s Equipped
Bench Only
Deadlift Only
Push/Pull
UPA & UPA-AD
^^^The above need to have 5 competitors in the division to qualify^^^
Awards:
Awards/Medals will be given to 1st-3rd place in all Men’s and Women’s classes, just weight classes for awards. See above awards for Best Lifters. Best Lifters are based on Glossbrenner coefficient scores only!
Spectator Fee:
$10; Children 10 and under are free.
The meet is first come, first serve, only 60 spots available!