2026 Arnold invites schedule

Pro Invites will be sent by Friday, November 29, 2025

Pro registration entry opens: Vary by event!

Regular entry opens: Vary by event!

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE LINK

CRITERIA TO PARTICIPATE

Friday

  • Session 1: Open/Master’s Bench Bash
    • Raw & Equipped 120 lifters / 3 platforms)
      • Any USAPL total
      • Open – SCORING: DOTS
      • Master’s – SCORING: DOTS + Age
        • Top 3 Open Raw & Equipped eran/renew Pro Card
        • Top 3 Masters Raw & Equipped earn/renew Pro Card
  • Session 2: Master’s Raw Challenge
    • Raw Full Power (60 lifters / 2 platforms)
      • Minimum DOTS + Age 375 female
      • Minimum DOTS + Age 400 male
    • DOTS + Age means your DOTS score multiplied by the coefficient based on your age.
      DOTS + Age does not mean your DOTS score plus your age!
      You can find our age coefficients for Masters lifters at this link.
      https://pro.usapowerlifting.com/faq/
    • SCORING: DOTS + Age
      • Top 3 earn/renew Pro Card

  • Saturday

  • Session 1
    • Female Raw Challenge
      • Raw (60 lifters / 2 platforms)
      • Minimum DOTS 425
      • SCORING: DOTS
        • Top 5 earn/renew Pro Card
    • Para-Bench
      • Raw (30 lifters / 1 platform)
      • SCORING BY TOTAL
  • Session 2
    • Male Raw Challenge
      • Raw (60 lifters / 2 platforms)
      • Minimum DOTS 450
      • SCORING BY DOTS
        • Top 5 earn/renew Pro Card
    • Adaptive Open
      • Raw (30 lifters / 1 platform)
        • SCORING BY TOTAL

  • Sunday

  • Session 1
    • Battle of the Regions
      • Raw & Equipped (60 lifters / 2 platforms)
        • Top 6 males Raw or Equipped from Regionals by DOTS (Open division only)
        • Top 6 females Raw or Equipped from  Regionals by DOTS  (Open division only)
        • SCORING: DOTS
          • Top 3 earn/renew Pro Card
    • EmpowerID Nationals
      • Raw (TBD)
      • SCORING BY TOTAL

PRO CARDS:
To earn or renew a pro card during the events at the Arnols Sports Festival, you must hit the minimum DOTs for the Open division and the minimum DOTs + Age in Masters.

  • Raw Open – 475 Female / 500 Male
  • Raw Masters – 400 Female / 425 Male
  • Equipped Open – 475 Female / 500 Male
  • Equipped Masters – 400 Female / 425 Male
  • Raw Open Bench – 85 Female / 105 Male
  • Raw Masters Bench – 75 Female / 95 Male
  • Equipped Open Bench – 85 Female / 105 Male
  • Equipped Masters Bench – 75 Female / 95 Male

 

SELECTION:
All lifters must be current USA Powerlifting members or have a USA Powerlifting International Membership

DRUG TESTING:
To USA Powerlifting and WADA standards, In-Meet and Out-of-Meet testing for anabolic steroids, hormones, stimulants, masking agents, designer compounds, and diuretics.

RECORDS:

      • American Records may be set in all events by USA Powerlifting members.  American Records may not be chipped if there are international competitors within the competition.

INTERNATIONAL ATHLETES:

COMPETITION ORGANIZATION:
Production by Arnold Sports Festival (ASF) Committee, sanctioned under USA Powerlifting.
Appointment of staffing, including referees to be determined by the Arnold Sports Festival (ASF) Committee.

CRITERIA FOR ALL EVENTS:

      • Final athlete selection by the ASF Committee.
      • All athletes must abide by the rules of USA Powerlifting.
      • All members must be in good standing with USA Powerlifting.
      • Athlete Locator Form for all Pro Events: (ALFs not submitted by the deadline will remove the athlete from competition)
        • 2024 1st Quarter must be submitted by: December 15

* Event format and/or the number of athletes per event may change at the Arnold Organisers’ request.