2023 Criteria to Participate

2023 Arnold invites are going out. The Raw Pro Series will be sent out after the final Pro Rankings at the Virginia Pro in December 2022.

Friday

MASTERS OF IRON BENCH – Raw & Equipped (30 lifters)

SCORING: DOTS + Age

BEST LIFTERS: DOTS + Age; Male/Female Raw & Equipped Earns Masters Pro Bench Card

DIVISIONS: Raw and Equipped Men/Women; Masters

SELECTION:

Lifters that did not qualify for Masters Pro Series Finals
Lifters that competed at 2022 Nationals
Best Male & Female (DOTS + Age) from each affiliated country
Top 7 Male & Female International Lifters (DOTS + Age) from any USA Powerlifting Total in 2022

MASTERS PRO SERIES BENCH FINALS

SCORING:

M1 by DOTS
M2 by DOTS
M3 by DOTS
M4 by DOTS
Overall Masters Bonus Payout: DOTS + Age; Male/Female Raw & Equipped

SELECTION: Invitation Only for the Top Ranked Master Pro Series:Top 3 (M1’s) / 3 (M2’s) / 2 (M3’s) / 2 (M4’s) = 10 + any open pro bench card holders that are masters get an auto invite to the finals

10 Raw Female
10 Raw Male
10 Equipped Female
10 Equipped Male

MASTERS OF IRON – Raw & Equipped Full Power (30 lifters)

SCORING: DOTS + Age; Male/Female Raw & Equipped

BEST LIFTER: DOTS + Age, Male raw, female raw, male equipped & female equipped earns Masters Pro Card

SELECTION:

Lifters that did not qualify for Masters Pro Series Finals
Lifters that competed at 2022 Nationals
Best Male & Female (DOTS + Age) from each affiliated country
Top Male & Female International Lifters (DOTS + Age) from any USA Powerlifting Total in 2022

MASTERS PRO SERIES FINALS

SCORING:

M1 by DOTS
M2 by DOTS
M3 by DOTS
M4 by DOTS
Overall Masters Bonus Payout: DOTS + Age; Male/Female Raw & Equipped

SELECTION: Invitation Only for the Top Ranked Master Pro Series: 4 (M1’s) / 4 (M2’s) / 3 (M3’s) / 2 (M4’s) = 13 + any open pro card holders that are masters get an auto-invite to the finals.

13 Raw Female
13 Raw Male
13 Equipped Female
13 Equipped Male

Saturday

PRO-AM(Amateur) (28 lifters)
SCORING: DOTS formula
Bests Lifters (amateur): Male/Female Earns Pro Card with minimum PRO DOTS score (475 Female / 500 Male).
DIVISIONS: Raw and Equipped Men/Women; Open only

Male & Female Raw (amateur)
Male & Female Equipped (amateur)

SELECTION:

Round 1: 12/1/22-12/7/22
- From 2022 Mega Nationals
  - Top 5 Dots – Raw Women with minimum 475 dots & no pro card.
  - Top 5 Dots – Equipped Women with minimum 475 dots & no pro card.
  - Top 5 Dots – Raw Men with minimum 500 dots & no pro card.
  - Top 5 Dots – Equipped Men with minimum 500 dots & no pro card.
Round 2: 12/26/22-12/30/22 or until the cap is met
- All Non-pro’s (from any USA Powerlifting meet in 2022- with minimum dots – 500 dots – male & 475 dots – female – first come, first served)
- Cap at 28 (to leave room for international lifters below)
  - if all 6 (8) international lifters accept, we would have 34 (36) lifters
Round 3: 12/26/22-12/30/22
- Best Raw Lifters (male/female) from each affiliated country
  - 6 total lifters (no minimum dots required):
    - Australia (last meet December1-2, 2022)
    - Hong Kong (only meet is Dec 10-11, 2022)
    - Korea (only meet is December 17-18, 2022)
- Best Raw International Lifter (male/female)
  - 2 total lifters
    - minimum 500 dots (male)
    - minimum 475 dots (female)

PRO SERIES FINALS
SCORING: DOTS Formula

DIVISIONS: Raw and Equipped Men & Women; Open only

SELECTION: Invitation ONLY, Top 10 Ranked Pros for each division (40 total). Should a Pro in the Top 10 decline, the next Pro in ranking order will be invited.

Sunday

PRO/AM(Amateur & Pro) BENCH (First 56 Paid Entries)

SCORING: DOTS formula

Bests Lifters (amateur): Male/Female Earns Pro Card

DIVISIONS: Raw and Equipped Men/Women; Open only

Male & Female Raw (amateur)
Male & Female Raw (pro)
Male & Female Equipped (amateur)
Male & Female Equipped (pro)

SELECTION:

Invites: Open Pro Bench Card Holders (first round invites, deadline to enter 12/21/22)
Amateur entry opens 12/22/22 to any USA Powerlifting Member
- Any bench from a 2022 USA Powerlifting Meet
Best Male & Female (DOTS) from each affiliated country
Top Male & Female International Lifters (DOTS) from any USA Powerlifting Total in 2022
All others by Invitation Only

PRO BENCH FINALS
SCORING: DOTS formula

DIVISIONS: Raw and Equipped Men & Women; Open Only

SELECTION: Invitation ONLY, Top 5 Ranked Pros for each division (20 total). Should a Pro in the Top 5 decline, the next Pro in ranking order will be invited.

PRO-AM(Pro) (First 40 Paid Entries)

SCORING: DOTS formula

DIVISIONS: Raw and Equipped Men/Women; Open only

Male & Female Raw (pro)
Male & Female Equipped (pro)

SELECTION:

Open Pro Card Holders that are not in the Pro Series Finals
Registration Opens on 12/26/2022 @ 7PM Eastern

SELECTION:
All lifters must be current USA Powerlifting 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:

International competitors may compete by obtaining a USA Powerlifting International Membership Card and meeting the criteria to enter the events (ie, minimum DOTS)

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)
- 2023 1st Quarter must be submitted by: December 15

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