2024 Arnold invites schedule
First round 12/1/2024
Second Round 12/12/2024
Friday
MASTERS OF IRON BENCH – Raw & Equipped (50 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 the Masters Pro Series Finals
- Lifters that won their age division at the 2023 Bench Nationals
- Top Male & Female (DOTS + Age) from each affiliated country
MASTERS PRO SERIES BENCH FINALS – Raw & Equipped (40 lifters)
SCORING: DOTS + Age
DIVISIONS: Masters Raw/Equipped – Men & Women
SELECTION: Invitation Only – any open Pro bench cardholders who 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 (40 lifters)
SCORING: DOTS + Age
BEST LIFTER: DOTS + Age, Male raw, female raw, male equipped & female equipped earns Masters Pro Card
SELECTION:
- Lifters that did not qualify for the Masters Pro Series Finals
- Lifters that won their age division at 2023 Raw or Equipped Nationals
- Top Male & Female (DOTS + Age) from each affiliated country
MASTERS PRO SERIES FINALS
SCORING: DOTS + Age
SELECTION: Invitation ONLY, Top 12 Ranked Masters Pros (48 total)
- 12 Raw Female
- 12 Raw Male
- 12 Equipped Female
- 12 Equipped Male
Saturday
Arnold Raw Challenge (65 lifters)
SCORING: DOTS
DIVISIONS: Open Raw – Men & Women
SELECTION:
- First come first serve
- QT DOTS 450 female / 475 male
Arnold Grand Prix – Raw (30 lifters )
SCORING: DOTS
DIVISIONS: Open Raw – Men & Women
SELECTION:
- First come first serve to all Pro Card holders that missed the top 10 (full power only)
PRO SERIES FINALS – (20 lifters)
SCORING: DOTS
DIVISIONS: Open Raw – Men & Women
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.
- 10 Raw Males
- 10 Raw Female
Sunday
Pro Series Equipped Finales – Equipped (20 lifters)
SCORING: DOTS
DIVISIONS: Open Equipped – Men & Women
SELECTION: Invitation ONLY, Top 10 Ranked Equipped Pros (20 total)
- 10 Equipped Males
- 10 Equipped Females
Arnold Bench Bash – Raw/Equipped (50 lifters)
SCORING: DOTS
DIVISIONS: Open Raw/Equipped – Men & Women
SELECTION:
- First come first serve to all Bench Pro Card holders that missed the top 5
Pro Series Bench Finals – Raw/Equipped (20 lifters)
SCORING: DOTS
DIVISIONS: Open Raw/Equipped – Men & Women
SELECTION: Invitation ONLY, Top 5 Ranked Pros for each division (20 total)
- 5 Raw Males
- 5 Raw Females
- 5 Equipped Males
- 5 Equipped Females
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)
- 2024 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.