All Deadlifts are sanctioned by WDC. Competition results will be submitted to WDC to record any potential records based on their weight/age categories. Click here to review the records for each weight/age category.  

WEIGH-INS:

Day Before Weigh-ins: Morning 9AM - 11 AM & Afternoon 5PM - 8PM

Same Day Weigh-ins: Morning 7AM - 8AM

RULES:

LIFTING EQUIPMENT

1; ALL TYPES OF STRAPS ALLOWED

2: LIFTING SUITS ONE PLY , MULTI PLY ANY MATERIAL ALLOWED.

3: WRIST WRAPS ANY MATERIAL ANY LENGTH ALLOWED.

4: KNEE/ANKLE/ELBOWS WRAPS , BANDAGES AND SLEEVES ANY MATERIAL AND LENGTH ALLOWED.

5: ANY TYPE OF FOOTWEAR ALLOWED. AND BARE FEET AND SOCKS.

6: TALC ON THIGHS ALLOWED NO OILS ALLOWED.

7: CHALK ON HANDS ALLOWED NO LIQUID OR RESIN. 

8: LIFTING BELTS ANY SIZE AND MATERIAL ALLOWED.

DEADLIFT/COMP RULES

1: COMPS WILL BE A RISING BAR.

2: ATHLETES WILL GET 4 LIFTS.

3: IF YOU FAIL LIFT ON PLATFORM YOU HAVE 30 SECONDS TO RETRY AGAIN. 2 RETRIES

4: NEXT ATTEMPT WEIGHT MUST BE GIVEN TO WDC OFFICIAL WITHIN 1 MIN OF LAST ATTEMPT.

5: 18" SDDL DEADLIFT VENUE COMPS CAN BE SILVER DOLLAR ATTACHMENTS AND SDDL BOXES OR FRAMES.

6: ALL COMPS ARE NOT TESTED.

7: PLEASE INFORM WDC OFFICIALS IF GOING FOR A RECORD.

8: NO EXTRA MATS CAN BE USED TO ASSIST LEVERAGE.

9: ABUSE TO FELLOW COMPETITORS OR OFFICIALS IS A LIFE BAN FROM ALL WDC COMPS. SWEARING ON THE PLATFORM AND ABUSIVE IN OR AROUND THE PLATFORM IS NOT PERMITTED. LIFTERS WILL GET ONE WARNING THEN EJECTED FROM CHAMPIONSHIPS IF BEHAVIOR CONTINUES. THESE CONDUCT RULES ALSO APPLY TO COACHES AND HELPERS, FRIENDS AND FAMILY IN ATTENDANCE.

10: LIFTING IS BY STRONGMAN RULES, STAND STRAIGHT KNEES LOCKED, HITCHING AND RESTING BAR ON THIGHS IS ALLOWED.

11: WEIGH IN'S ARE ON THE DAY OF THE COMP. AND 24 HOUR VIDEO OR AT THE VENUE.

12: DEADLIFT BARS/POWER BARS AND CAN ONLY BE CERBERUS/TEXAS/OAKIE/ROGUE APPROVED POWER OR DEADLIFT BARS. ALL OTHER BARS CANT BE USED IN OUR CHAMPIONSHIPS. FULL LIST OF POWER BARS ARE LISTED ABOVE.

13: SILVER DOLLAR ATTACHMENT CAST IRON MAXIMUM 63 CM AT BASE . FULL SPEC ABOVE.18" HEIGHT.

14: PLATES ARE OLYMPIC SIZE.

15: TRADITIONAL DEADLIFTING COMPS WILL BE STRONGMAN/WOMAN RULES. UNLIMITED EQUIPMENT AND STRAPS ALLOWED.

16: ALL COMPS WILL HAVE A CENTER REFEREE.

17: LIFTERS MUST LISTEN TO AND OBEY THE REFEREE'S COMMANDS. ONCE THE REFEREE IS SATISFIED THE LIFTER HAS COMPLETED THE LIFT STANDING STRAIGHT AND KNEES LOCKED, THE REF WILL GIVE A VOCAL COMMAND " DOWN " AND A SIGNAL BY LOWERING HIS/HER'S ARM.

18: THE LIFTER MUST RETURN THE BAR TO THE FLOOR IN CONTROL, WITH BOTH HANDS ON THE BAR UNTIL IT TOUCHES THE GROUND.

19: FOR BOTH THE SILVER DOLLAR AND THE REGULAR DEADLIFT, THE LIFTERS CAN ONLY USE TRADITIONAL STANCE NO SUMO.

20: TRAP BAR HANDLES HEIGHT WHEN BAR IS LOADED IS 16" FROM THE PLATFORM TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE HANDLES.

21: WDC AXEL BAR FOR VIKING DEADLIFT CAN BE BETWEEN 1.75" TO 2" IN DIAMETER ROUND .

AWARDS:

• Awards for the top three finishers in each class.