EVENT RULES, EQUIPMENT AND DESCRIPTION:

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.

9. TACKY IS NOT 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: SILVER DOLLAR DEADLIFT: 18" DEADLIFT VENUE COMPS CAN BE SILVER DOLLAR ATTACHMENT BASE NO LONGER THAN 63 CM.APOLLON/WAGON WHEELS, BAR AND WEIGHTS SET UPON BLOCKS.

6: ALL COMPS ARE NOT TESTED.

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

8: BEST LIFTERS WILL BE CALCULATED BY WILKS/MCCULLOCH  FORMULA.

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 AT THE VENUE.

12: DEADLIFT BAR: TEXAS DEADLIFT BAR (SILVER DOLLAR DEADLIFT)

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 USE A REGULAR OR SUMO LIFTING STYLE.

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 OR TRADITIONAL SQUARE TYPE.