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MISCELLANEOUS RULES OF PERFORMANCE
a)
During the lift, coaches must remain outside the designated lifting area but within the coaches’ area, if one
is so designated.
b)
Any lifter or coach, who by reason of misconduct upon or near the platform, which is deemed to discredit
the sport, shall be officially warned. If the misconduct continues, the Jury (or referees in absence of a Jury),
may disqualify the lifter or order the coach to leave the area or venue.
c)
All lifters must weigh-in within the 1½ hour period beginning 2 hours prior to the start of their session.
LOADING, SPOTTING, AND ANNOUNCING ERRORS
If in a round an attempt is unsuccessful due to a wrongly loaded bar, spotter error, or equipment failure, the
lifter will be granted a further attempt at the correct weight. If the fault is a wrongly loaded bar and the
attempt has not actually started, then the lifter shall be given the option of either continuing at that time or
taking another attempt at the end of the round. In all other cases, the lifter shall take their extra attempt at
the end of the round. If the lifter also happens to be the last lifter in the round, they shall be granted a 3-
minute rest prior to making their attempt, last but one in the round 2 minutes, last but two in the round 1
minute. In these cases where lifters are following themselves and given compensatory rest time the bar will
be loaded as soon as the new attempt is turned in. The compensatory time will then be added to the usual 1
minute to begin the attempt. The clock will be started, and the lifter will have that time (the appropriate
compensatory rest time plus the usual 1 minute for the attempt) to begin their attempt. Lifters following
themselves will have 4 minutes placed on the clock, during which time the lifter can begin their attempt as
soon as they are ready. Lifters last but one in the round will be given 3 minutes, last but two in the round will
be given 2 minutes, and all others will be given the usual 1 minute to begin the attempt. In the third round of
deadlift (and third round of bench press in single-lift bench press championships), if a lifter for any reason gets
a new extra attempt by the jury (e.g., wrongly loaded bar, spotter error, or equipment failure), the lifter will
be granted a further attempt at the correct weight and the lifter must follow themself.
RECORDS
AMERICAN RECORDS
1. American records can only be set at state, regional, national and international championships and pro
meets where the appropriate officials are in the refereeing positions, where the scale has the proper
certification, and where testing for drug usage is available. Three national/international referees are
necessary for adjudicating an American record attempt. American records may not be set at local meets.
2. The American record attempt must exceed the existing listed record by a minimum of 0.5 kg (or 1.1 lb).
Taking an American record attempt that is not the standard 2.5 kg increment (i.e., an increment of 0.5,
1.0, 1.5, or 2.0 kg) is sometimes referred to as “chipping.” This applies only to individual lift records.
Attempts of less than 2.5kg may not be taken for the sole purpose of breaking an American total record.
3. A lifter successful in setting an open American record must be drug tested to be credited with the record.
This includes all equipped and raw open American records.
4. Lifters intending to break an American record at a state or regional championship must notify the meet
director and chief referee in advance to ensure the correct officials are in place for the attempt and that
the correct paperwork is filled out and submitted following a successful attempt.