World Cup Meet at WI DELLS

There are about 130 lifters for the World Cup meet. There are 15 flights for the day, with 108 benchers and 92 deadlifters. We are planning to start at 8 am with no breaks, except for trophy presentations after bench press. This is subject to change. Make sure you check the schedule when you weigh

All-Time Bench Press Lists Updated

We have just completed updating the All-Time Bench Press lists. These lists are available on the Lists and Forms page of our Web site. We will begin working on the Deadlift lists ASAP. If you have any questions about these lists please do not contact the WABDL Webmaster. Contact the WABDL Secretary via information on

Send Us WABDL News Items (training or meet vids etc)

We would like to begin highlighting the achievements of WABDL lifters both in training and in WABDL meets. Here are some ideas: Links to your public videos on YouTube (with description – who, what, when, where, why, how). Links to newspaper articles involving WABDL lifting etc. Human interest stories of any kind involving a WABDL

Calendar of Events – Upcoming Events

In addition to the Calendar of Events you now have another way to view the WABDL schedule. We have created a list format, which some may prefer to the Calendar format. This is simply a matter of preference. To access the Upcoming Events page click Calendar of Events. Near the top of the page you

MEET RESULTS HAVE BEEN ADDED & RECORDS UPDATED AS OF 03/19/2015

The following meet results have been added to the Results page; 3/07/2015: California State Bench Press and Deadlift – Chico, CA. 3/07/2015: Nevada State Bench Press and Deadlift – Pahrump, Nevada. 3/14/2015: North American Bench Press and Deadlift – Portland, Oregon. State, National, and World Records have been updated. Please contact the WABDL Secretary with

WABDL Web Site on the iPhone

Here is how the WABDL Web site looks on an iPhone 6. We have also received good reports from folks using the Samsung Galaxy, Windows phones, and Droid devices. The image at the left is not the best quality but if you look closely you should be able to see the the SUB MENU at the top,

Power Rankings in Beta Testing

Much work has gone into rebuilding the very popular WABDL Power Rankings, which allows lifters to compare their lifts against others in the same division and class. The Power Rankings are available on the Results page. Currently the results pull from 2015 meets only, however soon we hope to pull from meets since 2009 which is the

New Push-Pull Division

Push-pull is a division, like bench press or dead lift; however, the fees for bench press and dead lift are separate from push-pull fees. You  get a trophy for push-pull if you enter just push-pull. You do not get a trophy for bench press or dead lift unless you enter and pay for those additional divisions separately.

Elite and Open Men’s Division Rules

Elite Open Men (Single-ply Bench Press Only): Any male lifter who has benched higher than the following in any and all sanctioned contests in any federation will be in the Elite division. Lifters may set state records in Elite Open and lift in other divisions EXCEPT Open Men.  Please note the limits for entering Elite Open Men and the