Issues with Rates at Chula Vista Resort for WABDL World Cup on April 11

There have been reports that the Chula Vista Resort (hotel for the WABDL World Cup on April 11) has not been honoring their agreement in regard to special rates for WABDL lifters competing at the World Cup.  We’ve heard  that they have been telling our lifters that Chula Vista has a policy that cancels out group

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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

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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,

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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

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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.

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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

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The WABDL now offers separate Single Ply and Double Ply bench shirt divisions

The World Association of Benchers and Deadlifters is the first exclusive single lift federation in the world. The WABDL now offers separate Single Ply and Double Ply bench shirt divisions. Please, see the Official WABDL Rule Book  regarding these divisions.

Membership Cards and Weigh-Ins

You are reminded that you must have a current card by weigh-ins in order to compete in a contest. If in doubt, purchase a new card and if it turns out you don’t need it, you will receive a refund. If you don’t have a current card, you will not be in the meet results,

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