What is it? The Desert Barbell Classic is a celebration of lifting. An invitation only event, the Classic is a natural progression of the Power Meet event series giving the top athletes something bigger to work towards.
How does it all work? The top 12 men and top 12 women from the current Power Meet event series will receive a special invitation to come back to the Classic to compete for the title of best of the best. The event follows Classic IPF rules, which means the Classic is a drug tested competition. Lifters are ranked on IPF points and the winners will be determined by IPF points so weight classes will not matter. It is winner takes all with monetary and non-monetary prizes up for grabs. The twist There will be at least 3 wildcard invitations for each the men's and women's categories who will come and display their strength and compete with the other athletes. Stay tuned to our social media for further announcements.
Follow the Power Meet rankings to see who will be invited.
