We are the official powerlifting team of the University of Texas at San Antonio. Our team competes at the state and national level against other collegiate teams in the USA Powerlifting Association.
What is powerlifting?
In powerlifting, you compete in 3 lifts, squat, bench, & deadlift, and you have a total for these 3. You compete against your own gender and against people in your weight class.
When & where do we compete?
We will be competing in 2 to 4 meets a year. Some of the meets we compete at include: the UT meet, the Texas A&M meet, the state meet for Texas, and the national meet for those who qualify(see qualifying totals below).
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1. Longhorn Open: November 17th
2. Collegiate Nationals: April 11-13, 2008; Denver, Colorado
www.usapowerlifting.com
www.utsa.edu
www.inzernet.com
www.titansupportsystems.com
National Qualifying Totals for Collegiate Men Weight class 114 123 132 148 165 181 198 220 242 275 SHW
Qualifying Total 655 760 875 1025 1075 1145 1250 1275 1290 1305 1325
National Qualifying Totals for Collegiate Women Weight class 97 105 114 123 132 148 165 181 198 SHW
Qualifying total 365 391 418 440 462 507 545 589 640 655
Keep in mind that these totals are achived with powerlifting equipment, which can increase your max.