2024 Testify Barbell Blizzard

The Barbell Blizzard is a team strength meet wherein the contested lifts will be the squat, press, bench press, and deadlift. Competitors will form teams of 2-4 lifters/team and perform all 4 lifts; each teammate will perform at least one lift, no teammate will perform more than two lifts, and each teammate will receive 3 attempts for each lift. A team’s score is comprised of each teammate’s Wilks score (which is based on the heaviest successful attempt for each lift). There are no weight classes for this meet, but there is a weigh-in for each lifter, and the weigh-in period is on Saturday, 12/14/24 (i.e. the same day as the meet), from 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

You may consult the rules found here for the squat, press, and deadlift movement standards, and a more complete treatment of the movement standards for all the lifts (including the bench press) can be found in the book Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Training, 3rd edition.

The six divisions are as follows:
– All Male (Open)
– All Male (Masters)
– Male & Female (Open)
– Male & Female (Masters)
– All Female (Open)
– All Female (Masters)

The open category is for teams with at least one teammate under 40 years of age on the day of competition, and the masters category is for teams with all lifters 40 years of age and older. In the masters category, the team score will be age-adjusted (using both Wilks and McCulloch coefficients).

Your meet entry fee includes an exquisitely designed and crafted beanie for each teammate, and you – as the stylish wearer of said beanie – will undoubtedly be the envy of all your friends. Don’t miss out (beanie guaranteed only if lifters register by November 9). In addition, there will be prizes for the overall winners in each division.

Registration runs until 12/07/24, and there are regular and late registration rates, so register soon!