Deadapalooza! The 2023 Annual Testify Deadlift Festival

The annual Testify Deadlift Festival is a strength meet wherein the only contested lift is – you guessed it – the deadlift. There are no weight classes for this meet, but there is a weigh-in for each lifter, and the weigh-in period is on Friday, 08/25/23, from 5:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

There will be one bar (possibly multiple bars if numbers dictate), and the meet will be conducted in a “rising bar” format, so the weight on the bar only goes up! A lifter can attempt as many of the predetermined loads (see below) as he likes as the weight on the bar continues to climb throughout the evening, but a lifter can only attempt a given weight once. Each lifter may also attempt a final weight of his choice (this weight must be a multiple of 5 lb and marks the lifter’s final attempt regardless of the outcome). A lifter stops lifting voluntarily, after his final chosen weight, or after two missed attempts, whichever occurs first.

Loads: 105, 115, 125, 135, 145, 155, 165, 175, 185, 195, 205, 215, 225, 240, 255, 270, 285, 300, 315, 345, 375, 405, . . . (weight on bar increases in 30 lb increments after 315 lb)

There will be awards in both male and female divisions for heaviest weight lifted, best Wilks score (all ages), and best Wilks-McCulloch (masters) score.