How can I get involved in the APF as a State Chairman or meet director?
If you would like to get involved in the APF as a State Chairman, first you must check if your...
What are these different levels of referees/judges in the APF/WPC? How can I become a referee? What should I wear as a referee?
The APF/WPC has two levels of referee/judges. The first is simply being an APF National Referee. To become a certified...
What is “Elite?” What are these different total rankings and titles, like Elite, Master and Class I-IV?
In the APF, we have a set of Qualifying Rankings that ranks a lifter based on his or her total...
How is the “Best Lifter” determined in a meet?
All APFWPC powerlifting contests have a number of weight classes for which men and women can compete. In most contests,...
How do I qualify for the National/World meets of the APF/WPC? And what’s with all these different National/World meets?
First, there are a few different National and World meets of the APF/AAPF/WPC/AWPC. As far as National meets, there is...
What are the differences in the rules with the APF/WPC and other federations?
In powerlifting, an abundance of federations/organizations exist. It is difficult to keep track of all the different rules and supportive...
How do I break a State/American/World Record?
First, you need to know what the current record(s) are. Check out the records page on this website for the...
What’s with the membership fee? When do I have to pay it and why?
To lift in any APF or AAPF sanctioned event, you must have a current membership. The cost for an APF...
Who runs the APF and WPC? And who owns them?
As was described in previous answers, the APF and WPC were started by Ernie Frantz in Aurora, IL. Let’s put...
What’s with all these different organizations that go along with the APF? AAPF? WPC? AWPC? What are all of these organizations?
The APF is a complex organization. It could almost be described that it is five organizations in one. Connected together,...