The United States Powerlifting Federation (USPF) has a long and proud history that goes back to the earliest days of the sport in America.

In 1964 the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) would create a Powerlifting Committee to govern the brand new sport. During the late 1970's the USPF was formed from this committee in order to grant American powerlifters more autonomy from the AAU. To this day, the USPF continues the same federation standards that were established and used from its inception. Some of these standards that set it apart from other federations include:

1) Supportive squat suits to be single ply polyester only. Supportive bench shirts to be single ply polyester or denim only.

2) Squatting stands to be used. No monolift-type apparatus permitted.

3) Squatting depth standards to be strictly and uniformly enforced. The lifter must convincingly break parallel.

For all the complete rules and regulations of the USPF, please go here.

In Texas, the USPF also has a tradition of unparalleled lifting excellence with record setting performances by such legends of the sport as Mike Bridges, Doug Young, Chip McCain, Rick Gaugler, and more recently, T.J. Hoerner, Anthony Clark and Steve Goggins.