2020 Arnold - Athlete Email #2

Arnold Athlete Email #2

ATHLETE BIOS

Reminder, the deadline for Bios is Feb 5 ^th @ 5pm EST. To date, we only have a quarter of the bios submitted by Athletes. Don't miss out, we will not be able to accept any after the deadline.

https://form.jotform.com/usapowerlifting/2020-arnold-bio

Live Broadcast Commentators Wanted

Love to chat about your favorite powerlifters or have friends/family who do? Volunteer to commentate for one or more sessions during the Arnold!

Volunteer HERE

And YES! the events will be broadcast live at live.usapowerlifting.com for the Battle of the Regions, A7 Raw Challenge and SBD Pro American in the ballroom. The Arnold will be broadcasting the events on the Rogue Strength Stage and Main Expo Stage. We will share those links as soon as they are made available.

SCHEDULE

The Schedule of Event can be found here: https://arnold.usapowerlifting.com/schedule-of-events/

As a reminder, all weigh-ins begin 2-hrs prior to the start of each session and last exactly 1-hour and 30 minutes.

2020 USA Powerlifting Membership

All U.S. lifters and coaches must have a current 2020 USA Powerlifting membership. If you have not renewed, please take a moment to renew now.

Membership Renewal HERE

COACHES REGISTRATION

All coaches must be pre-registered by February 14 ^th at 5pm EST.

U.S. Coaches must be current members.
International coaches must receive both permission from their home federation as well as USA Powerlifting prior to registering. Please review the criteria here: Coaching at Regional, National or International Events

All coaches who register by Feb 14 ^th at 5pm EST and are tied to an athletes session will receive an Arnold Expo wristband that will give you access all three days of the expo.

COACHES REGISTRATION FORM

Once registered, coaches will need to pass your UniqueID to the athlete so they may add it to the Athlete Change Form.

DEADLINE & REMINDERS:

ATHLETE WEIGHT CLASS, WITHDRAWALS & REGISTERING COACHES

Please use the ATHLETE CHANGE FORM to change your weight class, withdraw from an event or to register your coaches.

You must register your coach so they have access to the warm-up room during your session.

Please pay attention to the deadlines for registering coaches as well as weight class changes.

https://arnold.usapowerlifting.com/important-dates/

Coach’s Registration: February 14th @ 5pm EST
Athlete Coach Registration: February 14th @ 5pm EST
Weight Class Changes: February 20th @ 5pm EST

MEDICATION, PREWORKS & DRUG TESTING

It is important to remember that our events are drug tested. If you take ANY medication for any reason, you must verify if it if your medication is permitted or prohibited. If prohibited, a TUE (Therapeutic Use Exemption) application must be submitted. The National Office can help through that process if needed.

Verify mediations through here: https://www.globaldro.com/US/search Enter: Athlete > Weightlifting > then your mediation.

Additionally, many pre-workouts contain prohibited substances, whether declared on the ingredient labels or a hidden (contaminated) substance within the product. You as the athlete are responsible for what you put in your body and may cause a failure, which happened a few years ago at the Arnold. Consumer beware and only use products that are third party tested to help protect yourself.

FAQs

Please visit our FAQ section of the website for more answers to common questions.

Additionally, we will be sending out more emails as we get closer the event, including where to check in, session start times, professional photography information.

UNIQUE ID & MEMBERSHIP #

Here is your UniqueID and Membership number for ease of filling out the Athlete form and Bios!

Your UNIQUEID: Note - If you are entered in more than one event, refer to your Entry Receipt for the correct UniqueID for each event. You may also email the National Office for assistance.
Your Membership#: Membership# excluded for international athletes