2022 Arnold - Athlete Email #1

Arnold Athlete Email #1

Greetings!

This is the first of a few emails that will be coming as we approach the Arnold!

If you miss an email or need to refer to a past one, they will be posted on the Arnold website for your convenience under the Athlete menu: arnold.usapowerlifting.com/athlete-emails/

2022 USA Powerlifting Membership

All lifters and coaches must have a current 2022 USA Powerlifting membership. If you have not renewed, please take a moment to renew now.

Membership Renewal HERE

COACHES REGISTRATION

Coaches Expo Wristbands: Deadline February 8 @ 5pm EST.

This is only for the wristband the Arnold organizers provide us for access into the Expo free of charge. They are non-transferable and must be submitted by the deadline, no exception. These names are provided to the Arnold. Register Here

Coaches Warm-up Room Passes: These will be available on the arnold website starting mid February and can be purchased up to the weigh in session for your flight. For those who competed in Daytona, these will be the same. They are transferable, so if you purchase one for a coach and they are not able to attend, you can hand the pass to another coach.

All coaches must be current USA Powerlifting members.

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.

arnold.usapowerlifting.com/important-dates/

Coach’s Expo Wristband Registration: February 8th @ 5pm EST
Athlete Bios: February 11th @ 5pm EST
Coach Warm-up Room Pass: available mid Feb up to weigh-in session
Weight Class Changes: February 18th @ 5pm EST

SCHEDULE

We are finalizing the start/end times for each session on the ballroom and Main Expo stage. As you may have noticed, we have a new a new registration system in 2022 and are converting your entries to this system. Bear with us as we get some of the details worked out for the even within this new system.arnold.usapowerlifting.com/schedule-of-events/

ATHLETE BIOS

Deadline Feb 11^th @ 5pm EST. torm.jotform.com/usapowerlifting/2022-arnold-bio

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: 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.