8LIFT COMPETITION RULES

8LIFT SEASON, WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, AND “RECORD BREAKERS” FORMAT

SEASON DATES AND VIDEO REQUIREMENTS

THE SEASON BEGINS ON JANUARY 1 AND ENDS ON JULY 31.

UNLIKE THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, SEASONAL QUALIFYING LIFTS CAN BE COMPLETED ON DIFFERENT DAYS. YOUR SEASONAL SCORE WILL BE COMPILED USING LIFTS PERFOMED BETWEEN JANUARY 1 AND JULY 31.

WHEN A LIFT IS SUBMITTED, YOUR BODYWEIGHT AND WEIGHT LIFTED WILL BE REQUIRED TO SCORE THE LIFT.

A VIDEO OF THE LIFTER WEIGHING IN AND A VIDEO OF THE LIFTER PERFORMING THE LIFT WILL BE REQUIRED TO SCORE THE LIFT.

THESE VIDEO SUBMISSIONS, MINUS THE WEIGH INS, WILL BE USED TO MAKE A WEEKLY YOUTUBE VIDEO FEATURING THE PAST WEEKS SUBMISSIONS.IN THESE VIDEOS, THE SEASON LEADER BOARD WILL BE SHARED. THE LEADER BOARD WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE ON THE 8LIFT WEBSITE.

LIFTERS MAY SUBMIT MORE THAN ONE ATTEMPT OF ANY LIFT DURING THE SEASON IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO BETTER THEIR SEASONAL SCORE.

THE SEASON IS OPEN WEIGHT/AGE. LIFTERS ARE SCORED AGAINST ONE ANOTHER USING THE FOLLOWING METRICS:

·  WEIGHTLIFTING – SINCLAIR COEFFICIANT

·  POWERLIFTING – WILKS2 COEFFICIANT

·  STRONGMAN – BODYWEIGHT % OF WEIGHT LIFTED

THE THREE METRICS WILL BE ADDED TOGETHER TO DETERMIN EACH LIFTER’S SCORE.

OPEN DIVISIONS FOR SEASON AND WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

PARA AND YOUTH ATHLETES WILL COMPETE IN SPERATE DIVISIONS FROM EACH OTHER AND THE “OPEN” DIVISION. THE DIVISIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

·  OPEN (MEN & WOMEN AGE 14 AND OLDER)

·  PARA OPEN (MEN & WOMEN AGE 14 AND OLDER)

·  YOUTH OPEN (BOYS AND GIRLS UNDER 14)

THERE IS THE POSSIBILY FOR THERE TO BE A SEPARATE MALE AND FEMALE OPEN FOR EACH DIVISION. THIS WILL BE CONTINGINT ON THE NUMBER OF LIFTERS THAT COMPETE IN THE SEASON.

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS DATES AND VIDEO REQUIREMENTS

THE ANNUAL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS WILL BE PUBLISHED ON YOUTUBE ON THE THIRD SATURDAY IN OCTOBER.

ALL VIDEO SUBMISSIONS FOR THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS MUST BE PERFORMED BETWEEN AUGUST 1 AND OCTOBER 1. ALL LIFTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY OCTOBER 1.

THE TOP 8 SEASONAL LIFTERS IN EACH DIVISION WILL QUALIFY TO LIFT IN THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS. IF ANY NUMBER OF THE TOP 8 LIFTERS ARE UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO COMPETE, INVITES WILL BE EXTENDED TO THE NINETH PLACE POSITION, TENTH PLACE POSITION, AND SO ON.

VIDEO SUBMISSIONS FOR THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MUST BE COMPLETED ON THE SAME DAY (24 HOUR PERIOD). A VIDEO OF THE LIFTER’S WEIGH IN IS ALSO REQUIRED.

EACH LIFTER MUST SUBMIT VIDEOS OF THEMSELVES COMPLETING UP TO 3 OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING LIFTS:

LIFTS MUST BE COMPLETED IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER:

·  SNATCH

·  CLEAN & JERK

·  SQUAT

·  BENCH PRESS

·  DEADLIFT

·  FARMERS WALK

·  LOG PRESS

·  18” DEADLIFT

EACH VIDEO MUST SHOW THE FOLLOWING:

·  A FULL VIEW OF THE LIFTING APPARATUS

·  THE LIFTER APPROACHING THE APPARATUS

·  THE LIFTER ATTEMPTING TO LIFT THE APPARATUS

·  THE LIFTER WALKING AWAY FROM THE APPARATUS

EACH VIDEO MUST BE SHOT IN A SINGLE SHOT (NO CUT AWAYS OR EDITS)

EACH LIFTER MUST SUBMIT A VIDEO WEIGHING THEMSELVES AND SHOW THE WEIGHT ON CAMERA. AGAIN, EACH VIDEO MUST BE SHOT IN A SINGLE SHOT (NO CUT AWAYS OR EDITS).

“RECORD BREAKERS”

ANY LIFTER CAN CHOOSE TO AT ANY TIME OF THE YEAR TO ATTEMPT TO SET A RECORD IN THEIR AGE/WEIGHT CLASS. A YOUTUBE VIDEO ENTITLED “RECORD BREAKERS” WILL BE MADE DOCUMENTING THESE ATTEMPTS. ONLY THE LIFTER MAKING THE ATTEMPT WILL BE FEATURED IN THESE VIDEOS.

THE RULES FOR A “RECORD BREAKERS” VIDEO ARE THE SAME AS THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS FORMAT.

ENTRY

LIFTERS MAY CONTACT SHANNON STOCK ON SOCIAL MEDIA OR BY EMAILING HIM AT shannonstock@yahoo.com

TO ENTER THE SEASON COMPETITION, EACH LIFTER MUST SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING:

·  FIRST AND LAST NAME

·  AGE

·  HEIGHT

·  WEIGHT

·  CITY, STATE, COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE

·  A PICTURE OF THEMSELVES FROM THE WAIST UP. PLEASE BE SURE YOUR ENTIRE FIGURE IS IN THE FRAME.

TO SUMMARIZE, EACH LIFTER WILL NEED TO SUBMIT A TOTAL OF AT LEAST 9 AND NO MORE THAN 25 VIDEOS. THE VIDEOS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

·  WEIGH IN

·  AND UP TO 3 ATTEMPTS OF EACH OF THE 8 LIFTS

LIFT ATTEMPT VIDEOS WILL BE USED TO CREATE A YOUTUBE VIDEO WHICH WILL CONSTITUTE AS AN ONLINE MEET. WEIGH IN FOOTAGE WILL ONLY BE USED TO VERIFY WEIGHT AND WILL NOT BE USED IN THE YOUTUBE VIDEO.

NOTE: A LIFTER CAN CHOOSE NOT TO PERFORM CERTAIN LIFTS IF THEY DO NOT FEEL COMFORATABLE ATTEMPTING THEM. THE LIFTER WILL NOT BE CREDITED FOR THE LIFT; THEREFORE, THE SKIPPED LIFT WILL NOT BE ADDED TO THEIR TOTAL.

LIFT RULES

SNATCH

·  ALL JOINT WRAPS ARE PERMITTED

·  ALL WEIGHTLIFTING BELTS ARE PERMITTED

·  CONVENTIONAL AND POWER SNATCHES ARE PERMITTED

·  THE BAR MUST BE PULLED FROM THE HEIGHT OF A STANDARD BUMPER PLATE, COMPETITON PLATE, CALIBRATED PLATE, OR STANDARD PLATE

·  THE LIFT WILL BE CONSIDERED “GOOD” WHEN THE BAR IS SNATCHED OVERHEAD IN A SINGLE MOTION AND THE LIFTER IS ABLE TO STAND WITH THE WEIGHT OVERHEAD FOR 2 SECONDS

·  THE LEGS AND FEET CAN MOVE UNTIL THE BAR IS STABILIZED OVERHEAD

·  THE ELBOWS CAN NOT BEND OR BE FORCED INTO A LOCKED-OUT POSITION DURING THE STABILIZING PROCESS

CLEAN AND JERK

·  ALL JOINT WRAPS ARE PERMITTED

·  ALL WEIGHTLIFTING BELTS ARE PERMITTED

·  CONVENTIONAL AND POWER CLEANS ARE PERMITTED

·  STRONGMAN CLEANS ARE NOT PERMITTED

·  ALL SPLIT JERKS AND PUSH JERKS ARE PERMITTED (NO PRESSES)

·  THE BAR MUST BE PULLED FROM THE HEIGHT OF A STANDARD BUMPER PLATE, COMPETITON PLATE, CALIBRATED PLATE, OR STANDARD PLATE

·  THE LIFT IS CONSIDERED “GOOD” WHEN THE LIFTER CLEANS THE WEIGHT TO THEIR CHEST INA SINGLE MOTION AND THEN JERKS THE WEIGHT OVERHEAD AND HOLDS IT FOR 2 SECONDS

·  DURING THE JERK, THE ARMS MUST BE COMPLETELY LOCKED OUT IN ONE MOVEMENT. THE LEGS AND FEET CAN MOVE UNTIL THE BAR IS STABILIZED OVERHEAD

SQUAT

·  ALL SQUAT SUITS, BRIEFS, AND BELTS ARE PERMITTED

·  SAFETY SQUAT BARS ARE PERMITTED

·  ALL JOINT WRAPS ARE PERMITTED

·  THE LIFT IS CONSIDERED “GOOD” WHEN THE LIFTER SQUATS DOWN WITH THE WEIGHT ON THEIR BACK, IS ABLE TO MAKE THEIR FEMURS PARALLEL TO THE GROUND, RETURN TO A FULL STANDING POSITION, AND RETURNING THE BAR TO THE RACK

BENCH PRESS

·  BENCH PRESS SHIRTS AND SLING SHOTS ARE NOT PERMITTED

·  ALL JOINT WRAPS ARE PERMITTED

·  ALL WEIGHTLIFTING BELTS ARE PERMITTED

·  THE LIFT IS CONSIDERED “GOOD” WHEN THE LIFTER LOWERS THE BAR TO THEIR CHEST AND THEN COMPLETELY LOCKS OUT THE ARMS AND RERACKS THE BAR.

·  TOUCH AND GO AND PAUSING IN THE BOTTOM POSITION ARE PERMITTED

·  HARD BOUNCING THE BAR OFF OF THE CHEST IS NOT PERMITTED

DEADLIFT

·  ALL DEADLIFTING SUITS, BRIEFS, AND BELTS ARE PERMITTED

·  ALL JOINT WRAPS ARE PERMITTED

·  ALL HAND WRAPS AND STRAPS ARE PERMITTED EXCEPT FOR LIFTING HOOKS

·  THE BAR MUST BE PULLED FROM THE HEIGHT OF A STANDARD BUMPER PLATE, COMPETITON PLATE, CALIBRATED PLATE, OR STANDARD PLATE

·  THE LIFT IS CONSIDERED “GOOD” WHEN THE KNEES AND BACK ARE LOCKED OUT WITH THE HIPS ALL THE WAY THROUGH AND THE POSITION IS HELD FOR 2 SECONDS

FARMERS WALK

·  ALL JOINT WRAPS ARE PERMITTED

·  ALL WEIGHTLIFTING BELTS ARE PERMITTED

·  ALL HAND WRAPS AND STRAPS ARE PERMITTED EXCEPT FOR LIFTING HOOKS

·  ANY FARMERS WALK IMPLIMENT IS PERMITTED

·  A LIFT IS CONSIDERED “GOOD” WHEN A LIFTER CARRIES 2 IMPLIMENTS OF EQUAL WEIGHT WHEN CARRIED FOR A DISTANCE OF 50 FEET.

·  NO DROPS ARE ALLOWED

LOG PRESS

·  ALL JOINT WRAPS ARE PERMITTED

·  ALL WEIGHTLIFTING BELTS ARE PERMITTED

·  ALL CLEAN TECHNIQUES ARE PERMITTED

·  ALL OVERHEAD JERKS AND PRESSES ARE PERMITTED

·  LIFT MUST BE COMPLETED USING A METAL OR WOOD LOG BAR

·  YOUTH AND PARA ATHLETES MAY USE A BARBELL OR BARBELL TYPE IMPLIMENT

·  THE LIFT IS CONSIDERED “GOOD” WHEN THE LIFTER CLEANS THE WEIGHT TO THEIR CHEST AND JERKS/PRESSES THE WEIGHT OVERHEAD AND HOLDS IT FOR 2 SECONDS

·  THE ATTEMPT IS OVER ONCE THE LIFTER HAS SET THE IMPLIMENT DOWN

18’’ DEADLIFT

·  ALL DEADLIFTING SUITS, BRIEFS, AND BELTS ARE PERMITTED

·  ALL JOINT WRAPS ARE PERMITTED

·  ALL HAND WRAPS AND STRAPS ARE PERMITTED EXCEPT FOR LIFTING HOOKS

·  THE MIDDLE OF THE BAR MUST BE AT A HEIGHT OF 18” FROM THE GROUND

·  THE LIFT IS CONSIDERED “GOOD” WHEN THE KNEES AND BACK ARE LOCKED OUT WITH THE HIPS ALL THE WAY THROUGH AND THE POSITION IS HELD FOR 2 SECONDS

ENTRY FEES

THERE ARE NO ENTRY FEES WHATSOEVER. IF YOU ARE CONTACTED IN ANY WAY REQUESTING PAYMENT FOR ANYTHING PERTAINING TO AN 8LIFT MEET, SOMEONE IS TRYING TO DEFRAUD YOU. DO NOT SEND PAYMENT INFORMATION TO ANYONE REQUESTING MONEY!!!

IF THERE IS EVER A TIME WHERE THIS WILL CHANGE, IT WILL BE ANNOUNCED VIA OUR WEBSITE AND ALL OF OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS.

PRIZES AND CERTIFICATES

(ANY AWARDS THAT ARE EARNED WILL BE MAILED TO YOU)

BREAKING RECORDS

• ANY TIME A LIFTER BREAKS A WORLD, NATIONAL, OR STATE RECORD, THEY WILL BE AWARDED A CERTIFICATE.

THESE RECORDS ONLY PERTAIN TO THE TOTAL WEIGHT LIFTED IN THE LIFTERS SPECIFIC WEIGHT/AGE CLASS. WEIGHT/AGE CLASSES CAN BE FOUND UNDER THE “RECORDS” TAB ON OUR WEBSITE AT www.eightlift.com.

SEASON AWARDS

TO BE ANNOUNCED

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS AWARDS

TO BE ANNOUNCED

SUPERLATIVES

TO BE ANNOUNCED