This is the official Rulebook of the USAWA. It contains general rules and the rules of the individual official USAWA lifts. It also contains the USAWA Bylaws. Hard copies may be purchased in the USAWA online store for $30 plus shipping. The Rulebook is free to download as a pdf. However, the Rulebook file is large (7 MB) and system performance may be slow depending on your connection speed.

Updated August 1st, 2017

USAWA Rulebook (PDF): RULEBOOK 10th Edition

The following addendum is to be added to the USAWA Rulebook 10th Edition. It contains the new lifts and rule changes that were made at the 2018 and 2019 USAWA National Meetings. Please print out and add to your current rulebook.

ADDENDUM FOR RULEBOOK (PDF): 2018 Rule Book Update

ADDENDUM FOR RULEBOOK (PDF): 2019 Rule Book Update