The USPA is very excited to announce that we will be launching our highly anticipated, drug tested division in 2016! With over a years worth of planning, we wanted to deliver a division that mirrors our non-drug tested division, with the highest quality in judging, rules enforcement, high caliber meets and consistency across the board. Here are some facts: Â· These drug tested meets will be standalone and not combined with a non-tested division or non-tested meets. Â· Drug testing will be a 10% random selection based on the top Wilks scores Â· Any positive results will render a competitor with a lifetime ban where the lifter will only be able to lift in non-tested meets Â· Out-of-meet testing will also be conducted * Those lifters on a doctors prescribed Hormone Replacement Therapy or HRT will not be allowed to lift in the tested division. We will not be allowing any Therapeutic Use Exemptions or TUE's at this time. Currently, lifters may request a drug test for PowerliftingWatch American or World Records. Testing is completed through Redwood Laboratories and is paid by the lifter. However, for the new drug tested division, the Meet Director will pay for the test out of the contest fees. We would also like to recognize that we have named Steve Goggins from Atlanta, Georgia as the Vice President of the drug tested division. Steve will be holding his first drug tested Georgia State Open meet on April 2 in Atlanta and will be holding the drug tested Raw Nationals in Atlanta on July 15-17, 2016. Those interested in qualifying for this first drug tested National Powerlifting Championship will need to achieve a minimum of a Class 2 total. We have worked diligently over the past year to deliver a drug tested division, which has been requested of us many times over. Quality and Excellence is what we strive to achieve. We look forward to a very productive year in 2016 with over 150 meets scheduled Nationwide. Please check them out at www.uspa.net