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posted on July 31, 2020

We at UF are proud of our connection to the local powerlifting community. As the GM I was lucky to step into a position that the great relationships were already built in the lifting community. First let me thank you for being such a big part of UF.

We had to make a decision on whether it was appropriate to host the Iron City Open. At this point we are moving forward with the meet. For those of you who want us to hold the meet I am sure this is great news. For those of you unsure, we are doing all we can to keep the meet safe and hold ourselves to a high standard. What I do believe is we can do this in a safe manner. Here is a list of what we are doing to keep this meet safe and of course fun.

Weigh ins will be limited to lifter and official.
Masks will be required by everyone (the lifter may remove it for their attempt).
The barbell will be sanitized and cleaned between each attempt.
There will be no chalk bowl (bring your own chalk).
No spectators inside the tent.
The meet will be inside the tent with warm ups occurring in our performance lab with the garage door open.
Each lifter will only be allowed one person with them at the meet (a handler)
Temperature checks for each person entering.
UF staff will be here all day to make sure all rules are being followed.
UF has the ability to end this meet or excuse anyone from the facility who is not following the rules.

We believe with these precautions in place we can hold a safe, fun and effective meet. We look forward to working with the USPA again and anyone who has anyone questions, comments or concerns should reach out to Todd Hamer.

Thanks and BE STRONG!