This page is dedicated to the Arnold Sports Festival and will have updates and information posted here as it becomes available.
| 2010 Arnold Sport Festival Selection Criteria | |
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| Quest American Invitational Roster | USAPL Con-Cret Raw Challenge Roster |
Athlete Roster
Posted Tuesday, February 24, 2010 @12:35 AM CMT
Athletes, please review the rosters above for the events you are in, and please email any corrections to pribic@usapowerlifting.com no later than Friday, February 26th. Only lifters noted on rosters posted will be allowed to lift in the designated event(s).
Arnold Sports Festival Athlete Information
Posted Wednesday, February 10, 2010 @11:35 PM CMT
A. ATHLETE CHECK-IN & WEIGH-IN SCHEDULE:
A table will be set-up in the Grand Ballroom of the Convention Center
for Athlete Check-in and Gear Check. Weigh-ins will be located behind
the stage in the Grand Ballroom for all Events, excluding the Titan
Pro Bench. If you have pre-purchased an Arnold Sports Festival shirt,
you will pick those up at the registeration table.
USAPL lifters, please remember that your Membership card needs to be current. You can renew during registration or you can also do so online at the USAPL eStore. If renewed online, please print your payment receipt and bring it with you to check-in.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTSB. ATHLETE I.D.:
Athletes will be given wrist bands during Athlete Check-in which will
allow entry into the Expo and will identify them as Arnold Sports Festival
athletes.
C. COACHES:
Warm-up spaces is limited therefore, athletes will be allowed one coach.
Entry to the warm-up room for the Deadlift and Bench competitions will
be strictly limited. Personal coaches will be required to purchase your
weekend wrist band (See Spectator section below.)
D. TRANSPORTATION TO UNIVERSITY PLAZA HOTEL, HILTON GARDEN INN:
Competitors and officials are responsible for transportation to and
from the competition hotel. Many competitors are driving in. Please
find directions to the hotel at: www.universityplazaosu.com.
Taxi transportation from the airport costs approximately $25.
E. TRANSPORTATION FROM THE HOTELS TO THE CONVENTION CENTER:
There is public transportation that picks up directly in front of the
hotel and drops off at the convention center. The hotel front desk can
assist with the schedule or with arranging taxi.
Map to the Convention Center: www.arnoldsportsfestival.com/parking.asp
F. SCALE:
The competition scale will be available at the University Plaza Hotel
each evening from 7 to 10 p.m. and at weigh-ins as listed above.
G. SPECTATORS:
Access to the Expo Center, including the Grand Ballroom is $10 per day
and can be purchased at the Convention Center or through the Arnold
Sports Festival website.
H. ATHLETE WHEREABOUTS:
Please remember you must keep your Athlete Locator Form updated if there
were any changes to your schedule after your initial submission even
if you have already been out-of-meet tested.
Full information on the Arnold Sports Festival can be found at www.arnoldsportsfestival.com
We hope your training is going well and you are ready for this exciting event.
Larry Maile, PhDUSA Powerlifting President
2010 Athlete Bios on Arnold Sports Festival Facebook
Posted Sunday, January 31, 2010 @ 6:25 PM CDT
The USAPL Athletes who have submitted their bios can watch them be uploaded onto the Official Arnold Sports Festival Facebook page.
USAPL on ASF Facebook
2010 ASF Final Roster & Athlete Bio
Posted Friday, January 22, 2010 @ 11:25 PM CDT
The Final Roster for all events will be January 30, 2010. Alternates will no longer be considered for the events after that date.
It is time to collect all participating Athlete Bios. The information in the bios are displayed on the big screens at all the events. Please take a moment to submit your bio. Deadline for your bio is February 5th.
Athlete Bio Form
2010 Arnold Sports Festival USAPL Logo
Posted Monday, November 25, 2009 @ 9:25 PM CDT
The 2010 logo winner for the second year in a row is Vicki Dixon. Thank you for Vicki for her efforts, please visit her website for more samples of her work. www.vickiology.com.
Thank you to all those who contributed to the Logo Contest this year.
Join the Arnold Sports
Festival on Facebook
Posted Monday, November 23, 2009 @ 9:25 PM CDT
Join the Arnold Sports Festival Team on Facebook and get updates on
the entire weekend! Click: HERE
2009 Arnold Sports
Festival Important Dates and Information
Posted Saturday, November 14, 2009 @ 6:25 PM CDT
Rosters have been posted for each event. Please pay close attention
to the deadlines below. Failure to comply with the requirements will
result in removal from the competition. When filling out the Athlete
Locator form, select "YES" for IPF/NAPF competition and then
Select "Arnold Sports Festival" for the competition.
The following are important dates to remember:
- November 1 - Deadline to Accept/Decline your rankings. After
this date, alternates will be considered.
- November 25- 4th Quarter Athlete
Locator Form due. Mandatory to remain in the competition.
- December 10 - Deadline to Submit
and Pay Entry. Non-receipt of Entry/Fee will remove athlete from
competition.
- December 15 - 1st Quarter Athlete
Locator Form due. Mandatory to remain in the competition.
Alternates - You do not need to submit either the Athlete Locator Form or Entry. If you move up into the active roster, you will be contacted via email immediately with instructions and deadlines.
Additional contest information, including flights, start times, etc will be posted on this webpage once lifters have been finalized.
[ Accept/Decline
Ranking ] (please use this form to also make corrections
to your existing ranking)
[ Submit
Missing Rankings ]
2009 Arnold Sports Festival Important Dates
Posted Wednesday, September 23,2009 @ 11:35 PM CDT
The following are important dates to remember:
- November 1 - Deadline to Accept/Decline your rankings. After this date, alternates will be considered.
- November 15 - 4th Quarter Athlete Locator Form due. Mandatory to remain in the competition.
- November 30 - Deadline to Submit and Pay Entry. Non-receipt of Entry/Fee will remove athlete from competition.
- December 15 - 1st Quarter Athlete Locator Form due. Mandatory to remain in the competition.
2009 Arnold Sports Festival T-shirt Contest
Posted Wednesday, September 23,2009 @ 11:35 PM CDT
Got a creative side? Help design the 2010 Arnold Sports Festival logo and win $300 in USAPL Merchandise!
Information for your submittal:
Logo to include a minimum of:
-USAPL Logo
-IPF Logo
-The Contest year: 2010
-Contest Name: Arnold Sports Festival
-City Name: Columbus, OH
-Wording: America's Choice for Drug-free Strength Sport
Art Format:
Design: 4-color
Sample format for submittal: .jpg
Final Version format: .eps illustrator vector art, 300 dpi with the colors separated
Deadlines:
Samples Due no later than October 15th
Winner decided by November 15th
Submit to: pribic@usapowerlifting.com
Please send medium size jpgs. You will receive an acknowledgement email
to show your submittal has been received.
2009 Arnold Sports Festival Selection Criteria & Competition Formats, Rankings Update
Posted Monday, September 16, 2009 @ 11:35 PM CDT
The rankings are now posted. There are now online forms for submitting your Accept or Decline responses, missing rankings or corrections. Please review the Selection Criteria before using the forms or sending inquiry emails. Missing rankings will only be added for lifters who are in the "Tier One' qualifiers, sorry any other requests will not be taken until the Tier One lifter rankings have been exhausted.
Please note that there are still three qualifiers that have not been posted in the rankings, they may affect the current rankings, so please do not plan your trip to Columbus until the Final Rankings have been posted after November 1. The Raw Challenge qualifiers are compete, any lifter who is ranked above the alternate list may consider themselves 'in' the competition if they accept their slot.
Remaining Qualifiers:
-Night of the Living Dead - Sept 19
-Master Worlds - Oct 3
-NAPF BP Championships - Oct 10
We are also encouraging using the Online Entry Form and payment this year to help streamline the process. You may find this option on the Arnold webpage above.
Updates will continue to be posted on the USAPL Arnold Sports Festival webpage, please continue to watch there for updates and pay close attention to deadlines for Accepting, Entry Form dates and Athlete Locator Form (ALF) dates.
Thank you and congratulations to all the athletes.
2009 Arnold Sports Festival Results
Posted Friday, September 11, 2009 @ 9:35 PM CDT
Final results from the Arnold Sports Festival competitions.
| GNC Pro Performance IPF Deadlift Championship Results | IPF Titan Pro Bench Bash Results |
| Quest American Invitational Results | CON-CRET/NutraCea Raw Challenge Results |
Arnold Sports Festival Archive
Posted Friday, September 11, 2009 @ 9:35 PM CDT
2009 Arnold Sports Festival: Click here
2008 Arnold Sports Festival: Click here
