IPF Judge Failure Cards

Squat: Failure to hit required depth

Bench Press: Bar is not reaching the chest or abdominal area, or is touching the belt.

Bench Press: Not reaching Elbow Depth

Deadlift: Soft Lockout (knees and/or shoulders)

Squat: Failure to assume an upright position with the knees locked at the start or at the end of the lift

Squat: Double bouncing and/or downward movement

Bench Press: Downward Movement 

Bench Press: Soft Elbow Lockout

Deadlift: Downward Movement of the bar

Deadlift: Supporting the bar on the thighs during the performance of the lift (ramping)

Squat: Stepping backward or forward or moving the feet laterally

Squat: Failure to observe the Chief Referees signals at the commencement or completion of the lift.

Squat: Contact with bar or lifter by the spotters/loaders between the Chief referees’ signals, in order to make the lift easier.

Squat: Contact of elbows or upper arms with the legs, which has supported and been of aid to the lifter

Squat: Any dropping or dumping of the bar after completion of the lift.

Squat: Failure to comply with any of the requirements contained in the general description of the lift, which precedes this list of disqualification.

Squat: incomplete lift

Bench Press: Heaving, or sinking the bar after it has been motionless on the chest

Bench Press: Failure to observe the Chief Referees signals at the commencement, during or completion of the lift.

Bench Press: Any raising movement of the head, shoulders, or buttocks from their original points of contact with the bench, or lateral movement of the hands on the bar.

Bench Press: Contact with the bar or the lifter by the spotters/ loaders between the Chief Referees signals, in order to make the lift easier.

Bench Press: Any contact of the lifter’s feet with the bench or its supports.

Bench Press: Deliberate contact between the bar and the bar rest supports during the lift in order to make the lift easier.

Bench Press: Failure to comply with any of the requirements contained in the general description of the lift, which precedes this list of disqualification.

Bench Press: Incomplete lift

Deadlift: Lowering the bar before receiving the Chief Referees signal.

Deadlift: Allowing the bar to return to the platform without maintaining control with both hands, i.e. releasing the bar from the palms of the hand.

Deadlift: Stepping backward or forward or moving the feet laterally before the DOWN command

Deadlift: Failure to comply with any of the requirements contained in the general description of the lift, which precedes this list of disqualification.

Deadlift: Incomplete lift