ABPU Membership (the tested side of the federation)
THIS IS THE TESTED SIDE OF THE FEDERATION
If you are looking for the non tested side, that is the BPU and you need to navigate to the BPU membership page on this site whichis here: BPU Membership
What happens when I sign up?
Hello – memberships run each year to the 31st December so your membership expires each year on the 31st December. You are about to take out a 2025 membership.
All membership applications produce an uimmediate new membership number. You will recieve an auto-confirmation immediately with your new membership number (so check your spam folder and be careful you put the correct email address in the form). You need to KEEP this email as you will need to produce it at weigh in at all UK A/BPU competitions. Without this confirmation, you will not be permitted to compete.
PLEASE READ THIS BIT! YOU WILL NEED TO DOWNLOAD THE DOCUMENTS!
When you take out membership you will have a file to upload in PDF – please upload this as it is your welcome letter with federation information.
YOU WILL NEED YOUR MEMBERSHIP NUMBER FOR ENTERING COMPETITIONS
When you apply to enter a competition you can either use your current year membership if the competition your are entering is the following year, or add “waiting” in the membership number box and then update it. YOU MUST INFORM US WHEN YOU RECEIVE YOUR MEMBERSHIP as it is required on the form – this is YOUR responsibility to let us know as soon as you receive it. YOU MUST HAVE A 2025 membership once we are into 2025!
When does membership run from and who is my governing world body?
ABPU membership entitles members to one year of membership which runs from 1st January to 31st December.
Membership activates WHEN YOU RECIEVE YOUR PDF BY EMAIL WHICH CAN TAKE 10 DAYS! THIS IS AFTER YOU FILL THE FORM IN AND MAKE PAYMENT
Please remember you MUST have a membership for the current year when you weigh in and you MUST produce your membership PDF AT WEIGH IN.
When I join, am I always subject to target testing and what is it?
Rules of membership with the ABPU are the same as the BPU, although these 2 federations are completely separate, except that you are subject to targeting testing in and out of competition, all those tested will be publicly listed and the results also publicly listed. The term “targeted” means members who appear to have made changes in physique, results or reports of chemical usage will be targeted for testing regardless of their placing at competition and members must be agreeable to this prior to taking out membership.
Do I lift at the same time as BPU members?
As an ABPU member you adhere to the same rules as BPU members and will be expected to compete side by side, but not against BPU members (unless you wish to). All ABPU members may compete and take BPU records, win places etc or qualify for WPC international competition instead of AWPC i they wish. There is no additional cost in your membership, although it does class as an additional category listed below.
What happens if a lifter tests positive?
There is no appeal.
Lifters are responsible for what they put in their bodies and the information is clearly stated as to the prohibited substances.
What happens if I lift BPU and want to go to ABPU?
You have to give notice to the federation and declare you wish to be moved. You will then be required to not lift BPU or ABPU or in ANY competition for a 6 month period at which point you will be be asked to take a test which you will be liable to pay for. Members are advised that it can take to 6 weeks for resuts to come back from the US and reported back to us, therefore members are asked not to book to enter competitions within that period. If this is completed and is negative your membership to the ABPU will be approved and you can move to the ABPU at that point.
What about previous usage?
There are many people who have lifted non tested who no longer wish to be part of that category and would like to move to a tested federation. We allow this and potential members must be aware of this before taking membership.
What about switching from the BPU to the ABPU and also back?
You can only change once – this stops people abusing the facility of both sides of the federation and the other lifters.
Ok, so what’s the perks of being a member of the ABPU?
ABPU members can compete and take records of the BPU as well as the ABPU in regional and national competition. You will have your own records sections, AWPC international competitions, testing procedures and the same ethics we have employed from the start with the other federation, the BPU, of respect to all, you lift where you wish to and to treat lifters the way you would be expected to be treated. You also get to compete against the non tested lifters, take their records, qualify for WPC International competitions and steal their place and the list goes on……
To Join the ABPU you can follow our easy on-line application process which requires you to make payment via paypal and then complete a registration form (all on-line for your ease).
ABPU membership fees are:
New and renewal ABPU Members : £37.50
Teenage Membership (13-19 years old) : £17.50
YOUR ABPU (tested) MEMBERSHIP REGISTRATION LINK:
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