# Event Details - **Event Name**: A/BPU FitXpo Bolton Qualifier, X23 Challenge and Unlimited Full Power - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 16 May, 2026 at 11:00 am – Sun, 17 May, 2026 at 05:00 pm - **Event Description**: When? 16 and 17 May 2026 Where? The FitXpo, Bolton Arena, Arena Approach, Horwich, Bolton BL6 6LB Start Time: 11am Saturday - 10,30am Sunday Weigh in Times: 24 hour weigh in: 10am to 11,30am and 4om to 5pm Venue Web Site: https://www.boltonarena.com/ What is the split? Saturday: ALL Male A/BPU Bolton Qualifier competitors & all SuperBomb competitors and male teams of Team Wars Sunday ALL Female A/BPU Bolton Qualifier competitors & all X23 Project Teen and Junior competitors and Female Teams of Team Wars What are these competitions? The A/BPU Bolton Qualifiers 2026 One of the last qualifiers for the A/BPU British Full Power Championships and the only way to get to the AWPC World Championships in Manchester, UK and the WPC World Championships in the USA. The X23 Project This is the ultimate head to head for our teen and junior members ONLY. The separate Teenage and Junior competitors will battle it out on this bodyweight to weight lifted showdown! Winners will be the overall on GlossBrenner points to determine the best overall male and female teen and junior lifters in RAW and Classic RAW BEST LIFTER AWARDS – TEEN AND JUNIOR WOLVERINE CLAW TROPHY AWARDS Teenage Class overall trophy (male and female): Bodyweight and weight lifted and age adjusted on Glossbrenner points for RAW and Classic RAW separately. Junior Class: Bodyweight and weight lifted based on Glossbrenner points for RAW and Classic RAW separately If you REALLY dont know what X23 is then you need to up your game! X23 was Wolverine’s mutant lab grown daughter – the ultimate war machine! It doesn’t get cooler than that. All competitors can use this as a qualifier for the A/BPU British Full Power Championships if you hit the qualifying total. The SuperBomb Flight – Maximum 15 lifters Your chance to add another 100kg to your total! This is a straight flight of equipped lifters with all rules as per Multiply for Squat and Deadlift with the exception of bench where you are allowed to use an Unlimited shirt. All totals will be recorded as unlimited. Best Lifter Award? Who knows, maybe a sword, a hatchet of maybe just relieved you made it through the day! Team Wars Criteria: Teams are 3 people. 3 men or 3 women. This is a full power only competition. Lifters of the team can use whatever equipment they wish within WPC full power categories as equipment will have a points adjustment. There will also be an age points adjustment. The team with the most Glossbrenner points from the combined total – after adjustment for equipment, age and whether BPU or ABPU wins. Each team may have ONE member who is a fist time competitor (first time powerlifting competitor NOT having competed in ANY powerlifting competition at all, ever!). If a team has one fist time competition, they will receive 20% additional points. All details are below. Brace yourself – team comp totals and points ae complicated! Introduction and what happens This is an often-proposed full powerlifting team competition, first time in A/BPU history! And, as one would expect, we have added a twist into it! Men’s and women’s teams battle individually in groups of three. What makes this unique is that lifters can be of any age and use any equipment, all will be ironed out with coefficient! Each team will have a pre-comp writeup published by the federation and extra coverage, and the winners will go on a permanent article on the federation website. We want our hard-working coaches and atmosphere cultivating gyms that can produce teams to get some recognition and limelight. We want the experienced lifters mixing in with the novices and we want everyone pushing extra hard for the team. Bring your team, have fun, and maybe you will go home with the winner’s prize! Team Formation – A team member can compete in any equipment class, and a member of BPU or ABPU. The equipment and affiliation differences are equalled out with a coefficient, details of which are outlined below. – Gym, coach, or group of friends can submit their teams. All one needs is a team name and the names of all the lifters partaking. One can submit men’s teams, women’s teams, or both. – If a team member is a genuine first time competitor, his/her overall total points will have an additional 20% added to their total. So bring your first timers to compete! Only ONE first timer per team. – All lifters of a team must be members of ABPU or BPU. Points Calculation The very complicated way of making sure it is fair! Glossbrenner points are used for this competition McCullough age adjustment, AKA age coefficient is utilised Equipment coefficient: This will be the deduction from lifters total based on the equipment class they compete under. RAW (naked knees): no deduction Sleeves: 4% deduction from points Wraps: 7% deduction from points Single ply: 20% deduction from points Multi ply: 25% deduction from points Unlimited: 30% deduction from points Affiliation: For obvious reasons, a small adjustment is done based on whether lifter is BPU or ABPU. A points based competition already takes lifter’s bodyweight into account, but further adjustment is made to ensure a level playing field. BPU lifters: 7% deduction from points - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/bolton/a-bpu-fitxpo-bolton-qualifier-x23-challenge-and-unlimited-full-power/200029305668708 - **Event Categories**: contests, sports, workshops - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 47 ## Ticket Details ## Event venue details - **city**: Bolton - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Bolton Arena - **lat**: 53.579426478539 - **long**: -2.539327677805 - **full address**: Bolton Arena, Bolton Arena, Arena Approach, Bolton, BL6 6, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: A/BPU FitXpo Bolton Qualifier, X23 Challenge and Unlimited Full Power - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/dbff2ac91fc4d6096fd955bf7cd9632f856bddca0bf994340a943f1703b0abb0-rimg-w1080-h1350-dce5e2d9-gmir?v=1778912297 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is A/BPU FitXpo Bolton Qualifier, X23 Challenge and Unlimited Full Power being held? - **A:** A/BPU FitXpo Bolton Qualifier, X23 Challenge and Unlimited Full Power takes place on Sat, 16 May, 2026 at 11:00 am to Sun, 17 May, 2026 at 05:00 pm at Bolton Arena, Bolton Arena, Arena Approach, Bolton, BL6 6, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing A/BPU FitXpo Bolton Qualifier, X23 Challenge and Unlimited Full Power? - **A:** A/BPU FitXpo Bolton Qualifier, X23 Challenge and Unlimited Full Power is organized by British Powerlifting Union. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** A/BPU FitXpo Bolton Qualifier, X23 Challenge and Unlimited Full Power is ideal for art lovers, trade professionals, collectors, and exhibition enthusiasts exploring the latest in their field. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Bolton, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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