# Elsewhere

> Handoff list. We do not run these sites. Crowd standards are not scientific norms. Not a 1RM calculator list.

Reviewed 2026-09-10.

## Sport official

- [IPF](https://www.powerlifting.sport/) (Official): Federation calendar, records, and nominations. Not for 1RM estimates.
- [IPF Technical Rules](https://www.powerlifting.sport/rules/codes/info/technical-rules) (Official): Commands, depth, pause, hitch, and belt. Dated rulebook, currently 2026 v3. Not for scoring formulas.
- [Goodlift](https://www.goodlift.info/) (Official): Official IPF results, rankings, live scoring, and GL points. Not for non-IPF federations.
- [IWF](https://iwf.sport/) (Official): Olympic weightlifting rules, Sinclair, and results. Not for powerlifting totals.
- [EPF](https://www.europowerlifting.org/) (Official): European IPF calendar and regional championships. Not for world rankings.

## Meet data

- [OpenPowerlifting](https://www.openpowerlifting.org/) (Open data): Look up a lifter, meet, or all-federation ranking. Not for 1RM formulas.
- [OpenPowerlifting Data](https://openpowerlifting.gitlab.io/opl-csv/) (Open data): Bulk CSV, public domain. Download this instead of scraping the site. Not for live meet scoring.

## Exercise

- [ExRx Exercise Directory](https://exrx.net/Lists/Directory) (Editorial): Named movement, muscles, and kinesiology. Not for load estimates.

## Standards

- [ExRx Strength Standards](https://exrx.net/Testing/WeightLifting/StrengthStandards) (Editorial): Kilgore tables from competitive classifications. They say: not norms. Not for population percentiles.
- [Strength Level](https://strengthlevel.com/strength-standards) (Crowd): Percentiles of self-logged lifts. Useful, not a paper. Not for cited strength norms.
- [Symmetric Strength](https://symmetricstrength.com/) (Crowd): One score across lifts, age-adjusted. Same caveat as Strength Level. Not for cited strength norms.

## Anti-doping

- [WADA Prohibited List](https://www.wada-ama.org/en/prohibited-list) (Official): What is banned, in vs out of competition. Updates every 1 January. Not for a specific medication lookup.
- [Global DRO](https://www.globaldro.com/home/) (Official): Look up a specific medication by country. Not for dietary supplements.
- [NADA](https://www.nada.de/) (Official): German NADO, NADAmed, and TUE. Not for supplement batch testing.
- [Cologne List](https://www.koelnerliste.com/en/product-database/) (Official): Batch-tested supplements. Listing lowers risk; it is not a clean certificate. Not for a doping-free guarantee.

## Evidence

- [PubMed](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/) (Official): Find the paper behind a formula, RPE chart, or protein claim. Not for a training plan.
- [Europe PMC](https://europepmc.org/) (Open data): Same literature as PubMed, with more open full text. Not for supplement shopping.
- [Cochrane Library](https://www.cochranelibrary.com/) (Official): Systematic reviews. Prefer this over a single gym citation. Not for acute loading math.
- [Examine](https://examine.com/) (Editorial): Supplement and nutrition evidence summaries. Not for a shopping list.
- [Stronger by Science master list](https://www.strongerbyscience.com/master-list/) (Editorial): Index of strength and physique systematic reviews. Start here, then read the review. Not for the primary paper.
- [JISSN](https://jissn.biomedcentral.com/) (Society): ISSN position stands: protein, creatine, caffeine, HMB. Not for a blog recap.
- [doi.org](https://doi.org/) (Official): Resolve the DOIs on formula cards. Land on the paper. Not for a search engine.

## Nutrition

- [USDA FoodData Central](https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/) (Official): Food composition, with an API and bulk download. Not for diet coaching.
- [NIH Body Weight Planner](https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/weight-management/body-weight-planner) (Official): Hall model for intake versus activity versus time-to-goal. Adults only. Not for minors or pregnancy.
- [Dietary Guidelines for Americans](https://www.dietaryguidelines.gov/) (Official): Population diet advice. Pair with the activity guidelines. Not for contest-prep macros.

## Guidelines

- [WHO activity guidelines](https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240015128/) (Official): How much activity, including muscle-strengthening. 2020 guideline. Not for a periodized program.
- [HHS activity guidelines](https://odphp.health.gov/paguidelines/second-edition/) (Official): US counterpart to WHO (2018, 2nd edition). Not for a periodized program.
- [ACSM](https://www.acsm.org/) (Society): Position stands and resistance-training prescription for healthy adults. Not for meet commands.
- [NSCA](https://www.nsca.com/) (Society): Strength-coach standards and exercise technique. Not for 1RM formulas.
- [ISSN](https://www.sportsnutritionsociety.org/) (Society): Society that publishes JISSN. Use the journal for the stands. Not for the position stands themselves.