In further shakeout at the WPO and APF, APF Iowa State Chair Bill Carpenter announces that he's resigning his position in the APF to join the newly formed United Powerlifting Association (UPA) as Vice President. Carpenter, along with UPA President Kenny Patterson, ran the only two US qualifiers for the WPO World Record Bench Bash.

"I am stepping down as the APF-Iowa Chairman and will become Vice President under President Kenny Patterson in the United Powerlifting Association. Details of the new fed will be out soon on advancedstrengthconcepts.com I feel as we get more state chairman this federation will give the lifters a big voice in it. There will not be just one voice. This is a lifter Federation. This is nothing personal against the APF. I just feel it is time for me to move on.. Thank you to everyone in the APF that has supported me over the years."