Deadlift standards — men, 82.5–87.5 kg
Median 215 kg. Top fifth starts at 245 kg. The top 5% deadlift 278 kg or more. From 24,058 judged lifts.
Percentile
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24,058 judged deadlifts, men, 82.5–87.5 kg
No lift entered. The curve is every judged deadlifts in this class — add yours to it.
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The full table
| Percentile | Lift (kg) | Lift (lb) | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10th | 160.0 | 353 | Novice |
| 20th | 182.5 | 402 | Intermediate |
| 25th | 190.0 | 419 | Intermediate |
| 30th | 195.0 | 430 | Intermediate |
| 40th | 205.0 | 452 | Intermediate |
| 50th | 215.0 | 474 | Advanced |
| 60th | 225.0 | 496 | Advanced |
| 70th | 232.5 | 513 | Advanced |
| 75th | 240.0 | 529 | Advanced |
| 80th | 245.0 | 540 | Elite |
| 90th | 262.5 | 579 | Elite |
| 95th | 277.5 | 612 | World-class |
| 99th | 305.0 | 672 | World-class |
Novice
0–20
Bottom fifth of the platform
Intermediate
20–50
Below the median competitor
Advanced
50–80
Above the median competitor
Elite
80–95
Top fifth of the platform
World-class
95–100
Top 5% of everyone who has competed
By age
Masters lifters compete in their own divisions, and the data shows why. Age here is age at the meet.
| Age | Median | 80th | 95th | Lifters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14-17 | 175.0 | 210.0 | 243.0 | 23,529 |
| 18-19 | 210.0 | 240.0 | 275.0 | 18,519 |
| 20-23 | 227.5 | 260.0 | 295.0 | 47,151 |
| 24-34 | 237.5 | 274.9 | 310.7 | 77,762 |
| 35-39 | 235.0 | 272.5 | 310.0 | 12,451 |
| 40-44 | 227.5 | 262.5 | 300.0 | 8,440 |
| 45-49 | 220.0 | 252.5 | 287.5 | 4,840 |
| 50-54 | 205.0 | 242.5 | 276.0 | 3,821 |
| 55-59 | 200.0 | 230.0 | 262.5 | 2,244 |
| 60-69 | 180.0 | 212.5 | 242.5 | 2,810 |
| 70+ | 145.0 | 177.5 | 210.0 | 980 |
Age bands pool every bodyweight, so they answer "how does age move the number", not "what should a 45-year-old at this exact weight lift".
As a multiple of bodyweight
| Percentile | × bodyweight |
|---|---|
| 25th | 2.20× |
| 50th | 2.50× |
| 75th | 2.80× |
| 90th | 3.10× |
| 95th | 3.30× |
| 99th | 3.60× |
The "2× bodyweight bench" style of goal, measured against people who actually did it in competition.
Who these numbers describe. Everyone in this dataset entered a powerlifting competition. They are stronger than the general gym population, so a 50th percentile here is well above an average gym-goer — we would rather tell you that than quietly flatter you. Nobody has ever published a trustworthy random sample of what people lift in commercial gyms; what exists instead is app data that people type in themselves.