Squat standards — women, up to 52.5 kg
Median 83 kg. Top fifth starts at 103 kg. The top 5% squat 125 kg or more. From 14,499 judged lifts.
Percentile
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14,499 judged squats, women, up to 52.5 kg
No lift entered. The curve is every judged squats in this class — add yours to it.
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| Percentile | Lift (kg) | Lift (lb) | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10th | 52.5 | 116 | Novice |
| 20th | 62.5 | 138 | Intermediate |
| 25th | 65.8 | 145 | Intermediate |
| 30th | 70.0 | 154 | Intermediate |
| 40th | 75.0 | 165 | Intermediate |
| 50th | 82.5 | 182 | Advanced |
| 60th | 90.0 | 198 | Advanced |
| 70th | 95.0 | 209 | Advanced |
| 75th | 100.0 | 220 | Advanced |
| 80th | 102.5 | 226 | Elite |
| 90th | 115.0 | 254 | Elite |
| 95th | 125.0 | 276 | World-class |
| 99th | 142.5 | 314 | 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 | 90.0 | 112.5 | 138.0 | 7,959 |
| 18-19 | 105.0 | 127.5 | 155.0 | 5,374 |
| 20-23 | 112.5 | 137.5 | 165.0 | 17,690 |
| 24-34 | 115.0 | 142.5 | 172.5 | 40,474 |
| 35-39 | 112.5 | 140.0 | 170.0 | 8,538 |
| 40-44 | 110.0 | 135.0 | 165.0 | 6,085 |
| 45-49 | 102.5 | 127.5 | 155.0 | 3,745 |
| 50-54 | 95.0 | 120.0 | 150.0 | 2,558 |
| 55-59 | 90.0 | 112.5 | 140.0 | 1,363 |
| 60-69 | 77.5 | 100.0 | 125.0 | 1,451 |
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 | 1.40× |
| 50th | 1.70× |
| 75th | 2.00× |
| 90th | 2.30× |
| 95th | 2.50× |
| 99th | 2.80× |
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.