Squat standards — men, 122.5–127.5 kg
Median 229 kg. Top fifth starts at 273 kg. The top 5% squat 315 kg or more. From 4,955 judged lifts.
Percentile
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4,955 judged squats, men, 122.5–127.5 kg
No lift entered. The curve is every judged squats 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 | 185.0 | 408 | Intermediate |
| 25th | 195.0 | 430 | Intermediate |
| 30th | 202.5 | 446 | Intermediate |
| 40th | 215.0 | 474 | Intermediate |
| 50th | 229.1 | 505 | Advanced |
| 60th | 240.0 | 529 | Advanced |
| 70th | 255.0 | 562 | Advanced |
| 75th | 262.5 | 579 | Advanced |
| 80th | 272.5 | 601 | Elite |
| 90th | 295.0 | 650 | Elite |
| 95th | 315.0 | 694 | World-class |
| 99th | 350.0 | 772 | 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 | 145.0 | 185.0 | 220.0 | 23,527 |
| 18-19 | 180.0 | 215.0 | 250.0 | 18,517 |
| 20-23 | 197.5 | 232.5 | 272.5 | 47,147 |
| 24-34 | 205.0 | 245.0 | 290.0 | 77,755 |
| 35-39 | 205.0 | 245.0 | 292.5 | 12,452 |
| 40-44 | 195.0 | 236.0 | 280.0 | 8,440 |
| 45-49 | 188.1 | 227.5 | 268.5 | 4,840 |
| 50-54 | 175.0 | 212.5 | 250.0 | 3,821 |
| 55-59 | 165.0 | 202.5 | 240.0 | 2,245 |
| 60-69 | 142.5 | 180.0 | 210.0 | 2,810 |
| 70+ | 105.0 | 140.0 | 170.0 | 978 |
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 | 1.60× |
| 50th | 1.80× |
| 75th | 2.10× |
| 90th | 2.40× |
| 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.