Deadlift Strength Standards Measured — competition data

How strong is your deadlift? Graded Beginner → Elite for your sex, bodyweight and age. Intermediate for a 180 lb man is about 348 lb; for a 140 lb woman about 198 lb.

How do you compare?

Weight lifted (lb)

Reps

Bodyweight (lb)

Sex

Age

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These thresholds are percentiles of 471,317 competitive lifters (best raw deadlift per lifter, sanctioned meets, OpenPowerlifting dataset). Elite = top 5% of meet entrants, Advanced = top 20%; Beginner and Novice extend below the competitive population — methodology.

Standards by bodyweight

Men

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
120 lb	142 lb	181 lb	232 lb	347 lb	397 lb
130 lb	154 lb	197 lb	252 lb	375 lb	430 lb
140 lb	165 lb	212 lb	271 lb	404 lb	463 lb
150 lb	177 lb	227 lb	290 lb	433 lb	496 lb
160 lb	189 lb	242 lb	310 lb	462 lb	530 lb
170 lb	201 lb	257 lb	329 lb	491 lb	563 lb
180 lb	213 lb	272 lb	348 lb	520 lb	596 lb
190 lb	224 lb	287 lb	368 lb	549 lb	629 lb
200 lb	236 lb	302 lb	387 lb	578 lb	662 lb
210 lb	248 lb	318 lb	407 lb	606 lb	695 lb
220 lb	260 lb	333 lb	426 lb	635 lb	728 lb
230 lb	272 lb	348 lb	445 lb	664 lb	761 lb
240 lb	283 lb	363 lb	465 lb	693 lb	794 lb
250 lb	295 lb	378 lb	484 lb	722 lb	828 lb
260 lb	307 lb	393 lb	503 lb	751 lb	861 lb
270 lb	319 lb	408 lb	523 lb	780 lb	894 lb
280 lb	331 lb	423 lb	542 lb	809 lb	927 lb
290 lb	342 lb	438 lb	561 lb	838 lb	960 lb
300 lb	354 lb	454 lb	581 lb	866 lb	993 lb
310 lb	366 lb	469 lb	600 lb	895 lb	1026 lb

Women

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
120 lb	102 lb	131 lb	170 lb	276 lb	326 lb
130 lb	110 lb	142 lb	184 lb	299 lb	353 lb
140 lb	119 lb	153 lb	198 lb	322 lb	380 lb
150 lb	127 lb	164 lb	213 lb	345 lb	407 lb
160 lb	136 lb	175 lb	227 lb	368 lb	434 lb
170 lb	144 lb	186 lb	241 lb	391 lb	462 lb
180 lb	152 lb	197 lb	255 lb	414 lb	489 lb
190 lb	161 lb	208 lb	269 lb	437 lb	516 lb
200 lb	169 lb	219 lb	283 lb	460 lb	543 lb
210 lb	178 lb	230 lb	298 lb	483 lb	570 lb
220 lb	186 lb	241 lb	312 lb	506 lb	597 lb
230 lb	195 lb	252 lb	326 lb	529 lb	624 lb
240 lb	203 lb	263 lb	340 lb	552 lb	652 lb
250 lb	212 lb	274 lb	354 lb	575 lb	679 lb
260 lb	220 lb	285 lb	368 lb	598 lb	706 lb
270 lb	229 lb	296 lb	383 lb	621 lb	733 lb
280 lb	237 lb	307 lb	397 lb	644 lb	760 lb
290 lb	246 lb	318 lb	411 lb	667 lb	787 lb
300 lb	254 lb	328 lb	425 lb	690 lb	814 lb
310 lb	263 lb	339 lb	439 lb	713 lb	842 lb

Competition percentiles (raw, by bodyweight class)

Best lift per athlete across sanctioned meets — p50 is the median competitive lifter in that class.

Class	p5	p20	p50	p80	p95	n
Men 0–115 lb	108	145	204	276	350	3,393
Men 115–123 lb	171	226	292	358	419	3,383
Men 123–132 lb	209	276	347	419	480	8,391
Men 132–149 lb	243	320	397	457	524	23,801
Men 149–165 lb	287	364	435	502	562	45,014
Men 165–182 lb	320	397	463	529	600	55,452
Men 182–198 lb	331	419	485	551	623	49,085
Men 198–220 lb	353	441	510	584	656	57,749
Men 220–243 lb	375	457	535	612	683	38,634
Men 243–276 lb	375	463	551	634	710	25,079
Men 276–309 lb	366	463	551	645	728	8,945
Men 309–2205 lb	375	470	568	667	761	5,613
Women 0–115 lb	132	176	231	280	331	16,186
Women 115–123 lb	165	209	254	303	347	12,327
Women 123–132 lb	176	220	265	314	364	17,056
Women 132–149 lb	187	231	281	331	386	33,079
Women 149–165 lb	200	248	298	353	408	27,039
Women 165–182 lb	204	254	309	364	419	15,697
Women 182–198 lb	205	259	310	369	430	9,735
Women 198–220 lb	209	259	314	369	424	6,755
Women 220–243 lb	215	265	320	375	441	4,081
Women 243–276 lb	220	270	331	391	452	3,039
Women 276–309 lb	220	281	342	402	468	1,246
Women 309–2205 lb	225	281	336	408	491	538

Age adjustment

Your lift is scaled by these multipliers before grading (derived from Masters competition data):

Age	Men	Women
14-17	×1.205	×1.193
18-23	×1.012	×0.993
24-34	×1.0	×1.0
35-39	×1.042	×1.064
40-44	×1.074	×1.095
45-49	×1.109	×1.129
50-54	×1.154	×1.182
55-59	×1.194	×1.234
60-64	×1.267	×1.326
65-69	×1.344	×1.396
70-79	×1.493	×1.566

FAQ

What is a good deadlift for a 180 lb man?

Around 348 lb reaches Intermediate on the Strenf ladder; 596 lb is Elite. Thresholds scale with bodyweight — see the full table.

How are these deadlift standards calculated?

Directly from competition percentiles of the OpenPowerlifting dataset. Tiers run Beginner, Novice, Intermediate, Advanced, Elite, adjusted for sex, bodyweight and age.

Does age affect the deadlift standard?

Yes — standards are age-adjusted using strength-retention curves derived from Masters competition results, so a 55-year-old is graded against age-appropriate expectations.

Related standards

Bench Press · Back Squat · Overhead Press · Incline Bench Press · Dumbbell Bench Press · Seated Cable Row

Standards: Strenf Standards Model v1 · primaries derived from OpenPowerlifting competition data (public domain) · full methodology · Track your lifts free on Strenf