How strong is your hip thrust? Graded Beginner → Elite for your sex, bodyweight and age. Intermediate for a 180 lb man is about 365 lb; for a 140 lb woman about 238 lb.
Hip Thrust is not contested in meets, so its ladder is modeled from the measured standards: 1.05x deadlift (M) / 1.2x (F) — thrust typically exceeds DL, more so for women. How modeled standards work.
| Bodyweight | Beginner | Novice | Intermediate | Advanced | Elite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 120 lb | 149 lb | 191 lb | 244 lb | 364 lb | 418 lb |
| 130 lb | 161 lb | 207 lb | 264 lb | 394 lb | 452 lb |
| 140 lb | 174 lb | 223 lb | 284 lb | 424 lb | 487 lb |
| 150 lb | 186 lb | 238 lb | 304 lb | 454 lb | 522 lb |
| 160 lb | 198 lb | 254 lb | 325 lb | 485 lb | 557 lb |
| 170 lb | 211 lb | 270 lb | 345 lb | 515 lb | 592 lb |
| 180 lb | 223 lb | 286 lb | 365 lb | 545 lb | 626 lb |
| 190 lb | 236 lb | 302 lb | 386 lb | 576 lb | 661 lb |
| 200 lb | 248 lb | 318 lb | 406 lb | 606 lb | 696 lb |
| 210 lb | 260 lb | 334 lb | 426 lb | 636 lb | 731 lb |
| 220 lb | 273 lb | 350 lb | 447 lb | 667 lb | 766 lb |
| 230 lb | 285 lb | 366 lb | 467 lb | 697 lb | 800 lb |
| 240 lb | 298 lb | 382 lb | 487 lb | 727 lb | 835 lb |
| 250 lb | 310 lb | 398 lb | 507 lb | 758 lb | 870 lb |
| 260 lb | 322 lb | 413 lb | 528 lb | 788 lb | 905 lb |
| 270 lb | 335 lb | 429 lb | 548 lb | 818 lb | 940 lb |
| 280 lb | 347 lb | 445 lb | 568 lb | 848 lb | 974 lb |
| 290 lb | 360 lb | 461 lb | 589 lb | 879 lb | 1009 lb |
| 300 lb | 372 lb | 477 lb | 609 lb | 909 lb | 1044 lb |
| 310 lb | 384 lb | 493 lb | 629 lb | 939 lb | 1079 lb |
| Bodyweight | Beginner | Novice | Intermediate | Advanced | Elite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 120 lb | 122 lb | 157 lb | 204 lb | 331 lb | 391 lb |
| 130 lb | 133 lb | 170 lb | 221 lb | 359 lb | 424 lb |
| 140 lb | 143 lb | 183 lb | 238 lb | 386 lb | 456 lb |
| 150 lb | 153 lb | 196 lb | 255 lb | 414 lb | 489 lb |
| 160 lb | 163 lb | 210 lb | 272 lb | 442 lb | 522 lb |
| 170 lb | 173 lb | 223 lb | 289 lb | 469 lb | 554 lb |
| 180 lb | 184 lb | 236 lb | 306 lb | 497 lb | 587 lb |
| 190 lb | 194 lb | 249 lb | 323 lb | 524 lb | 619 lb |
| 200 lb | 204 lb | 262 lb | 340 lb | 552 lb | 652 lb |
| 210 lb | 214 lb | 275 lb | 357 lb | 580 lb | 685 lb |
| 220 lb | 224 lb | 288 lb | 374 lb | 607 lb | 717 lb |
| 230 lb | 235 lb | 301 lb | 391 lb | 635 lb | 750 lb |
| 240 lb | 245 lb | 314 lb | 408 lb | 662 lb | 782 lb |
| 250 lb | 255 lb | 328 lb | 425 lb | 690 lb | 815 lb |
| 260 lb | 265 lb | 341 lb | 442 lb | 718 lb | 848 lb |
| 270 lb | 275 lb | 354 lb | 459 lb | 745 lb | 880 lb |
| 280 lb | 286 lb | 367 lb | 476 lb | 773 lb | 913 lb |
| 290 lb | 296 lb | 380 lb | 493 lb | 800 lb | 945 lb |
| 300 lb | 306 lb | 393 lb | 510 lb | 828 lb | 978 lb |
| 310 lb | 316 lb | 406 lb | 527 lb | 856 lb | 1011 lb |
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 |
Around 365 lb reaches Intermediate on the Strenf ladder; 626 lb is Elite. Thresholds scale with bodyweight — see the full table.
From a documented coefficient applied to measured competition standards: 1.05x deadlift (M) / 1.2x (F) — thrust typically exceeds DL, more so for women. Tiers run Beginner, Novice, Intermediate, Advanced, Elite, adjusted for sex, bodyweight and age.
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.
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