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Bodyweight Standards for Lifters (lb)

The average bodyweight for lifters is 179 lb for men and 147 lb for women. Compare your bodyweight by gender and height below.

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Our bodyweight standards are based on 112,332 bodyweight measurements from Strength Level users from 2015 to 2026. More...

Overall Bodyweight Standards (lb)

RatingMaleFemale
Very Low 130 104
Low 152 123
Medium 179 147
High 211 177
Very High 246 210

What is the average bodyweight for lifters?

The average bodyweight for lifters is 179 lb for men and 147 lb for women.

Male Bodyweight Standards by Height (lb)

HeightXSSMLXL
5 ft 0 in 101 114 131 152 177
5 ft 1 in 105 118 135 157 183
5 ft 2 in 108 122 140 162 189
5 ft 3 in 112 126 144 167 195
5 ft 4 in 115 130 149 172 201
5 ft 5 in 119 134 153 178 207
5 ft 6 in 123 138 158 183 214
5 ft 7 in 126 142 163 189 220
5 ft 8 in 130 147 168 195 227
5 ft 9 in 134 151 173 200 234
5 ft 10 in 138 155 178 206 241
5 ft 11 in 142 160 183 212 248
6 ft 0 in 146 164 188 218 255
6 ft 1 in 150 169 194 224 262
6 ft 2 in 154 174 199 230 269
6 ft 3 in 158 178 204 237 276
6 ft 4 in 163 183 210 243 284
6 ft 5 in 167 188 215 250 291
6 ft 6 in 171 193 221 256 299

Female Bodyweight Standards by Height (lb)

HeightXSSMLXL
5 ft 0 in 96 107 124 148 184
5 ft 1 in 99 111 128 153 191
5 ft 2 in 102 115 132 158 197
5 ft 3 in 106 118 137 163 203
5 ft 4 in 109 122 141 168 210
5 ft 5 in 112 126 145 174 216
5 ft 6 in 116 130 150 179 223
5 ft 7 in 119 134 154 184 230
5 ft 8 in 123 138 159 190 237
5 ft 9 in 127 142 164 196 244
5 ft 10 in 130 146 169 201 251
5 ft 11 in 134 150 173 207 258
6 ft 0 in 138 155 178 213 265
6 ft 1 in 142 159 183 219 273
6 ft 2 in 146 163 188 225 280
6 ft 3 in 150 168 194 231 288
6 ft 4 in 154 172 199 237 296
6 ft 5 in 158 177 204 243 304
6 ft 6 in 162 182 209 250 311

What do the standards mean?

Very Low (XS) Higher than 5% of users.
Low (S) Higher than 20% of users.
Medium (M) Higher than 50% of users.
High (L) Higher than 80% of users.
Very High (XL) Higher than 95% of users.

BMI Standards

BMI is bodyweight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared. These BMI values are used for the bodyweight standards by height.

RatingMaleFemale
Very Low 20 19
Low 22 21
Medium 26 24
High 30 29
Very High 35 36

Data behind the bodyweight standards

Strength Level analysed 112,332 qualifying results from 608,247 community measurements to produce our bodyweight standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Total results 608,247
Qualifying results 112,332
Male results 89,609
Female results 22,723
Results with height 110,151
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Each qualifying result represents one user's bodyweight measurement after quality checks. Height comparisons use results with a supported height.

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