Behind The Back Deadlift Standards (kg)

The average Behind The Back Deadlift is 159 kg for men and 92 kg for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Behind The Back Deadlift strength standards are based on 84,341 lifts by Strength Level users from 2021 to 2026. More...

Male
Female

Male

Male Behind The Back Deadlift Standards (kg)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	69 kg
Novice	108 kg
Intermediate	159 kg
Advanced	220 kg
Elite	287 kg

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.75x
Novice	1.25x
Intermediate	2.00x
Advanced	2.75x
Elite	3.50x

How much should I be able to Behind The Back Deadlift? (kg)

What is the average Behind The Back Deadlift? The average Behind The Back Deadlift weight for a male lifter is 159 kg (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Behind The Back Deadlift? Male beginners should aim to lift 69 kg (1RM) which is still impressive compared to the general population.

Barbell weights include the weight of the bar, normally 20 kg / 44 lb.

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	34	60	95	139	189
55	41	69	107	153	205
60	48	78	118	166	220
65	55	87	129	179	234
70	61	95	139	191	248
75	68	104	149	203	262
80	75	112	159	214	274
85	81	120	168	225	287
90	87	127	177	235	298
95	94	135	186	245	310
100	100	142	195	255	321
105	106	149	203	265	331
110	112	156	211	274	342
115	117	163	219	283	352
120	123	170	226	292	361
125	128	176	234	300	371
130	134	182	241	308	380
135	139	189	248	316	389
140	144	195	255	324	398

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	58	92	136	188	245
20	67	105	155	214	280
25	69	108	159	220	287
30	69	108	159	220	287
35	69	108	159	220	287
40	69	108	159	220	287
45	65	102	151	208	272
50	61	96	141	195	254
55	56	88	130	180	235
60	51	81	119	164	214
65	46	73	107	149	194
70	42	66	97	134	175
75	37	59	87	120	157
80	33	53	78	107	140
85	30	47	70	96	126
90	27	42	62	86	113

How many sets and reps of Behind The Back Deadlift should I do?

These are the most popular Behind The Back Deadlift workouts done by male lifters:

4x6 13%

5x5 13%

4x5 13%

5x12 7%

3x10 7%

3x1 7%

3x12 7%

5x7 7%

4x1 7%

3x6 7%

2x5 7%

7x10 7%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	4	6	13%	2
1	5	5	13%	2
1	4	5	13%	2
4	5	12	7%	1
4	3	10	7%	1
4	3	1	7%	1
4	3	12	7%	1
4	5	7	7%	1
4	4	1	7%	1
4	3	6	7%	1
4	2	5	7%	1
4	7	10	7%	1

Female

Female Behind The Back Deadlift Standards (kg)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	34 kg
Novice	59 kg
Intermediate	92 kg
Advanced	134 kg
Elite	180 kg

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.50x
Novice	1.00x
Intermediate	1.50x
Advanced	2.00x
Elite	2.75x

How much should I be able to Behind The Back Deadlift? (kg)

What is the average Behind The Back Deadlift? The average Behind The Back Deadlift weight for a female lifter is 92 kg (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Behind The Back Deadlift? Female beginners should aim to lift 34 kg (1RM) which is still impressive compared to the general population.

Barbell weights include the weight of the bar, normally 20 kg / 44 lb.

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	19	38	65	99	138
45	23	43	71	106	147
50	26	47	77	113	155
55	29	51	82	120	162
60	32	55	87	126	169
65	35	59	92	131	176
70	38	63	96	137	182
75	40	66	101	142	188
80	43	70	105	147	193
85	45	73	109	151	199
90	48	76	112	156	204
95	50	79	116	160	209
100	53	82	119	164	213
105	55	85	123	168	218
110	57	87	126	172	222
115	59	90	129	176	226
120	61	93	132	179	230

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	29	50	79	114	153
20	33	57	90	130	175
25	34	59	92	134	180
30	34	59	92	134	180
35	34	59	92	134	180
40	34	59	92	134	180
45	32	56	87	127	170
50	30	52	82	118	159
55	28	48	75	109	147
60	25	44	69	100	134
65	23	40	62	90	122
70	20	36	56	81	109
75	18	32	50	73	98
80	16	29	45	65	88
85	15	26	40	58	79
90	13	23	36	52	71

How many sets and reps of Behind The Back Deadlift should I do?

These are the most popular Behind The Back Deadlift workouts done by female lifters:

3x8 100%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	8	100%	4

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The Strength Level Calculator can show your exact level of strength at any bodyweight.

What do the strength standards mean?

Beginner	Stronger than 5% of lifters. A beginner lifter can perform the movement correctly and has practiced it for at least a month.
Novice	Stronger than 20% of lifters. A novice lifter has trained regularly in the technique for at least six months.
Intermediate	Stronger than 50% of lifters. An intermediate lifter has trained regularly in the technique for at least two years.
Advanced	Stronger than 80% of lifters. An advanced lifter has progressed for over five years.
Elite	Stronger than 95% of lifters. An elite lifter has dedicated over five years to become competitive at strength sports.

Strength Level introduced these exact Beginner-to-Elite percentile boundaries in 2015. See how the standards evolved.

Data behind the Behind The Back Deadlift strength standards

Strength Level analysed 1,005 qualifying results from 84,341 community lifts to produce our Behind The Back Deadlift strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	84,341
Qualifying results	1,005
Male results	977
Female results	28
Data start	23 December 2021
Data cutoff	5 March 2026

Qualifying results are retained after checks for implausible data, duplicates, and unusual or automated submission patterns. Learn more about qualifying results.

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	34	60	95	139	189
55	41	69	107	153	205
60	48	78	118	166	220
65	55	87	129	179	234
70	61	95	139	191	248
75	68	104	149	203	262
80	75	112	159	214	274
85	81	120	168	225	287
90	87	127	177	235	298
95	94	135	186	245	310
100	100	142	195	255	321
105	106	149	203	265	331
110	112	156	211	274	342
115	117	163	219	283	352
120	123	170	226	292	361
125	128	176	234	300	371
130	134	182	241	308	380
135	139	189	248	316	389
140	144	195	255	324	398

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	58	92	136	188	245
20	67	105	155	214	280
25	69	108	159	220	287
30	69	108	159	220	287
35	69	108	159	220	287
40	69	108	159	220	287
45	65	102	151	208	272
50	61	96	141	195	254
55	56	88	130	180	235
60	51	81	119	164	214
65	46	73	107	149	194
70	42	66	97	134	175
75	37	59	87	120	157
80	33	53	78	107	140
85	30	47	70	96	126
90	27	42	62	86	113

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	4	6	13%	2
1	5	5	13%	2
1	4	5	13%	2
4	5	12	7%	1
4	3	10	7%	1
4	3	1	7%	1
4	3	12	7%	1
4	5	7	7%	1
4	4	1	7%	1
4	3	6	7%	1
4	2	5	7%	1
4	7	10	7%	1

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	19	38	65	99	138
45	23	43	71	106	147
50	26	47	77	113	155
55	29	51	82	120	162
60	32	55	87	126	169
65	35	59	92	131	176
70	38	63	96	137	182
75	40	66	101	142	188
80	43	70	105	147	193
85	45	73	109	151	199
90	48	76	112	156	204
95	50	79	116	160	209
100	53	82	119	164	213
105	55	85	123	168	218
110	57	87	126	172	222
115	59	90	129	176	226
120	61	93	132	179	230

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	29	50	79	114	153
20	33	57	90	130	175
25	34	59	92	134	180
30	34	59	92	134	180
35	34	59	92	134	180
40	34	59	92	134	180
45	32	56	87	127	170
50	30	52	82	118	159
55	28	48	75	109	147
60	25	44	69	100	134
65	23	40	62	90	122
70	20	36	56	81	109
75	18	32	50	73	98
80	16	29	45	65	88
85	15	26	40	58	79
90	13	23	36	52	71

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	34	60	95	139	189
55	41	69	107	153	205
60	48	78	118	166	220
65	55	87	129	179	234
70	61	95	139	191	248
75	68	104	149	203	262
80	75	112	159	214	274
85	81	120	168	225	287
90	87	127	177	235	298
95	94	135	186	245	310
100	100	142	195	255	321
105	106	149	203	265	331
110	112	156	211	274	342
115	117	163	219	283	352
120	123	170	226	292	361
125	128	176	234	300	371
130	134	182	241	308	380
135	139	189	248	316	389
140	144	195	255	324	398

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	58	92	136	188	245
20	67	105	155	214	280
25	69	108	159	220	287
30	69	108	159	220	287
35	69	108	159	220	287
40	69	108	159	220	287
45	65	102	151	208	272
50	61	96	141	195	254
55	56	88	130	180	235
60	51	81	119	164	214
65	46	73	107	149	194
70	42	66	97	134	175
75	37	59	87	120	157
80	33	53	78	107	140
85	30	47	70	96	126
90	27	42	62	86	113

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	4	6	13%	2
1	5	5	13%	2
1	4	5	13%	2
4	5	12	7%	1
4	3	10	7%	1
4	3	1	7%	1
4	3	12	7%	1
4	5	7	7%	1
4	4	1	7%	1
4	3	6	7%	1
4	2	5	7%	1
4	7	10	7%	1

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	19	38	65	99	138
45	23	43	71	106	147
50	26	47	77	113	155
55	29	51	82	120	162
60	32	55	87	126	169
65	35	59	92	131	176
70	38	63	96	137	182
75	40	66	101	142	188
80	43	70	105	147	193
85	45	73	109	151	199
90	48	76	112	156	204
95	50	79	116	160	209
100	53	82	119	164	213
105	55	85	123	168	218
110	57	87	126	172	222
115	59	90	129	176	226
120	61	93	132	179	230

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	29	50	79	114	153
20	33	57	90	130	175
25	34	59	92	134	180
30	34	59	92	134	180
35	34	59	92	134	180
40	34	59	92	134	180
45	32	56	87	127	170
50	30	52	82	118	159
55	28	48	75	109	147
60	25	44	69	100	134
65	23	40	62	90	122
70	20	36	56	81	109
75	18	32	50	73	98
80	16	29	45	65	88
85	15	26	40	58	79
90	13	23	36	52	71

Behind The Back Deadlift Standards (kg)

Male

Male Behind The Back Deadlift Standards (kg)

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How much should I be able to Behind The Back Deadlift? (kg)

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By Bodyweight

By Age

How many sets and reps of Behind The Back Deadlift should I do?

Female

Female Behind The Back Deadlift Standards (kg)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

How much should I be able to Behind The Back Deadlift? (kg)

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

How many sets and reps of Behind The Back Deadlift should I do?

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What do the strength standards mean?

Data behind the Behind The Back Deadlift strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	34	60	95	139	189
55	41	69	107	153	205
60	48	78	118	166	220
65	55	87	129	179	234
70	61	95	139	191	248
75	68	104	149	203	262
80	75	112	159	214	274
85	81	120	168	225	287
90	87	127	177	235	298
95	94	135	186	245	310
100	100	142	195	255	321
105	106	149	203	265	331
110	112	156	211	274	342
115	117	163	219	283	352
120	123	170	226	292	361
125	128	176	234	300	371
130	134	182	241	308	380
135	139	189	248	316	389
140	144	195	255	324	398

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	58	92	136	188	245
20	67	105	155	214	280
25	69	108	159	220	287
30	69	108	159	220	287
35	69	108	159	220	287
40	69	108	159	220	287
45	65	102	151	208	272
50	61	96	141	195	254
55	56	88	130	180	235
60	51	81	119	164	214
65	46	73	107	149	194
70	42	66	97	134	175
75	37	59	87	120	157
80	33	53	78	107	140
85	30	47	70	96	126
90	27	42	62	86	113

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	4	6	13%	2
1	5	5	13%	2
1	4	5	13%	2
4	5	12	7%	1
4	3	10	7%	1
4	3	1	7%	1
4	3	12	7%	1
4	5	7	7%	1
4	4	1	7%	1
4	3	6	7%	1
4	2	5	7%	1
4	7	10	7%	1

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	19	38	65	99	138
45	23	43	71	106	147
50	26	47	77	113	155
55	29	51	82	120	162
60	32	55	87	126	169
65	35	59	92	131	176
70	38	63	96	137	182
75	40	66	101	142	188
80	43	70	105	147	193
85	45	73	109	151	199
90	48	76	112	156	204
95	50	79	116	160	209
100	53	82	119	164	213
105	55	85	123	168	218
110	57	87	126	172	222
115	59	90	129	176	226
120	61	93	132	179	230

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	29	50	79	114	153
20	33	57	90	130	175
25	34	59	92	134	180
30	34	59	92	134	180
35	34	59	92	134	180
40	34	59	92	134	180
45	32	56	87	127	170
50	30	52	82	118	159
55	28	48	75	109	147
60	25	44	69	100	134
65	23	40	62	90	122
70	20	36	56	81	109
75	18	32	50	73	98
80	16	29	45	65	88
85	15	26	40	58	79
90	13	23	36	52	71