Behind The Back Deadlift

Behind The Back Deadlift Standards (lb)

The average Behind The Back Deadlift is 351 lb for men and 204 lb 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...
Behind The Back Deadlift

Male Behind The Back Deadlift Standards (lb)

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Strength LevelWeight
Beginner 151 lb
Novice 238 lb
Intermediate 351 lb
Advanced 485 lb
Elite 633 lb

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

What is the average Behind The Back Deadlift? The average Behind The Back Deadlift weight for a male lifter is 351 lb (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 151 lb (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

BWBeg.Nov.Int.Adv.Elite
110 74 132 210 306 415
120 88 150 233 334 447
130 102 168 255 361 478
140 116 186 277 386 507
150 130 203 298 411 536
160 143 220 318 435 563
170 156 236 338 458 589
180 169 252 357 480 614
190 182 268 376 501 638
200 195 283 394 522 662
210 207 298 411 542 684
220 219 313 428 562 706
230 231 327 445 581 728
240 243 341 461 599 748
250 255 354 477 617 768
260 266 368 492 635 788
270 277 381 507 652 807
280 288 394 522 669 826
290 299 406 537 685 844
300 309 419 551 701 862
310 320 431 565 717 879

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

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