Belt Squat

Belt Squat Standards (kg)

The average Belt Squat is 195 kg for men and 118 kg for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

Belt Squat

Male Belt Squat Standards (kg)

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Strength LevelWeight
Beginner 75 kg
Novice 127 kg
Intermediate 195 kg
Advanced 278 kg
Elite 370 kg

How much should I be able to Belt Squat? (kg)

What is the average Belt Squat? The average Belt Squat weight for a male lifter is 195 kg (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Belt Squat? Male beginners should aim to lift 75 kg (1RM) which is still impressive compared to the general population.

By Weight and Age

BWBeg.Nov.Int.Adv.Elite
50 32 66 113 173 241
55 40 76 126 189 261
60 47 86 139 204 279
65 54 95 151 219 296
70 61 105 163 233 313
75 69 114 174 247 328
80 75 123 185 260 343
85 82 132 196 273 358
90 89 140 206 285 372
95 96 148 216 296 385
100 102 157 226 308 398
105 109 164 235 319 410
110 115 172 244 329 422
115 121 180 253 340 434
120 127 187 262 350 446
125 133 194 271 360 457
130 139 201 279 369 467
135 144 208 287 379 478
140 150 215 295 388 488

How many sets and reps of Belt Squat should I do?

These are the most popular Belt Squat workouts done by male lifters:

3x10 21%
4x15 9%
4x10 8%
3x15 8%
3x8 8%

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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 Belt Squat strength standards

Strength Level analysed 12,731 qualifying results from 137,098 community lifts to produce our Belt Squat strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts 137,098
Qualifying results 12,731
Male results 9,944
Female results 2,787
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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.