Belt Squat

Belt Squat Standards (lb)

The average Belt Squat is 430 lb for men and 261 lb for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Belt Squat strength standards are based on 137,098 lifts by Strength Level users from 2020 to 2026. More...
Belt Squat

Male Belt Squat Standards (lb)

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Strength LevelWeight
Beginner 166 lb
Novice 279 lb
Intermediate 430 lb
Advanced 612 lb
Elite 816 lb

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

What is the average Belt Squat? The average Belt Squat weight for a male lifter is 430 lb (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 166 lb (1RM) which is still impressive compared to the general population.

By Weight and Age

BWBeg.Nov.Int.Adv.Elite
110 71 144 248 380 531
120 86 165 274 412 570
130 100 185 300 444 607
140 115 204 325 474 641
150 129 223 349 502 675
160 143 242 372 530 707
170 158 260 394 557 738
180 171 278 416 583 767
190 185 295 437 607 796
200 198 312 458 632 824
210 212 328 478 655 850
220 225 344 497 678 876
230 237 360 516 700 901
240 250 375 534 721 925
250 262 391 552 742 949
260 274 405 570 762 972
270 286 420 587 782 994
280 298 434 604 801 1016
290 310 448 620 820 1037
300 321 462 636 839 1058
310 332 475 652 857 1078

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.

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