Box Squat Standards (kg)

The average Box Squat is 156 kg for men and 87 kg for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Box Squat strength standards are based on 265,990 lifts by Strength Level users from 2019 to 2026. More...

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Female

Male

Male Box Squat Standards (kg)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	76 kg
Novice	111 kg
Intermediate	156 kg
Advanced	208 kg
Elite	265 kg

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	1.00x
Novice	1.50x
Intermediate	2.00x
Advanced	2.50x
Elite	3.25x

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

What is the average Box Squat? The average Box Squat weight for a male lifter is 156 kg (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Box Squat? Male beginners should aim to lift 76 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	43	67	99	136	177
55	50	76	109	148	191
60	57	84	119	160	204
65	63	92	128	170	216
70	70	100	137	181	228
75	76	107	146	191	239
80	82	115	155	201	250
85	88	122	163	210	260
90	94	129	171	219	270
95	100	135	178	227	280
100	105	142	186	236	289
105	110	148	193	244	298
110	116	154	200	252	307
115	121	160	206	259	315
120	126	166	213	266	323
125	131	171	219	274	331
130	136	177	226	281	339
135	140	182	232	287	346
140	145	187	238	294	353

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	65	95	133	177	226
20	74	108	152	203	258
25	76	111	156	208	265
30	76	111	156	208	265
35	76	111	156	208	265
40	76	111	156	208	265
45	72	105	148	197	251
50	67	99	138	184	235
55	62	91	127	170	217
60	56	83	116	155	198
65	51	75	105	141	179
70	46	68	95	127	161
75	41	61	85	113	144
80	37	54	76	102	129
85	33	49	68	91	116
90	30	44	61	82	104

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

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

3x5 9%

5x5 8%

3x6 8%

3x10 6%

4x8 6%

4x5 5%

3x8 4%

4x6 4%

4x10 3%

2x10 3%

5x10 3%

2x5 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	5	9%	115
2	5	5	8%	106
3	3	6	8%	98
4	3	10	6%	78
5	4	8	6%	71
6	4	5	5%	59
7	3	8	4%	51
8	4	6	4%	48
9	4	10	3%	44
10	2	10	3%	42
10	5	10	3%	42
10	2	5	3%	42

Female

Female Box Squat Standards (kg)

Entire Community

Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	39 kg
Novice	60 kg
Intermediate	87 kg
Advanced	119 kg
Elite	154 kg

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.50x
Novice	1.00x
Intermediate	1.25x
Advanced	1.75x
Elite	2.25x

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

What is the average Box Squat? The average Box Squat weight for a female lifter is 87 kg (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Box Squat? Female beginners should aim to lift 39 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	29	46	70	98	129
45	31	50	74	102	134
50	33	53	77	107	139
55	36	55	80	110	143
60	38	58	84	114	148
65	40	60	86	117	151
70	41	62	89	121	155
75	43	65	92	123	158
80	45	67	94	126	161
85	46	69	96	129	164
90	48	70	99	132	167
95	49	72	101	134	170
100	51	74	103	136	173
105	52	75	105	138	175
110	53	77	106	141	178
115	55	79	108	143	180
120	56	80	110	145	182

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	33	51	74	101	131
20	38	58	85	116	150
25	39	60	87	119	154
30	39	60	87	119	154
35	39	60	87	119	154
40	39	60	87	119	154
45	37	57	82	112	145
50	35	53	77	105	136
55	32	49	71	97	125
60	29	45	65	89	115
65	26	41	59	80	104
70	24	36	53	72	93
75	21	33	47	65	84
80	19	29	42	58	75
85	17	26	38	52	67
90	15	24	34	47	60

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

These are the most popular Box Squat workouts done by female lifters:

3x10 12%

3x5 11%

4x10 6%

3x8 6%

5x5 4%

4x5 4%

3x15 3%

3x6 3%

3x12 3%

2x5 3%

4x8 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	12%	65
2	3	5	11%	56
3	4	10	6%	33
3	3	8	6%	33
5	5	5	4%	20
6	4	5	4%	19
7	3	15	3%	18
7	3	6	3%	18
9	3	12	3%	17
10	2	5	3%	16
10	4	8	3%	16

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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 Box Squat strength standards

Strength Level analysed 42,753 qualifying results from 265,990 community lifts to produce our Box Squat strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	265,990
Qualifying results	42,753
Male results	35,423
Female results	7,330
Data start	5 January 2019
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	43	67	99	136	177
55	50	76	109	148	191
60	57	84	119	160	204
65	63	92	128	170	216
70	70	100	137	181	228
75	76	107	146	191	239
80	82	115	155	201	250
85	88	122	163	210	260
90	94	129	171	219	270
95	100	135	178	227	280
100	105	142	186	236	289
105	110	148	193	244	298
110	116	154	200	252	307
115	121	160	206	259	315
120	126	166	213	266	323
125	131	171	219	274	331
130	136	177	226	281	339
135	140	182	232	287	346
140	145	187	238	294	353

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	65	95	133	177	226
20	74	108	152	203	258
25	76	111	156	208	265
30	76	111	156	208	265
35	76	111	156	208	265
40	76	111	156	208	265
45	72	105	148	197	251
50	67	99	138	184	235
55	62	91	127	170	217
60	56	83	116	155	198
65	51	75	105	141	179
70	46	68	95	127	161
75	41	61	85	113	144
80	37	54	76	102	129
85	33	49	68	91	116
90	30	44	61	82	104

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	5	9%	115
2	5	5	8%	106
3	3	6	8%	98
4	3	10	6%	78
5	4	8	6%	71
6	4	5	5%	59
7	3	8	4%	51
8	4	6	4%	48
9	4	10	3%	44
10	2	10	3%	42
10	5	10	3%	42
10	2	5	3%	42

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	29	46	70	98	129
45	31	50	74	102	134
50	33	53	77	107	139
55	36	55	80	110	143
60	38	58	84	114	148
65	40	60	86	117	151
70	41	62	89	121	155
75	43	65	92	123	158
80	45	67	94	126	161
85	46	69	96	129	164
90	48	70	99	132	167
95	49	72	101	134	170
100	51	74	103	136	173
105	52	75	105	138	175
110	53	77	106	141	178
115	55	79	108	143	180
120	56	80	110	145	182

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	33	51	74	101	131
20	38	58	85	116	150
25	39	60	87	119	154
30	39	60	87	119	154
35	39	60	87	119	154
40	39	60	87	119	154
45	37	57	82	112	145
50	35	53	77	105	136
55	32	49	71	97	125
60	29	45	65	89	115
65	26	41	59	80	104
70	24	36	53	72	93
75	21	33	47	65	84
80	19	29	42	58	75
85	17	26	38	52	67
90	15	24	34	47	60

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	12%	65
2	3	5	11%	56
3	4	10	6%	33
3	3	8	6%	33
5	5	5	4%	20
6	4	5	4%	19
7	3	15	3%	18
7	3	6	3%	18
9	3	12	3%	17
10	2	5	3%	16
10	4	8	3%	16

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	43	67	99	136	177
55	50	76	109	148	191
60	57	84	119	160	204
65	63	92	128	170	216
70	70	100	137	181	228
75	76	107	146	191	239
80	82	115	155	201	250
85	88	122	163	210	260
90	94	129	171	219	270
95	100	135	178	227	280
100	105	142	186	236	289
105	110	148	193	244	298
110	116	154	200	252	307
115	121	160	206	259	315
120	126	166	213	266	323
125	131	171	219	274	331
130	136	177	226	281	339
135	140	182	232	287	346
140	145	187	238	294	353

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	65	95	133	177	226
20	74	108	152	203	258
25	76	111	156	208	265
30	76	111	156	208	265
35	76	111	156	208	265
40	76	111	156	208	265
45	72	105	148	197	251
50	67	99	138	184	235
55	62	91	127	170	217
60	56	83	116	155	198
65	51	75	105	141	179
70	46	68	95	127	161
75	41	61	85	113	144
80	37	54	76	102	129
85	33	49	68	91	116
90	30	44	61	82	104

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	5	9%	115
2	5	5	8%	106
3	3	6	8%	98
4	3	10	6%	78
5	4	8	6%	71
6	4	5	5%	59
7	3	8	4%	51
8	4	6	4%	48
9	4	10	3%	44
10	2	10	3%	42
10	5	10	3%	42
10	2	5	3%	42

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	29	46	70	98	129
45	31	50	74	102	134
50	33	53	77	107	139
55	36	55	80	110	143
60	38	58	84	114	148
65	40	60	86	117	151
70	41	62	89	121	155
75	43	65	92	123	158
80	45	67	94	126	161
85	46	69	96	129	164
90	48	70	99	132	167
95	49	72	101	134	170
100	51	74	103	136	173
105	52	75	105	138	175
110	53	77	106	141	178
115	55	79	108	143	180
120	56	80	110	145	182

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	33	51	74	101	131
20	38	58	85	116	150
25	39	60	87	119	154
30	39	60	87	119	154
35	39	60	87	119	154
40	39	60	87	119	154
45	37	57	82	112	145
50	35	53	77	105	136
55	32	49	71	97	125
60	29	45	65	89	115
65	26	41	59	80	104
70	24	36	53	72	93
75	21	33	47	65	84
80	19	29	42	58	75
85	17	26	38	52	67
90	15	24	34	47	60

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	12%	65
2	3	5	11%	56
3	4	10	6%	33
3	3	8	6%	33
5	5	5	4%	20
6	4	5	4%	19
7	3	15	3%	18
7	3	6	3%	18
9	3	12	3%	17
10	2	5	3%	16
10	4	8	3%	16

Box Squat Standards (kg)

Male

Male Box Squat Standards (kg)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

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

Female

Female Box Squat Standards (kg)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

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

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What do the strength standards mean?

Data behind the Box Squat strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	43	67	99	136	177
55	50	76	109	148	191
60	57	84	119	160	204
65	63	92	128	170	216
70	70	100	137	181	228
75	76	107	146	191	239
80	82	115	155	201	250
85	88	122	163	210	260
90	94	129	171	219	270
95	100	135	178	227	280
100	105	142	186	236	289
105	110	148	193	244	298
110	116	154	200	252	307
115	121	160	206	259	315
120	126	166	213	266	323
125	131	171	219	274	331
130	136	177	226	281	339
135	140	182	232	287	346
140	145	187	238	294	353

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	65	95	133	177	226
20	74	108	152	203	258
25	76	111	156	208	265
30	76	111	156	208	265
35	76	111	156	208	265
40	76	111	156	208	265
45	72	105	148	197	251
50	67	99	138	184	235
55	62	91	127	170	217
60	56	83	116	155	198
65	51	75	105	141	179
70	46	68	95	127	161
75	41	61	85	113	144
80	37	54	76	102	129
85	33	49	68	91	116
90	30	44	61	82	104

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	5	9%	115
2	5	5	8%	106
3	3	6	8%	98
4	3	10	6%	78
5	4	8	6%	71
6	4	5	5%	59
7	3	8	4%	51
8	4	6	4%	48
9	4	10	3%	44
10	2	10	3%	42
10	5	10	3%	42
10	2	5	3%	42

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	29	46	70	98	129
45	31	50	74	102	134
50	33	53	77	107	139
55	36	55	80	110	143
60	38	58	84	114	148
65	40	60	86	117	151
70	41	62	89	121	155
75	43	65	92	123	158
80	45	67	94	126	161
85	46	69	96	129	164
90	48	70	99	132	167
95	49	72	101	134	170
100	51	74	103	136	173
105	52	75	105	138	175
110	53	77	106	141	178
115	55	79	108	143	180
120	56	80	110	145	182

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	33	51	74	101	131
20	38	58	85	116	150
25	39	60	87	119	154
30	39	60	87	119	154
35	39	60	87	119	154
40	39	60	87	119	154
45	37	57	82	112	145
50	35	53	77	105	136
55	32	49	71	97	125
60	29	45	65	89	115
65	26	41	59	80	104
70	24	36	53	72	93
75	21	33	47	65	84
80	19	29	42	58	75
85	17	26	38	52	67
90	15	24	34	47	60

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	12%	65
2	3	5	11%	56
3	4	10	6%	33
3	3	8	6%	33
5	5	5	4%	20
6	4	5	4%	19
7	3	15	3%	18
7	3	6	3%	18
9	3	12	3%	17
10	2	5	3%	16
10	4	8	3%	16