Box Squat

Box Squat Standards (lb)

The average Box Squat is 344 lb for men and 192 lb for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Box Squat

Male Box Squat Standards (lb)

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Strength LevelWeight
Beginner 167 lb
Novice 245 lb
Intermediate 344 lb
Advanced 459 lb
Elite 584 lb

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

What is the average Box Squat? The average Box Squat weight for a male lifter is 344 lb (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 167 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 94 148 217 299 390
120 108 165 238 323 417
130 122 182 258 347 444
140 135 198 277 369 469
150 148 214 295 390 493
160 161 229 313 410 516
170 173 244 330 430 538
180 185 258 347 449 559
190 197 272 363 467 579
200 209 285 379 485 599
210 220 299 394 502 618
220 231 311 409 519 636
230 242 324 423 535 654
240 252 336 437 551 672
250 263 348 450 566 688
260 273 360 464 581 705
270 283 371 477 595 721
280 293 382 489 609 736
290 302 393 502 623 751
300 312 404 514 637 766
310 321 415 526 650 781

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%
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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 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
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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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