Deadlift Standards (kg)

The average Deadlift is 154 kg for men and 91 kg for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Deadlift strength standards are based on 22,978,599 lifts by Strength Level users from 2014 to 2026. More...

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Male

Male Deadlift Standards (kg)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	80 kg
Novice	113 kg
Intermediate	154 kg
Advanced	202 kg
Elite	253 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 Deadlift? (kg)

What is the average Deadlift? The average Deadlift weight for a male lifter is 154 kg (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Deadlift? Male beginners should aim to lift 80 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	46	68	96	129	164
55	54	77	107	141	178
60	61	86	117	153	191
65	68	95	127	164	204
70	75	103	137	175	216
75	82	111	146	186	228
80	89	119	155	196	239
85	96	127	164	205	250
90	102	134	172	215	260
95	108	141	180	224	270
100	114	148	188	232	279
105	120	155	195	241	289
110	126	161	203	249	298
115	132	168	210	257	306
120	137	174	217	265	315
125	143	180	224	272	323
130	148	186	231	280	331
135	153	192	237	287	339
140	159	198	243	294	346

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	68	96	131	172	216
20	78	110	150	196	246
25	80	113	154	202	253
30	80	113	154	202	253
35	80	113	154	202	253
40	80	113	154	202	253
45	75	107	146	191	240
50	71	100	136	179	224
55	65	92	126	165	207
60	59	84	115	150	189
65	54	76	104	136	171
70	48	69	94	123	154
75	43	62	84	110	138
80	39	55	75	98	123
85	35	49	67	88	111
90	31	44	60	79	99

How many sets and reps of Deadlift should I do?

These are the most popular Deadlift workouts done by male lifters:

3x5 14%

5x5 12%

2x5 6%

3x10 6%

4x5 6%

3x8 5%

2x1 4%

3x6 3%

3x3 3%

4x8 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	5	14%	9272
2	5	5	12%	7846
3	2	5	6%	4143
4	3	10	6%	3868
5	4	5	6%	3696
6	3	8	5%	3494
7	2	1	4%	2561
8	3	6	3%	2278
9	3	3	3%	2214
10	4	8	3%	1900

Female

Female Deadlift Standards (kg)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	41 kg
Novice	63 kg
Intermediate	91 kg
Advanced	124 kg
Elite	160 kg

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.75x
Novice	1.00x
Intermediate	1.50x
Advanced	2.00x
Elite	2.50x

How much should I be able to Deadlift? (kg)

What is the average Deadlift? The average Deadlift weight for a female lifter is 91 kg (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Deadlift? Female beginners should aim to lift 41 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	26	43	65	92	121
45	30	48	71	99	129
50	34	52	76	105	136
55	37	56	81	111	143
60	40	60	86	116	149
65	43	64	90	121	155
70	46	68	95	126	160
75	49	71	99	131	166
80	52	74	102	135	170
85	54	77	106	139	175
90	57	80	109	143	180
95	59	83	113	147	184
100	61	86	116	151	188
105	64	89	119	154	192
110	66	91	122	158	196
115	68	94	125	161	200
120	70	96	128	164	203

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	35	54	77	105	136
20	40	61	89	120	155
25	41	63	91	124	160
30	41	63	91	124	160
35	41	63	91	124	160
40	41	63	91	124	160
45	39	60	86	117	151
50	37	56	80	109	141
55	34	52	74	101	130
60	31	47	68	92	119
65	28	43	61	83	108
70	25	38	55	75	97
75	23	34	50	67	87
80	20	31	44	60	78
85	18	28	40	54	70
90	16	25	36	48	63

How many sets and reps of Deadlift should I do?

These are the most popular Deadlift workouts done by female lifters:

3x5 10%

5x5 10%

3x10 7%

3x8 5%

2x1 5%

4x5 5%

2x5 4%

4x8 4%

4x10 4%

3x3 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	5	10%	1731
2	5	5	10%	1596
3	3	10	7%	1228
4	3	8	5%	806
5	2	1	5%	781
6	4	5	5%	761
7	2	5	4%	688
8	4	8	4%	597
9	4	10	4%	591
10	3	3	3%	498

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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 Deadlift strength standards

Strength Level analysed 6,393,746 qualifying results from 22,978,599 community lifts to produce our Deadlift strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	22,978,599
Qualifying results	6,393,746
Male results	5,398,185
Female results	995,561
Data start	16 March 2015
Data cutoff	10 March 2026

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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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	46	68	96	129	164
55	54	77	107	141	178
60	61	86	117	153	191
65	68	95	127	164	204
70	75	103	137	175	216
75	82	111	146	186	228
80	89	119	155	196	239
85	96	127	164	205	250
90	102	134	172	215	260
95	108	141	180	224	270
100	114	148	188	232	279
105	120	155	195	241	289
110	126	161	203	249	298
115	132	168	210	257	306
120	137	174	217	265	315
125	143	180	224	272	323
130	148	186	231	280	331
135	153	192	237	287	339
140	159	198	243	294	346

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	68	96	131	172	216
20	78	110	150	196	246
25	80	113	154	202	253
30	80	113	154	202	253
35	80	113	154	202	253
40	80	113	154	202	253
45	75	107	146	191	240
50	71	100	136	179	224
55	65	92	126	165	207
60	59	84	115	150	189
65	54	76	104	136	171
70	48	69	94	123	154
75	43	62	84	110	138
80	39	55	75	98	123
85	35	49	67	88	111
90	31	44	60	79	99

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	26	43	65	92	121
45	30	48	71	99	129
50	34	52	76	105	136
55	37	56	81	111	143
60	40	60	86	116	149
65	43	64	90	121	155
70	46	68	95	126	160
75	49	71	99	131	166
80	52	74	102	135	170
85	54	77	106	139	175
90	57	80	109	143	180
95	59	83	113	147	184
100	61	86	116	151	188
105	64	89	119	154	192
110	66	91	122	158	196
115	68	94	125	161	200
120	70	96	128	164	203

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	35	54	77	105	136
20	40	61	89	120	155
25	41	63	91	124	160
30	41	63	91	124	160
35	41	63	91	124	160
40	41	63	91	124	160
45	39	60	86	117	151
50	37	56	80	109	141
55	34	52	74	101	130
60	31	47	68	92	119
65	28	43	61	83	108
70	25	38	55	75	97
75	23	34	50	67	87
80	20	31	44	60	78
85	18	28	40	54	70
90	16	25	36	48	63

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	46	68	96	129	164
55	54	77	107	141	178
60	61	86	117	153	191
65	68	95	127	164	204
70	75	103	137	175	216
75	82	111	146	186	228
80	89	119	155	196	239
85	96	127	164	205	250
90	102	134	172	215	260
95	108	141	180	224	270
100	114	148	188	232	279
105	120	155	195	241	289
110	126	161	203	249	298
115	132	168	210	257	306
120	137	174	217	265	315
125	143	180	224	272	323
130	148	186	231	280	331
135	153	192	237	287	339
140	159	198	243	294	346

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	68	96	131	172	216
20	78	110	150	196	246
25	80	113	154	202	253
30	80	113	154	202	253
35	80	113	154	202	253
40	80	113	154	202	253
45	75	107	146	191	240
50	71	100	136	179	224
55	65	92	126	165	207
60	59	84	115	150	189
65	54	76	104	136	171
70	48	69	94	123	154
75	43	62	84	110	138
80	39	55	75	98	123
85	35	49	67	88	111
90	31	44	60	79	99

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	26	43	65	92	121
45	30	48	71	99	129
50	34	52	76	105	136
55	37	56	81	111	143
60	40	60	86	116	149
65	43	64	90	121	155
70	46	68	95	126	160
75	49	71	99	131	166
80	52	74	102	135	170
85	54	77	106	139	175
90	57	80	109	143	180
95	59	83	113	147	184
100	61	86	116	151	188
105	64	89	119	154	192
110	66	91	122	158	196
115	68	94	125	161	200
120	70	96	128	164	203

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	35	54	77	105	136
20	40	61	89	120	155
25	41	63	91	124	160
30	41	63	91	124	160
35	41	63	91	124	160
40	41	63	91	124	160
45	39	60	86	117	151
50	37	56	80	109	141
55	34	52	74	101	130
60	31	47	68	92	119
65	28	43	61	83	108
70	25	38	55	75	97
75	23	34	50	67	87
80	20	31	44	60	78
85	18	28	40	54	70
90	16	25	36	48	63

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	46	68	96	129	164
55	54	77	107	141	178
60	61	86	117	153	191
65	68	95	127	164	204
70	75	103	137	175	216
75	82	111	146	186	228
80	89	119	155	196	239
85	96	127	164	205	250
90	102	134	172	215	260
95	108	141	180	224	270
100	114	148	188	232	279
105	120	155	195	241	289
110	126	161	203	249	298
115	132	168	210	257	306
120	137	174	217	265	315
125	143	180	224	272	323
130	148	186	231	280	331
135	153	192	237	287	339
140	159	198	243	294	346

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	68	96	131	172	216
20	78	110	150	196	246
25	80	113	154	202	253
30	80	113	154	202	253
35	80	113	154	202	253
40	80	113	154	202	253
45	75	107	146	191	240
50	71	100	136	179	224
55	65	92	126	165	207
60	59	84	115	150	189
65	54	76	104	136	171
70	48	69	94	123	154
75	43	62	84	110	138
80	39	55	75	98	123
85	35	49	67	88	111
90	31	44	60	79	99

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	26	43	65	92	121
45	30	48	71	99	129
50	34	52	76	105	136
55	37	56	81	111	143
60	40	60	86	116	149
65	43	64	90	121	155
70	46	68	95	126	160
75	49	71	99	131	166
80	52	74	102	135	170
85	54	77	106	139	175
90	57	80	109	143	180
95	59	83	113	147	184
100	61	86	116	151	188
105	64	89	119	154	192
110	66	91	122	158	196
115	68	94	125	161	200
120	70	96	128	164	203

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	35	54	77	105	136
20	40	61	89	120	155
25	41	63	91	124	160
30	41	63	91	124	160
35	41	63	91	124	160
40	41	63	91	124	160
45	39	60	86	117	151
50	37	56	80	109	141
55	34	52	74	101	130
60	31	47	68	92	119
65	28	43	61	83	108
70	25	38	55	75	97
75	23	34	50	67	87
80	20	31	44	60	78
85	18	28	40	54	70
90	16	25	36	48	63