Front Squat

Front Squat Standards (kg)

The average Front Squat is 105 kg for men and 63 kg for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

Male Front Squat Standards (kg)

Entire Community

Strength LevelWeight
Beginner 54 kg
Novice 77 kg
Intermediate 105 kg
Advanced 137 kg
Elite 172 kg

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

What is the average Front Squat? The average Front Squat weight for a male lifter is 105 kg (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Front Squat? Male beginners should aim to lift 54 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

BWBeg.Nov.Int.Adv.Elite
50 30 45 64 87 112
55 35 51 72 95 121
60 40 57 79 104 130
65 45 63 86 111 139
70 50 69 92 119 147
75 54 74 98 126 155
80 59 79 104 133 163
85 63 85 110 139 170
90 68 90 116 146 177
95 72 94 121 152 184
100 76 99 127 158 190
105 80 104 132 163 197
110 84 108 137 169 203
115 88 113 142 174 209
120 91 117 147 180 215
125 95 121 151 185 220
130 99 125 156 190 226
135 102 129 160 195 231
140 106 133 165 200 236

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

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

3x5 13%
5x5 10%
3x10 9%
3x8 8%
4x5 4%

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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 Front Squat strength standards

Strength Level analysed 513,857 qualifying results from 1,597,959 community lifts to produce our Front Squat strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts 1,597,959
Qualifying results 513,857
Male results 403,428
Female results 110,429
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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.