Overhead Squat Standards (lb)

The average Overhead Squat is 166 lb for men and 98 lb for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Overhead Squat strength standards are based on 168,415 lifts by Strength Level users from 2018 to 2026. More...

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Female

Male

Male Overhead Squat Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	60 lb
Novice	105 lb
Intermediate	166 lb
Advanced	241 lb
Elite	325 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.25x
Novice	0.50x
Intermediate	1.00x
Advanced	1.25x
Elite	1.75x

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

What is the average Overhead Squat? The average Overhead Squat weight for a male lifter is 166 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Overhead Squat? Male beginners should aim to lift 60 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

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	27	57	101	157	221
120	33	66	112	170	237
130	39	74	122	183	252
140	44	82	132	195	267
150	50	89	142	207	280
160	56	97	151	218	294
170	61	104	160	229	306
180	67	111	169	240	318
190	72	118	178	250	330
200	78	125	186	260	341
210	83	131	194	269	352
220	88	138	202	279	363
230	93	144	210	287	373
240	98	150	217	296	383
250	103	157	225	305	393
260	108	163	232	313	402
270	113	168	239	321	411
280	117	174	245	329	420
290	122	180	252	337	429
300	127	185	259	344	437
310	131	191	265	352	446

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	51	90	142	205	277
20	58	103	162	235	317
25	60	105	166	241	325
30	60	105	166	241	325
35	60	105	166	241	325
40	60	105	166	241	325
45	57	100	157	228	308
50	53	93	147	213	288
55	49	86	136	197	266
60	45	79	124	180	243
65	41	71	112	163	220
70	36	64	101	146	198
75	33	57	91	131	177
80	29	51	81	118	159
85	26	46	73	105	142
90	24	41	65	94	128

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

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

3x5 16%

3x10 8%

5x5 7%

4x10 5%

3x8 4%

4x5 4%

5x3 4%

3x3 4%

2x5 4%

3x15 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	5	16%	126
2	3	10	8%	61
3	5	5	7%	60
4	4	10	5%	39
5	3	8	4%	35
6	4	5	4%	34
6	5	3	4%	34
8	3	3	4%	32
9	2	5	4%	29
10	3	15	3%	25

Female

Female Overhead Squat Standards (lb)

Entire Community

Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	42 lb
Novice	66 lb
Intermediate	98 lb
Advanced	135 lb
Elite	176 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.30x
Novice	0.45x
Intermediate	0.70x
Advanced	0.95x
Elite	1.25x

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

What is the average Overhead Squat? The average Overhead Squat weight for a female lifter is 98 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Overhead Squat? Female beginners should aim to lift 42 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

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	29	49	76	108	144
100	32	53	80	114	151
110	35	57	85	119	157
120	38	60	89	124	162
130	40	63	93	128	167
140	43	66	97	133	172
150	45	69	100	137	177
160	47	72	103	141	181
170	49	75	107	144	186
180	51	77	110	148	190
190	53	80	112	151	193
200	55	82	115	154	197
210	57	84	118	157	200
220	59	86	121	160	204
230	61	88	123	163	207
240	62	90	125	166	210
250	64	92	128	169	213
260	66	94	130	171	216

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	36	57	83	115	150
20	41	65	95	131	171
25	42	66	98	135	176
30	42	66	98	135	176
35	42	66	98	135	176
40	42	66	98	135	176
45	40	63	92	128	166
50	37	59	86	119	156
55	34	54	80	110	144
60	31	50	73	101	131
65	29	45	66	91	119
70	26	40	59	82	107
75	23	36	53	73	96
80	21	32	48	66	86
85	18	29	43	59	77
90	17	26	38	53	69

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

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

3x5 10%

5x5 7%

4x5 6%

5x3 5%

3x8 4%

5x10 4%

3x10 4%

3x3 4%

2x5 3%

4x3 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	5	10%	50
2	5	5	7%	38
3	4	5	6%	28
4	5	3	5%	26
5	3	8	4%	22
6	5	10	4%	21
7	3	10	4%	20
7	3	3	4%	20
9	2	5	3%	17
10	4	3	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 Overhead Squat strength standards

Strength Level analysed 24,061 qualifying results from 168,415 community lifts to produce our Overhead Squat strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	168,415
Qualifying results	24,061
Male results	15,358
Female results	8,703
Data start	10 December 2018
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
110	27	57	101	157	221
120	33	66	112	170	237
130	39	74	122	183	252
140	44	82	132	195	267
150	50	89	142	207	280
160	56	97	151	218	294
170	61	104	160	229	306
180	67	111	169	240	318
190	72	118	178	250	330
200	78	125	186	260	341
210	83	131	194	269	352
220	88	138	202	279	363
230	93	144	210	287	373
240	98	150	217	296	383
250	103	157	225	305	393
260	108	163	232	313	402
270	113	168	239	321	411
280	117	174	245	329	420
290	122	180	252	337	429
300	127	185	259	344	437
310	131	191	265	352	446

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	51	90	142	205	277
20	58	103	162	235	317
25	60	105	166	241	325
30	60	105	166	241	325
35	60	105	166	241	325
40	60	105	166	241	325
45	57	100	157	228	308
50	53	93	147	213	288
55	49	86	136	197	266
60	45	79	124	180	243
65	41	71	112	163	220
70	36	64	101	146	198
75	33	57	91	131	177
80	29	51	81	118	159
85	26	46	73	105	142
90	24	41	65	94	128

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	5	16%	126
2	3	10	8%	61
3	5	5	7%	60
4	4	10	5%	39
5	3	8	4%	35
6	4	5	4%	34
6	5	3	4%	34
8	3	3	4%	32
9	2	5	4%	29
10	3	15	3%	25

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	29	49	76	108	144
100	32	53	80	114	151
110	35	57	85	119	157
120	38	60	89	124	162
130	40	63	93	128	167
140	43	66	97	133	172
150	45	69	100	137	177
160	47	72	103	141	181
170	49	75	107	144	186
180	51	77	110	148	190
190	53	80	112	151	193
200	55	82	115	154	197
210	57	84	118	157	200
220	59	86	121	160	204
230	61	88	123	163	207
240	62	90	125	166	210
250	64	92	128	169	213
260	66	94	130	171	216

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	36	57	83	115	150
20	41	65	95	131	171
25	42	66	98	135	176
30	42	66	98	135	176
35	42	66	98	135	176
40	42	66	98	135	176
45	40	63	92	128	166
50	37	59	86	119	156
55	34	54	80	110	144
60	31	50	73	101	131
65	29	45	66	91	119
70	26	40	59	82	107
75	23	36	53	73	96
80	21	32	48	66	86
85	18	29	43	59	77
90	17	26	38	53	69

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	5	10%	50
2	5	5	7%	38
3	4	5	6%	28
4	5	3	5%	26
5	3	8	4%	22
6	5	10	4%	21
7	3	10	4%	20
7	3	3	4%	20
9	2	5	3%	17
10	4	3	3%	16

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	27	57	101	157	221
120	33	66	112	170	237
130	39	74	122	183	252
140	44	82	132	195	267
150	50	89	142	207	280
160	56	97	151	218	294
170	61	104	160	229	306
180	67	111	169	240	318
190	72	118	178	250	330
200	78	125	186	260	341
210	83	131	194	269	352
220	88	138	202	279	363
230	93	144	210	287	373
240	98	150	217	296	383
250	103	157	225	305	393
260	108	163	232	313	402
270	113	168	239	321	411
280	117	174	245	329	420
290	122	180	252	337	429
300	127	185	259	344	437
310	131	191	265	352	446

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	51	90	142	205	277
20	58	103	162	235	317
25	60	105	166	241	325
30	60	105	166	241	325
35	60	105	166	241	325
40	60	105	166	241	325
45	57	100	157	228	308
50	53	93	147	213	288
55	49	86	136	197	266
60	45	79	124	180	243
65	41	71	112	163	220
70	36	64	101	146	198
75	33	57	91	131	177
80	29	51	81	118	159
85	26	46	73	105	142
90	24	41	65	94	128

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	5	16%	126
2	3	10	8%	61
3	5	5	7%	60
4	4	10	5%	39
5	3	8	4%	35
6	4	5	4%	34
6	5	3	4%	34
8	3	3	4%	32
9	2	5	4%	29
10	3	15	3%	25

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	29	49	76	108	144
100	32	53	80	114	151
110	35	57	85	119	157
120	38	60	89	124	162
130	40	63	93	128	167
140	43	66	97	133	172
150	45	69	100	137	177
160	47	72	103	141	181
170	49	75	107	144	186
180	51	77	110	148	190
190	53	80	112	151	193
200	55	82	115	154	197
210	57	84	118	157	200
220	59	86	121	160	204
230	61	88	123	163	207
240	62	90	125	166	210
250	64	92	128	169	213
260	66	94	130	171	216

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	36	57	83	115	150
20	41	65	95	131	171
25	42	66	98	135	176
30	42	66	98	135	176
35	42	66	98	135	176
40	42	66	98	135	176
45	40	63	92	128	166
50	37	59	86	119	156
55	34	54	80	110	144
60	31	50	73	101	131
65	29	45	66	91	119
70	26	40	59	82	107
75	23	36	53	73	96
80	21	32	48	66	86
85	18	29	43	59	77
90	17	26	38	53	69

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	5	10%	50
2	5	5	7%	38
3	4	5	6%	28
4	5	3	5%	26
5	3	8	4%	22
6	5	10	4%	21
7	3	10	4%	20
7	3	3	4%	20
9	2	5	3%	17
10	4	3	3%	16

Overhead Squat Standards (lb)

Male

Male Overhead Squat Standards (lb)

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

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By Bodyweight

By Age

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

Female

Female Overhead Squat Standards (lb)

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Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

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

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What do the strength standards mean?

Data behind the Overhead Squat strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	27	57	101	157	221
120	33	66	112	170	237
130	39	74	122	183	252
140	44	82	132	195	267
150	50	89	142	207	280
160	56	97	151	218	294
170	61	104	160	229	306
180	67	111	169	240	318
190	72	118	178	250	330
200	78	125	186	260	341
210	83	131	194	269	352
220	88	138	202	279	363
230	93	144	210	287	373
240	98	150	217	296	383
250	103	157	225	305	393
260	108	163	232	313	402
270	113	168	239	321	411
280	117	174	245	329	420
290	122	180	252	337	429
300	127	185	259	344	437
310	131	191	265	352	446

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	51	90	142	205	277
20	58	103	162	235	317
25	60	105	166	241	325
30	60	105	166	241	325
35	60	105	166	241	325
40	60	105	166	241	325
45	57	100	157	228	308
50	53	93	147	213	288
55	49	86	136	197	266
60	45	79	124	180	243
65	41	71	112	163	220
70	36	64	101	146	198
75	33	57	91	131	177
80	29	51	81	118	159
85	26	46	73	105	142
90	24	41	65	94	128

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	5	16%	126
2	3	10	8%	61
3	5	5	7%	60
4	4	10	5%	39
5	3	8	4%	35
6	4	5	4%	34
6	5	3	4%	34
8	3	3	4%	32
9	2	5	4%	29
10	3	15	3%	25

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	29	49	76	108	144
100	32	53	80	114	151
110	35	57	85	119	157
120	38	60	89	124	162
130	40	63	93	128	167
140	43	66	97	133	172
150	45	69	100	137	177
160	47	72	103	141	181
170	49	75	107	144	186
180	51	77	110	148	190
190	53	80	112	151	193
200	55	82	115	154	197
210	57	84	118	157	200
220	59	86	121	160	204
230	61	88	123	163	207
240	62	90	125	166	210
250	64	92	128	169	213
260	66	94	130	171	216

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	36	57	83	115	150
20	41	65	95	131	171
25	42	66	98	135	176
30	42	66	98	135	176
35	42	66	98	135	176
40	42	66	98	135	176
45	40	63	92	128	166
50	37	59	86	119	156
55	34	54	80	110	144
60	31	50	73	101	131
65	29	45	66	91	119
70	26	40	59	82	107
75	23	36	53	73	96
80	21	32	48	66	86
85	18	29	43	59	77
90	17	26	38	53	69

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	5	10%	50
2	5	5	7%	38
3	4	5	6%	28
4	5	3	5%	26
5	3	8	4%	22
6	5	10	4%	21
7	3	10	4%	20
7	3	3	4%	20
9	2	5	3%	17
10	4	3	3%	16