Overhead Squat Standards (kg)

The average Overhead Squat is 75 kg for men and 44 kg 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 (kg)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	27 kg
Novice	48 kg
Intermediate	75 kg
Advanced	109 kg
Elite	147 kg

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? (kg)

What is the average Overhead Squat? The average Overhead Squat weight for a male lifter is 75 kg (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 27 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	12	26	46	71	101
55	15	30	51	78	109
60	18	34	56	84	116
65	21	38	61	90	123
70	24	42	66	96	130
75	27	46	71	102	136
80	29	49	75	107	142
85	32	53	80	112	148
90	35	56	84	117	154
95	37	59	88	122	159
100	40	63	92	127	165
105	43	66	96	131	170
110	45	69	99	135	175
115	48	72	103	140	180
120	50	75	107	144	184
125	52	78	110	148	189
130	55	81	113	152	193
135	57	83	117	155	197
140	59	86	120	159	202

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	23	41	64	93	126
20	27	46	73	106	144
25	27	48	75	109	147
30	27	48	75	109	147
35	27	48	75	109	147
40	27	48	75	109	147
45	26	45	71	103	140
50	24	42	67	97	131
55	22	39	62	89	120
60	20	36	56	82	110
65	18	32	51	74	100
70	17	29	46	66	90
75	15	26	41	60	80
80	13	23	37	53	72
85	12	21	33	48	64
90	11	19	30	43	58

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 (kg)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	19 kg
Novice	30 kg
Intermediate	44 kg
Advanced	61 kg
Elite	80 kg

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? (kg)

What is the average Overhead Squat? The average Overhead Squat weight for a female lifter is 44 kg (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 19 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	13	22	34	48	65
45	14	24	36	51	68
50	16	26	39	54	71
55	17	27	41	56	74
60	18	29	43	59	76
65	20	31	44	61	79
70	21	32	46	63	81
75	22	33	48	65	83
80	23	35	49	66	85
85	24	36	51	68	87
90	25	37	52	70	89
95	26	38	53	71	91
100	27	39	55	73	93
105	28	40	56	74	94
110	29	41	57	76	96
115	29	42	58	77	97
120	30	43	59	78	99

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	16	26	38	52	68
20	19	29	43	60	78
25	19	30	44	61	80
30	19	30	44	61	80
35	19	30	44	61	80
40	19	30	44	61	80
45	18	29	42	58	76
50	17	27	39	54	71
55	16	25	36	50	65
60	14	22	33	46	59
65	13	20	30	41	54
70	12	18	27	37	48
75	10	16	24	33	43
80	9	15	22	30	39
85	8	13	19	27	35
90	8	12	17	24	31

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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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
50	12	26	46	71	101
55	15	30	51	78	109
60	18	34	56	84	116
65	21	38	61	90	123
70	24	42	66	96	130
75	27	46	71	102	136
80	29	49	75	107	142
85	32	53	80	112	148
90	35	56	84	117	154
95	37	59	88	122	159
100	40	63	92	127	165
105	43	66	96	131	170
110	45	69	99	135	175
115	48	72	103	140	180
120	50	75	107	144	184
125	52	78	110	148	189
130	55	81	113	152	193
135	57	83	117	155	197
140	59	86	120	159	202

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	23	41	64	93	126
20	27	46	73	106	144
25	27	48	75	109	147
30	27	48	75	109	147
35	27	48	75	109	147
40	27	48	75	109	147
45	26	45	71	103	140
50	24	42	67	97	131
55	22	39	62	89	120
60	20	36	56	82	110
65	18	32	51	74	100
70	17	29	46	66	90
75	15	26	41	60	80
80	13	23	37	53	72
85	12	21	33	48	64
90	11	19	30	43	58

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
40	13	22	34	48	65
45	14	24	36	51	68
50	16	26	39	54	71
55	17	27	41	56	74
60	18	29	43	59	76
65	20	31	44	61	79
70	21	32	46	63	81
75	22	33	48	65	83
80	23	35	49	66	85
85	24	36	51	68	87
90	25	37	52	70	89
95	26	38	53	71	91
100	27	39	55	73	93
105	28	40	56	74	94
110	29	41	57	76	96
115	29	42	58	77	97
120	30	43	59	78	99

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	16	26	38	52	68
20	19	29	43	60	78
25	19	30	44	61	80
30	19	30	44	61	80
35	19	30	44	61	80
40	19	30	44	61	80
45	18	29	42	58	76
50	17	27	39	54	71
55	16	25	36	50	65
60	14	22	33	46	59
65	13	20	30	41	54
70	12	18	27	37	48
75	10	16	24	33	43
80	9	15	22	30	39
85	8	13	19	27	35
90	8	12	17	24	31

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
50	12	26	46	71	101
55	15	30	51	78	109
60	18	34	56	84	116
65	21	38	61	90	123
70	24	42	66	96	130
75	27	46	71	102	136
80	29	49	75	107	142
85	32	53	80	112	148
90	35	56	84	117	154
95	37	59	88	122	159
100	40	63	92	127	165
105	43	66	96	131	170
110	45	69	99	135	175
115	48	72	103	140	180
120	50	75	107	144	184
125	52	78	110	148	189
130	55	81	113	152	193
135	57	83	117	155	197
140	59	86	120	159	202

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	23	41	64	93	126
20	27	46	73	106	144
25	27	48	75	109	147
30	27	48	75	109	147
35	27	48	75	109	147
40	27	48	75	109	147
45	26	45	71	103	140
50	24	42	67	97	131
55	22	39	62	89	120
60	20	36	56	82	110
65	18	32	51	74	100
70	17	29	46	66	90
75	15	26	41	60	80
80	13	23	37	53	72
85	12	21	33	48	64
90	11	19	30	43	58

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
40	13	22	34	48	65
45	14	24	36	51	68
50	16	26	39	54	71
55	17	27	41	56	74
60	18	29	43	59	76
65	20	31	44	61	79
70	21	32	46	63	81
75	22	33	48	65	83
80	23	35	49	66	85
85	24	36	51	68	87
90	25	37	52	70	89
95	26	38	53	71	91
100	27	39	55	73	93
105	28	40	56	74	94
110	29	41	57	76	96
115	29	42	58	77	97
120	30	43	59	78	99

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	16	26	38	52	68
20	19	29	43	60	78
25	19	30	44	61	80
30	19	30	44	61	80
35	19	30	44	61	80
40	19	30	44	61	80
45	18	29	42	58	76
50	17	27	39	54	71
55	16	25	36	50	65
60	14	22	33	46	59
65	13	20	30	41	54
70	12	18	27	37	48
75	10	16	24	33	43
80	9	15	22	30	39
85	8	13	19	27	35
90	8	12	17	24	31

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 (kg)

Male

Male Overhead Squat Standards (kg)

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Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

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

Female

Female Overhead Squat Standards (kg)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

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
50	12	26	46	71	101
55	15	30	51	78	109
60	18	34	56	84	116
65	21	38	61	90	123
70	24	42	66	96	130
75	27	46	71	102	136
80	29	49	75	107	142
85	32	53	80	112	148
90	35	56	84	117	154
95	37	59	88	122	159
100	40	63	92	127	165
105	43	66	96	131	170
110	45	69	99	135	175
115	48	72	103	140	180
120	50	75	107	144	184
125	52	78	110	148	189
130	55	81	113	152	193
135	57	83	117	155	197
140	59	86	120	159	202

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	23	41	64	93	126
20	27	46	73	106	144
25	27	48	75	109	147
30	27	48	75	109	147
35	27	48	75	109	147
40	27	48	75	109	147
45	26	45	71	103	140
50	24	42	67	97	131
55	22	39	62	89	120
60	20	36	56	82	110
65	18	32	51	74	100
70	17	29	46	66	90
75	15	26	41	60	80
80	13	23	37	53	72
85	12	21	33	48	64
90	11	19	30	43	58

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
40	13	22	34	48	65
45	14	24	36	51	68
50	16	26	39	54	71
55	17	27	41	56	74
60	18	29	43	59	76
65	20	31	44	61	79
70	21	32	46	63	81
75	22	33	48	65	83
80	23	35	49	66	85
85	24	36	51	68	87
90	25	37	52	70	89
95	26	38	53	71	91
100	27	39	55	73	93
105	28	40	56	74	94
110	29	41	57	76	96
115	29	42	58	77	97
120	30	43	59	78	99

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	16	26	38	52	68
20	19	29	43	60	78
25	19	30	44	61	80
30	19	30	44	61	80
35	19	30	44	61	80
40	19	30	44	61	80
45	18	29	42	58	76
50	17	27	39	54	71
55	16	25	36	50	65
60	14	22	33	46	59
65	13	20	30	41	54
70	12	18	27	37	48
75	10	16	24	33	43
80	9	15	22	30	39
85	8	13	19	27	35
90	8	12	17	24	31

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