Pause Squat Standards (kg)

The average Pause Squat is 133 kg for men and 76 kg for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Pause Squat strength standards are based on 103,294 lifts by Strength Level users from 2020 to 2026. More...

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Female

Male

Male Pause Squat Standards (kg)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	69 kg
Novice	98 kg
Intermediate	133 kg
Advanced	173 kg
Elite	216 kg

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.75x
Novice	1.25x
Intermediate	1.75x
Advanced	2.25x
Elite	2.75x

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

What is the average Pause Squat? The average Pause Squat weight for a male lifter is 133 kg (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Pause Squat? Male beginners should aim to lift 69 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	36	53	76	102	131
55	42	62	86	114	144
60	49	70	95	125	157
65	56	78	105	136	169
70	63	86	114	146	180
75	69	93	123	156	191
80	76	101	131	165	201
85	82	108	139	174	212
90	88	115	147	183	221
95	94	122	155	192	231
100	100	129	163	200	240
105	106	135	170	208	249
110	111	142	177	216	258
115	117	148	184	224	266
120	122	154	191	232	274
125	128	160	197	239	282
130	133	166	204	246	290
135	138	171	210	253	297
140	143	177	216	260	305

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	59	83	113	147	184
20	68	95	129	168	210
25	69	98	133	173	216
30	69	98	133	173	216
35	69	98	133	173	216
40	69	98	133	173	216
45	66	93	126	164	205
50	62	87	117	153	191
55	57	80	108	141	176
60	52	73	99	129	161
65	47	66	90	117	146
70	42	59	81	105	131
75	38	53	72	94	118
80	34	48	65	84	105
85	30	43	58	76	94
90	27	38	52	68	85

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

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

3x5 17%

2x5 8%

4x5 7%

5x5 5%

3x3 4%

3x6 4%

3x4 4%

4x4 4%

4x3 3%

3x8 3%

2x8 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	5	17%	234
2	2	5	8%	108
3	4	5	7%	93
4	5	5	5%	67
5	3	3	4%	62
6	3	6	4%	59
7	3	4	4%	58
8	4	4	4%	53
9	4	3	3%	48
10	3	8	3%	46
10	2	8	3%	46

Female

Female Pause Squat Standards (kg)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	36 kg
Novice	54 kg
Intermediate	76 kg
Advanced	103 kg
Elite	131 kg

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.50x
Novice	0.75x
Intermediate	1.25x
Advanced	1.50x
Elite	2.00x

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

What is the average Pause Squat? The average Pause Squat weight for a female lifter is 76 kg (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Pause Squat? Female beginners should aim to lift 36 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	21	34	51	71	93
45	25	39	56	77	100
50	28	43	61	83	107
55	32	47	66	89	114
60	35	51	71	94	120
65	38	55	76	100	126
70	41	59	80	105	131
75	44	62	84	109	136
80	47	65	88	114	141
85	50	69	92	118	146
90	52	72	95	122	151
95	55	75	99	126	155
100	58	78	102	130	159
105	60	81	105	133	163
110	62	83	108	137	167
115	65	86	111	140	171
120	67	89	114	144	174

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	31	46	65	87	112
20	35	53	74	100	128
25	36	54	76	103	131
30	36	54	76	103	131
35	36	54	76	103	131
40	36	54	76	103	131
45	34	51	72	97	124
50	32	48	68	91	116
55	30	44	62	84	107
60	27	40	57	76	98
65	24	36	52	69	89
70	22	33	46	62	80
75	20	29	42	56	71
80	18	26	37	50	64
85	16	24	33	45	57
90	14	21	30	40	51

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

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

3x5 10%

3x6 8%

5x5 8%

4x4 7%

3x8 6%

4x8 6%

4x5 5%

3x3 5%

3x10 3%

5x3 3%

4x6 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	5	10%	33
2	3	6	8%	26
3	5	5	8%	24
4	4	4	7%	22
5	3	8	6%	20
6	4	8	6%	19
7	4	5	5%	17
8	3	3	5%	15
9	3	10	3%	11
9	5	3	3%	11
9	4	6	3%	11

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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 Pause Squat strength standards

Strength Level analysed 9,931 qualifying results from 103,294 community lifts to produce our Pause Squat strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	103,294
Qualifying results	9,931
Male results	8,485
Female results	1,446
Data start	14 August 2020
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	36	53	76	102	131
55	42	62	86	114	144
60	49	70	95	125	157
65	56	78	105	136	169
70	63	86	114	146	180
75	69	93	123	156	191
80	76	101	131	165	201
85	82	108	139	174	212
90	88	115	147	183	221
95	94	122	155	192	231
100	100	129	163	200	240
105	106	135	170	208	249
110	111	142	177	216	258
115	117	148	184	224	266
120	122	154	191	232	274
125	128	160	197	239	282
130	133	166	204	246	290
135	138	171	210	253	297
140	143	177	216	260	305

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	59	83	113	147	184
20	68	95	129	168	210
25	69	98	133	173	216
30	69	98	133	173	216
35	69	98	133	173	216
40	69	98	133	173	216
45	66	93	126	164	205
50	62	87	117	153	191
55	57	80	108	141	176
60	52	73	99	129	161
65	47	66	90	117	146
70	42	59	81	105	131
75	38	53	72	94	118
80	34	48	65	84	105
85	30	43	58	76	94
90	27	38	52	68	85

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	5	17%	234
2	2	5	8%	108
3	4	5	7%	93
4	5	5	5%	67
5	3	3	4%	62
6	3	6	4%	59
7	3	4	4%	58
8	4	4	4%	53
9	4	3	3%	48
10	3	8	3%	46
10	2	8	3%	46

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	21	34	51	71	93
45	25	39	56	77	100
50	28	43	61	83	107
55	32	47	66	89	114
60	35	51	71	94	120
65	38	55	76	100	126
70	41	59	80	105	131
75	44	62	84	109	136
80	47	65	88	114	141
85	50	69	92	118	146
90	52	72	95	122	151
95	55	75	99	126	155
100	58	78	102	130	159
105	60	81	105	133	163
110	62	83	108	137	167
115	65	86	111	140	171
120	67	89	114	144	174

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	31	46	65	87	112
20	35	53	74	100	128
25	36	54	76	103	131
30	36	54	76	103	131
35	36	54	76	103	131
40	36	54	76	103	131
45	34	51	72	97	124
50	32	48	68	91	116
55	30	44	62	84	107
60	27	40	57	76	98
65	24	36	52	69	89
70	22	33	46	62	80
75	20	29	42	56	71
80	18	26	37	50	64
85	16	24	33	45	57
90	14	21	30	40	51

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	5	10%	33
2	3	6	8%	26
3	5	5	8%	24
4	4	4	7%	22
5	3	8	6%	20
6	4	8	6%	19
7	4	5	5%	17
8	3	3	5%	15
9	3	10	3%	11
9	5	3	3%	11
9	4	6	3%	11

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	36	53	76	102	131
55	42	62	86	114	144
60	49	70	95	125	157
65	56	78	105	136	169
70	63	86	114	146	180
75	69	93	123	156	191
80	76	101	131	165	201
85	82	108	139	174	212
90	88	115	147	183	221
95	94	122	155	192	231
100	100	129	163	200	240
105	106	135	170	208	249
110	111	142	177	216	258
115	117	148	184	224	266
120	122	154	191	232	274
125	128	160	197	239	282
130	133	166	204	246	290
135	138	171	210	253	297
140	143	177	216	260	305

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	59	83	113	147	184
20	68	95	129	168	210
25	69	98	133	173	216
30	69	98	133	173	216
35	69	98	133	173	216
40	69	98	133	173	216
45	66	93	126	164	205
50	62	87	117	153	191
55	57	80	108	141	176
60	52	73	99	129	161
65	47	66	90	117	146
70	42	59	81	105	131
75	38	53	72	94	118
80	34	48	65	84	105
85	30	43	58	76	94
90	27	38	52	68	85

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	5	17%	234
2	2	5	8%	108
3	4	5	7%	93
4	5	5	5%	67
5	3	3	4%	62
6	3	6	4%	59
7	3	4	4%	58
8	4	4	4%	53
9	4	3	3%	48
10	3	8	3%	46
10	2	8	3%	46

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	21	34	51	71	93
45	25	39	56	77	100
50	28	43	61	83	107
55	32	47	66	89	114
60	35	51	71	94	120
65	38	55	76	100	126
70	41	59	80	105	131
75	44	62	84	109	136
80	47	65	88	114	141
85	50	69	92	118	146
90	52	72	95	122	151
95	55	75	99	126	155
100	58	78	102	130	159
105	60	81	105	133	163
110	62	83	108	137	167
115	65	86	111	140	171
120	67	89	114	144	174

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	31	46	65	87	112
20	35	53	74	100	128
25	36	54	76	103	131
30	36	54	76	103	131
35	36	54	76	103	131
40	36	54	76	103	131
45	34	51	72	97	124
50	32	48	68	91	116
55	30	44	62	84	107
60	27	40	57	76	98
65	24	36	52	69	89
70	22	33	46	62	80
75	20	29	42	56	71
80	18	26	37	50	64
85	16	24	33	45	57
90	14	21	30	40	51

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	5	10%	33
2	3	6	8%	26
3	5	5	8%	24
4	4	4	7%	22
5	3	8	6%	20
6	4	8	6%	19
7	4	5	5%	17
8	3	3	5%	15
9	3	10	3%	11
9	5	3	3%	11
9	4	6	3%	11

Pause Squat Standards (kg)

Male

Male Pause Squat Standards (kg)

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

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

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

Female

Female Pause Squat Standards (kg)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

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

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What do the strength standards mean?

Data behind the Pause Squat strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	36	53	76	102	131
55	42	62	86	114	144
60	49	70	95	125	157
65	56	78	105	136	169
70	63	86	114	146	180
75	69	93	123	156	191
80	76	101	131	165	201
85	82	108	139	174	212
90	88	115	147	183	221
95	94	122	155	192	231
100	100	129	163	200	240
105	106	135	170	208	249
110	111	142	177	216	258
115	117	148	184	224	266
120	122	154	191	232	274
125	128	160	197	239	282
130	133	166	204	246	290
135	138	171	210	253	297
140	143	177	216	260	305

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	59	83	113	147	184
20	68	95	129	168	210
25	69	98	133	173	216
30	69	98	133	173	216
35	69	98	133	173	216
40	69	98	133	173	216
45	66	93	126	164	205
50	62	87	117	153	191
55	57	80	108	141	176
60	52	73	99	129	161
65	47	66	90	117	146
70	42	59	81	105	131
75	38	53	72	94	118
80	34	48	65	84	105
85	30	43	58	76	94
90	27	38	52	68	85

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	5	17%	234
2	2	5	8%	108
3	4	5	7%	93
4	5	5	5%	67
5	3	3	4%	62
6	3	6	4%	59
7	3	4	4%	58
8	4	4	4%	53
9	4	3	3%	48
10	3	8	3%	46
10	2	8	3%	46

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	21	34	51	71	93
45	25	39	56	77	100
50	28	43	61	83	107
55	32	47	66	89	114
60	35	51	71	94	120
65	38	55	76	100	126
70	41	59	80	105	131
75	44	62	84	109	136
80	47	65	88	114	141
85	50	69	92	118	146
90	52	72	95	122	151
95	55	75	99	126	155
100	58	78	102	130	159
105	60	81	105	133	163
110	62	83	108	137	167
115	65	86	111	140	171
120	67	89	114	144	174

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	31	46	65	87	112
20	35	53	74	100	128
25	36	54	76	103	131
30	36	54	76	103	131
35	36	54	76	103	131
40	36	54	76	103	131
45	34	51	72	97	124
50	32	48	68	91	116
55	30	44	62	84	107
60	27	40	57	76	98
65	24	36	52	69	89
70	22	33	46	62	80
75	20	29	42	56	71
80	18	26	37	50	64
85	16	24	33	45	57
90	14	21	30	40	51

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	5	10%	33
2	3	6	8%	26
3	5	5	8%	24
4	4	4	7%	22
5	3	8	6%	20
6	4	8	6%	19
7	4	5	5%	17
8	3	3	5%	15
9	3	10	3%	11
9	5	3	3%	11
9	4	6	3%	11