Romanian Deadlift Standards (lb)

The average Romanian Deadlift is 270 lb for men and 151 lb for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Romanian Deadlift strength standards are based on 1,151,417 lifts by Strength Level users from 2017 to 2026. More...

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Female

Male

Male Romanian Deadlift Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	129 lb
Novice	191 lb
Intermediate	270 lb
Advanced	362 lb
Elite	462 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.75x
Novice	1.00x
Intermediate	1.50x
Advanced	2.00x
Elite	2.75x

How much should I be able to Romanian Deadlift? (lb)

What is the average Romanian Deadlift? The average Romanian Deadlift weight for a male lifter is 270 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Romanian Deadlift? Male beginners should aim to lift 129 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	69	112	167	234	307
120	81	126	185	255	331
130	92	141	202	275	354
140	104	155	219	294	376
150	115	168	235	313	397
160	126	181	250	330	417
170	137	194	265	348	437
180	147	207	280	364	455
190	158	219	294	381	473
200	168	231	308	396	491
210	178	243	321	411	508
220	187	254	334	426	524
230	197	265	347	440	540
240	206	276	360	454	555
250	215	286	372	468	570
260	224	297	383	481	585
270	233	307	395	494	599
280	242	317	406	507	613
290	250	327	417	519	626
300	259	336	428	531	639
310	267	345	439	543	652

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	110	163	230	308	394
20	126	186	263	352	450
25	129	191	270	362	462
30	129	191	270	362	462
35	129	191	270	362	462
40	129	191	270	362	462
45	122	181	255	343	438
50	114	169	239	320	409
55	105	156	220	296	378
60	96	143	201	270	345
65	87	129	182	244	312
70	78	116	164	220	281
75	70	104	147	197	252
80	63	93	132	176	225
85	56	84	118	158	202
90	51	75	106	142	181

How many sets and reps of Romanian Deadlift should I do?

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

3x10 17%

3x8 16%

3x12 8%

4x10 6%

3x5 5%

3x6 5%

4x8 5%

2x10 4%

4x12 3%

2x8 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	17%	2727
2	3	8	16%	2612
3	3	12	8%	1316
4	4	10	6%	1023
5	3	5	5%	873
6	3	6	5%	820
7	4	8	5%	778
8	2	10	4%	570
9	4	12	3%	523
10	2	8	3%	455

Female

Female Romanian Deadlift Standards (lb)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	69 lb
Novice	105 lb
Intermediate	151 lb
Advanced	205 lb
Elite	264 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.50x
Novice	0.75x
Intermediate	1.00x
Advanced	1.50x
Elite	2.00x

How much should I be able to Romanian Deadlift? (lb)

What is the average Romanian Deadlift? The average Romanian Deadlift weight for a female lifter is 151 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Romanian Deadlift? Female beginners should aim to lift 69 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	52	83	123	171	224
100	56	88	129	178	232
110	60	93	135	185	240
120	64	98	141	192	247
130	67	102	146	198	254
140	71	106	151	203	261
150	74	110	155	209	267
160	77	113	160	214	272
170	80	117	164	218	278
180	82	120	168	223	283
190	85	124	171	227	288
200	88	127	175	232	293
210	90	130	179	236	297
220	92	132	182	239	302
230	95	135	185	243	306
240	97	138	188	247	310
250	99	140	191	250	314
260	101	143	194	254	317

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	59	90	129	175	225
20	67	102	147	199	257
25	69	105	151	205	264
30	69	105	151	205	264
35	69	105	151	205	264
40	69	105	151	205	264
45	66	100	143	194	250
50	61	93	134	181	234
55	57	86	123	167	216
60	52	78	113	153	197
65	47	71	102	138	178
70	42	64	92	124	160
75	38	57	82	112	144
80	34	51	74	100	129
85	30	46	66	89	115
90	27	41	59	80	104

How many sets and reps of Romanian Deadlift should I do?

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

3x10 18%

3x8 15%

4x10 8%

4x8 8%

3x12 7%

3x6 4%

3x5 4%

4x12 4%

2x10 3%

5x8 2%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	18%	1004
2	3	8	15%	819
3	4	10	8%	461
4	4	8	8%	422
5	3	12	7%	401
6	3	6	4%	224
7	3	5	4%	221
8	4	12	4%	214
9	2	10	3%	186
10	5	8	2%	130

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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 Romanian Deadlift strength standards

Strength Level analysed 359,740 qualifying results from 1,151,417 community lifts to produce our Romanian Deadlift strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	1,151,417
Qualifying results	359,740
Male results	264,363
Female results	95,377
Data start	17 May 2017
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.

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	69	112	167	234	307
120	81	126	185	255	331
130	92	141	202	275	354
140	104	155	219	294	376
150	115	168	235	313	397
160	126	181	250	330	417
170	137	194	265	348	437
180	147	207	280	364	455
190	158	219	294	381	473
200	168	231	308	396	491
210	178	243	321	411	508
220	187	254	334	426	524
230	197	265	347	440	540
240	206	276	360	454	555
250	215	286	372	468	570
260	224	297	383	481	585
270	233	307	395	494	599
280	242	317	406	507	613
290	250	327	417	519	626
300	259	336	428	531	639
310	267	345	439	543	652

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	110	163	230	308	394
20	126	186	263	352	450
25	129	191	270	362	462
30	129	191	270	362	462
35	129	191	270	362	462
40	129	191	270	362	462
45	122	181	255	343	438
50	114	169	239	320	409
55	105	156	220	296	378
60	96	143	201	270	345
65	87	129	182	244	312
70	78	116	164	220	281
75	70	104	147	197	252
80	63	93	132	176	225
85	56	84	118	158	202
90	51	75	106	142	181

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	52	83	123	171	224
100	56	88	129	178	232
110	60	93	135	185	240
120	64	98	141	192	247
130	67	102	146	198	254
140	71	106	151	203	261
150	74	110	155	209	267
160	77	113	160	214	272
170	80	117	164	218	278
180	82	120	168	223	283
190	85	124	171	227	288
200	88	127	175	232	293
210	90	130	179	236	297
220	92	132	182	239	302
230	95	135	185	243	306
240	97	138	188	247	310
250	99	140	191	250	314
260	101	143	194	254	317

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	59	90	129	175	225
20	67	102	147	199	257
25	69	105	151	205	264
30	69	105	151	205	264
35	69	105	151	205	264
40	69	105	151	205	264
45	66	100	143	194	250
50	61	93	134	181	234
55	57	86	123	167	216
60	52	78	113	153	197
65	47	71	102	138	178
70	42	64	92	124	160
75	38	57	82	112	144
80	34	51	74	100	129
85	30	46	66	89	115
90	27	41	59	80	104

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	69	112	167	234	307
120	81	126	185	255	331
130	92	141	202	275	354
140	104	155	219	294	376
150	115	168	235	313	397
160	126	181	250	330	417
170	137	194	265	348	437
180	147	207	280	364	455
190	158	219	294	381	473
200	168	231	308	396	491
210	178	243	321	411	508
220	187	254	334	426	524
230	197	265	347	440	540
240	206	276	360	454	555
250	215	286	372	468	570
260	224	297	383	481	585
270	233	307	395	494	599
280	242	317	406	507	613
290	250	327	417	519	626
300	259	336	428	531	639
310	267	345	439	543	652

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	110	163	230	308	394
20	126	186	263	352	450
25	129	191	270	362	462
30	129	191	270	362	462
35	129	191	270	362	462
40	129	191	270	362	462
45	122	181	255	343	438
50	114	169	239	320	409
55	105	156	220	296	378
60	96	143	201	270	345
65	87	129	182	244	312
70	78	116	164	220	281
75	70	104	147	197	252
80	63	93	132	176	225
85	56	84	118	158	202
90	51	75	106	142	181

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	52	83	123	171	224
100	56	88	129	178	232
110	60	93	135	185	240
120	64	98	141	192	247
130	67	102	146	198	254
140	71	106	151	203	261
150	74	110	155	209	267
160	77	113	160	214	272
170	80	117	164	218	278
180	82	120	168	223	283
190	85	124	171	227	288
200	88	127	175	232	293
210	90	130	179	236	297
220	92	132	182	239	302
230	95	135	185	243	306
240	97	138	188	247	310
250	99	140	191	250	314
260	101	143	194	254	317

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	59	90	129	175	225
20	67	102	147	199	257
25	69	105	151	205	264
30	69	105	151	205	264
35	69	105	151	205	264
40	69	105	151	205	264
45	66	100	143	194	250
50	61	93	134	181	234
55	57	86	123	167	216
60	52	78	113	153	197
65	47	71	102	138	178
70	42	64	92	124	160
75	38	57	82	112	144
80	34	51	74	100	129
85	30	46	66	89	115
90	27	41	59	80	104

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	69	112	167	234	307
120	81	126	185	255	331
130	92	141	202	275	354
140	104	155	219	294	376
150	115	168	235	313	397
160	126	181	250	330	417
170	137	194	265	348	437
180	147	207	280	364	455
190	158	219	294	381	473
200	168	231	308	396	491
210	178	243	321	411	508
220	187	254	334	426	524
230	197	265	347	440	540
240	206	276	360	454	555
250	215	286	372	468	570
260	224	297	383	481	585
270	233	307	395	494	599
280	242	317	406	507	613
290	250	327	417	519	626
300	259	336	428	531	639
310	267	345	439	543	652

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	110	163	230	308	394
20	126	186	263	352	450
25	129	191	270	362	462
30	129	191	270	362	462
35	129	191	270	362	462
40	129	191	270	362	462
45	122	181	255	343	438
50	114	169	239	320	409
55	105	156	220	296	378
60	96	143	201	270	345
65	87	129	182	244	312
70	78	116	164	220	281
75	70	104	147	197	252
80	63	93	132	176	225
85	56	84	118	158	202
90	51	75	106	142	181

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	52	83	123	171	224
100	56	88	129	178	232
110	60	93	135	185	240
120	64	98	141	192	247
130	67	102	146	198	254
140	71	106	151	203	261
150	74	110	155	209	267
160	77	113	160	214	272
170	80	117	164	218	278
180	82	120	168	223	283
190	85	124	171	227	288
200	88	127	175	232	293
210	90	130	179	236	297
220	92	132	182	239	302
230	95	135	185	243	306
240	97	138	188	247	310
250	99	140	191	250	314
260	101	143	194	254	317

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	59	90	129	175	225
20	67	102	147	199	257
25	69	105	151	205	264
30	69	105	151	205	264
35	69	105	151	205	264
40	69	105	151	205	264
45	66	100	143	194	250
50	61	93	134	181	234
55	57	86	123	167	216
60	52	78	113	153	197
65	47	71	102	138	178
70	42	64	92	124	160
75	38	57	82	112	144
80	34	51	74	100	129
85	30	46	66	89	115
90	27	41	59	80	104