Romanian Deadlift

Romanian Deadlift Standards (kg)

The average Romanian Deadlift is 122 kg for men and 68 kg for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

Male Romanian Deadlift Standards (kg)

Entire Community

Strength LevelWeight
Beginner58 kg
Novice87 kg
Intermediate122 kg
Advanced164 kg
Elite210 kg

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

What is the average Romanian Deadlift? The average Romanian Deadlift weight for a male lifter is 122 kg (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 58 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
50325176106140
55375885117152
60436593127163
654972102136174
705479110145184
756085117154194
806592125163203
857098132171213
9075104139179221
9580110145186230
10085115152194238
10590121158201246
11095126164208254
11599132170214261
120104137176221268
125108142182227275
130112147188233282
135116151193240289
140121156198245295

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

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

3x1017%
3x816%
3x128%
4x106%
3x55%

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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
Data cutoff

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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