Safety Bar Squat Standards

Measured in kg

Safety Bar Squat strength standards help you to compare your one-rep max lift with other lifters at your bodyweight.

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Our community Safety Bar Squat standards are based on 43,967 lifts by Strength Level users

Male
Female

Male

Male Safety Bar Squat Standards (kg)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	72 kg
Novice	108 kg
Intermediate	152 kg
Advanced	205 kg
Elite	262 kg

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.75x
Novice	1.25x
Intermediate	1.75x
Advanced	2.25x
Elite	3.00x

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

What is the average Safety Bar Squat? The average Safety Bar Squat weight for a male lifter is 152 kg (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Safety Bar Squat? Male beginners should aim to lift 72 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	31	51	79	112	149
55	37	60	89	124	164
60	44	68	99	136	177
65	50	76	109	148	190
70	57	84	118	159	202
75	63	92	128	169	214
80	69	99	136	179	226
85	76	107	145	189	237
90	82	114	153	198	247
95	88	121	161	208	257
100	93	128	169	217	267
105	99	134	177	225	277
110	105	141	184	234	286
115	110	147	191	242	295
120	115	153	198	250	304
125	121	159	205	257	312
130	126	165	212	265	321
135	131	171	219	272	329
140	136	177	225	279	337

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	62	92	130	174	223
20	71	105	148	199	255
25	72	108	152	205	262
30	72	108	152	205	262
35	72	108	152	205	262
40	72	108	152	205	262
45	69	102	145	194	248
50	64	96	136	182	233
55	60	89	125	169	216
60	54	81	115	154	197
65	49	73	103	139	178
70	44	66	93	125	159
75	39	59	83	112	143
80	35	53	74	100	128
85	32	47	67	89	114
90	28	42	60	81	103

How many sets and reps of Safety Bar Squat should I do?

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

3x5 14%

3x10 13%

3x8 8%

4x5 7%

5x5 6%

4x8 4%

6x8 4%

3x6 4%

3x12 3%

2x6 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	5	14%	70
2	3	10	13%	65
3	3	8	8%	39
4	4	5	7%	34
5	5	5	6%	32
6	4	8	4%	22
7	6	8	4%	21
8	3	6	4%	20
9	3	12	3%	15
10	2	6	3%	14

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Female

Female Safety Bar Squat Standards (kg)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	38 kg
Novice	60 kg
Intermediate	89 kg
Advanced	124 kg
Elite	162 kg

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.50x
Novice	1.00x
Intermediate	1.25x
Advanced	1.75x
Elite	2.25x

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

What is the average Safety Bar Squat? The average Safety Bar Squat weight for a female lifter is 89 kg (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Safety Bar Squat? Female beginners should aim to lift 38 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	22	38	59	86	116
45	25	43	65	93	124
50	29	47	71	100	132
55	32	51	76	106	139
60	35	55	81	112	145
65	39	59	86	117	152
70	42	63	90	122	158
75	45	67	95	127	163
80	47	70	99	132	169
85	50	73	103	137	174
90	53	77	106	141	179
95	55	80	110	145	183
100	58	83	113	149	188
105	60	86	117	153	192
110	63	88	120	157	196
115	65	91	123	160	200
120	67	94	126	164	204

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	32	51	76	105	138
20	37	59	87	121	158
25	38	60	89	124	162
30	38	60	89	124	162
35	38	60	89	124	162
40	38	60	89	124	162
45	36	57	85	117	154
50	34	54	79	110	144
55	31	50	73	102	133
60	29	45	67	93	122
65	26	41	61	84	110
70	23	37	54	75	99
75	21	33	49	67	88
80	19	29	43	60	79
85	17	26	39	54	71
90	15	24	35	49	64

How many sets and reps of Safety Bar Squat should I do?

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

3x8 14%

3x5 13%

3x10 9%

4x5 9%

3x6 8%

3x7 8%

2x15 4%

5x5 3%

3x3 3%

4x6 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	8	14%	22
2	3	5	13%	21
3	3	10	9%	15
3	4	5	9%	15
5	3	6	8%	13
6	3	7	8%	12
7	2	15	4%	6
8	5	5	3%	5
8	3	3	3%	5
10	4	6	3%	4

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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.

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	31	51	79	112	149
55	37	60	89	124	164
60	44	68	99	136	177
65	50	76	109	148	190
70	57	84	118	159	202
75	63	92	128	169	214
80	69	99	136	179	226
85	76	107	145	189	237
90	82	114	153	198	247
95	88	121	161	208	257
100	93	128	169	217	267
105	99	134	177	225	277
110	105	141	184	234	286
115	110	147	191	242	295
120	115	153	198	250	304
125	121	159	205	257	312
130	126	165	212	265	321
135	131	171	219	272	329
140	136	177	225	279	337

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	62	92	130	174	223
20	71	105	148	199	255
25	72	108	152	205	262
30	72	108	152	205	262
35	72	108	152	205	262
40	72	108	152	205	262
45	69	102	145	194	248
50	64	96	136	182	233
55	60	89	125	169	216
60	54	81	115	154	197
65	49	73	103	139	178
70	44	66	93	125	159
75	39	59	83	112	143
80	35	53	74	100	128
85	32	47	67	89	114
90	28	42	60	81	103

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	5	14%	70
2	3	10	13%	65
3	3	8	8%	39
4	4	5	7%	34
5	5	5	6%	32
6	4	8	4%	22
7	6	8	4%	21
8	3	6	4%	20
9	3	12	3%	15
10	2	6	3%	14

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	22	38	59	86	116
45	25	43	65	93	124
50	29	47	71	100	132
55	32	51	76	106	139
60	35	55	81	112	145
65	39	59	86	117	152
70	42	63	90	122	158
75	45	67	95	127	163
80	47	70	99	132	169
85	50	73	103	137	174
90	53	77	106	141	179
95	55	80	110	145	183
100	58	83	113	149	188
105	60	86	117	153	192
110	63	88	120	157	196
115	65	91	123	160	200
120	67	94	126	164	204

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	32	51	76	105	138
20	37	59	87	121	158
25	38	60	89	124	162
30	38	60	89	124	162
35	38	60	89	124	162
40	38	60	89	124	162
45	36	57	85	117	154
50	34	54	79	110	144
55	31	50	73	102	133
60	29	45	67	93	122
65	26	41	61	84	110
70	23	37	54	75	99
75	21	33	49	67	88
80	19	29	43	60	79
85	17	26	39	54	71
90	15	24	35	49	64

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	8	14%	22
2	3	5	13%	21
3	3	10	9%	15
3	4	5	9%	15
5	3	6	8%	13
6	3	7	8%	12
7	2	15	4%	6
8	5	5	3%	5
8	3	3	3%	5
10	4	6	3%	4

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	31	51	79	112	149
55	37	60	89	124	164
60	44	68	99	136	177
65	50	76	109	148	190
70	57	84	118	159	202
75	63	92	128	169	214
80	69	99	136	179	226
85	76	107	145	189	237
90	82	114	153	198	247
95	88	121	161	208	257
100	93	128	169	217	267
105	99	134	177	225	277
110	105	141	184	234	286
115	110	147	191	242	295
120	115	153	198	250	304
125	121	159	205	257	312
130	126	165	212	265	321
135	131	171	219	272	329
140	136	177	225	279	337

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	62	92	130	174	223
20	71	105	148	199	255
25	72	108	152	205	262
30	72	108	152	205	262
35	72	108	152	205	262
40	72	108	152	205	262
45	69	102	145	194	248
50	64	96	136	182	233
55	60	89	125	169	216
60	54	81	115	154	197
65	49	73	103	139	178
70	44	66	93	125	159
75	39	59	83	112	143
80	35	53	74	100	128
85	32	47	67	89	114
90	28	42	60	81	103

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	5	14%	70
2	3	10	13%	65
3	3	8	8%	39
4	4	5	7%	34
5	5	5	6%	32
6	4	8	4%	22
7	6	8	4%	21
8	3	6	4%	20
9	3	12	3%	15
10	2	6	3%	14

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	22	38	59	86	116
45	25	43	65	93	124
50	29	47	71	100	132
55	32	51	76	106	139
60	35	55	81	112	145
65	39	59	86	117	152
70	42	63	90	122	158
75	45	67	95	127	163
80	47	70	99	132	169
85	50	73	103	137	174
90	53	77	106	141	179
95	55	80	110	145	183
100	58	83	113	149	188
105	60	86	117	153	192
110	63	88	120	157	196
115	65	91	123	160	200
120	67	94	126	164	204

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	32	51	76	105	138
20	37	59	87	121	158
25	38	60	89	124	162
30	38	60	89	124	162
35	38	60	89	124	162
40	38	60	89	124	162
45	36	57	85	117	154
50	34	54	79	110	144
55	31	50	73	102	133
60	29	45	67	93	122
65	26	41	61	84	110
70	23	37	54	75	99
75	21	33	49	67	88
80	19	29	43	60	79
85	17	26	39	54	71
90	15	24	35	49	64

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	8	14%	22
2	3	5	13%	21
3	3	10	9%	15
3	4	5	9%	15
5	3	6	8%	13
6	3	7	8%	12
7	2	15	4%	6
8	5	5	3%	5
8	3	3	3%	5
10	4	6	3%	4

Safety Bar Squat Standards

Measured in kg

Safety Bar Squat strength standards help you to compare your one-rep max lift with other lifters at your bodyweight.

Male

Male Safety Bar Squat Standards (kg)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

How many sets and reps of Safety Bar Squat should I do?

Calculate Your Strength Level

Female

Female Safety Bar Squat Standards (kg)

Entire Community

Weight

Bodyweight Ratio

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

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight

By Age

How many sets and reps of Safety Bar Squat should I do?

Calculate Your Strength Level

Create Standards

Rate Your Lifts Against Other People

What do the strength standards mean?

Other Languages

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	31	51	79	112	149
55	37	60	89	124	164
60	44	68	99	136	177
65	50	76	109	148	190
70	57	84	118	159	202
75	63	92	128	169	214
80	69	99	136	179	226
85	76	107	145	189	237
90	82	114	153	198	247
95	88	121	161	208	257
100	93	128	169	217	267
105	99	134	177	225	277
110	105	141	184	234	286
115	110	147	191	242	295
120	115	153	198	250	304
125	121	159	205	257	312
130	126	165	212	265	321
135	131	171	219	272	329
140	136	177	225	279	337

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	62	92	130	174	223
20	71	105	148	199	255
25	72	108	152	205	262
30	72	108	152	205	262
35	72	108	152	205	262
40	72	108	152	205	262
45	69	102	145	194	248
50	64	96	136	182	233
55	60	89	125	169	216
60	54	81	115	154	197
65	49	73	103	139	178
70	44	66	93	125	159
75	39	59	83	112	143
80	35	53	74	100	128
85	32	47	67	89	114
90	28	42	60	81	103

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	5	14%	70
2	3	10	13%	65
3	3	8	8%	39
4	4	5	7%	34
5	5	5	6%	32
6	4	8	4%	22
7	6	8	4%	21
8	3	6	4%	20
9	3	12	3%	15
10	2	6	3%	14

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	22	38	59	86	116
45	25	43	65	93	124
50	29	47	71	100	132
55	32	51	76	106	139
60	35	55	81	112	145
65	39	59	86	117	152
70	42	63	90	122	158
75	45	67	95	127	163
80	47	70	99	132	169
85	50	73	103	137	174
90	53	77	106	141	179
95	55	80	110	145	183
100	58	83	113	149	188
105	60	86	117	153	192
110	63	88	120	157	196
115	65	91	123	160	200
120	67	94	126	164	204

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	32	51	76	105	138
20	37	59	87	121	158
25	38	60	89	124	162
30	38	60	89	124	162
35	38	60	89	124	162
40	38	60	89	124	162
45	36	57	85	117	154
50	34	54	79	110	144
55	31	50	73	102	133
60	29	45	67	93	122
65	26	41	61	84	110
70	23	37	54	75	99
75	21	33	49	67	88
80	19	29	43	60	79
85	17	26	39	54	71
90	15	24	35	49	64

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	8	14%	22
2	3	5	13%	21
3	3	10	9%	15
3	4	5	9%	15
5	3	6	8%	13
6	3	7	8%	12
7	2	15	4%	6
8	5	5	3%	5
8	3	3	3%	5
10	4	6	3%	4