Safety Bar Squat Standards (kg)

The average Safety Bar Squat is 153 kg for men and 85 kg for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Safety Bar Squat strength standards are based on 123,527 lifts by Strength Level users from 2020 to 2026. More...

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Female

Male

Male Safety Bar Squat Standards (kg)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	70 kg
Novice	107 kg
Intermediate	153 kg
Advanced	207 kg
Elite	266 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 153 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 70 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	29	49	77	111	148
55	36	58	88	124	163
60	42	67	98	136	178
65	49	75	109	148	191
70	56	84	118	159	204
75	63	92	128	171	217
80	69	100	137	181	229
85	76	107	146	192	240
90	82	115	155	202	252
95	88	122	164	211	263
100	94	129	172	221	273
105	100	137	180	230	283
110	106	143	188	239	293
115	112	150	196	248	303
120	118	157	203	256	312
125	124	163	211	264	321
130	129	170	218	272	330
135	134	176	225	280	339
140	140	182	232	288	347

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	60	91	130	176	227
20	68	104	149	201	259
25	70	107	153	207	266
30	70	107	153	207	266
35	70	107	153	207	266
40	70	107	153	207	266
45	67	101	144	196	252
50	62	94	135	183	236
55	57	87	125	169	217
60	52	79	114	154	199
65	47	72	103	140	180
70	43	65	93	126	162
75	38	58	83	113	145
80	34	52	74	101	130
85	31	47	67	90	116
90	28	42	60	81	104

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

Female

Female Safety Bar Squat Standards (kg)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	37 kg
Novice	58 kg
Intermediate	85 kg
Advanced	117 kg
Elite	152 kg

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.50x
Novice	0.75x
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 85 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 37 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	84	112
45	26	42	64	90	119
50	29	46	68	95	125
55	31	49	73	101	131
60	34	53	77	105	137
65	37	56	81	110	142
70	39	59	84	114	147
75	42	62	88	118	151
80	44	65	91	122	156
85	46	68	94	126	160
90	48	70	97	129	164
95	50	73	100	133	168
100	52	75	103	136	171
105	54	77	106	139	175
110	56	80	109	142	178
115	58	82	111	145	181
120	60	84	114	148	184

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	32	50	73	100	129
20	37	57	83	114	148
25	37	58	85	117	152
30	37	58	85	117	152
35	37	58	85	117	152
40	37	58	85	117	152
45	35	55	81	111	144
50	33	52	75	103	134
55	31	48	70	95	124
60	28	44	63	87	113
65	25	39	57	79	103
70	23	35	52	71	92
75	20	32	46	64	83
80	18	28	42	57	74
85	16	25	37	51	66
90	15	23	33	46	60

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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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 Safety Bar Squat strength standards

Strength Level analysed 10,254 qualifying results from 123,527 community lifts to produce our Safety Bar Squat strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	123,527
Qualifying results	10,254
Male results	8,876
Female results	1,378
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	29	49	77	111	148
55	36	58	88	124	163
60	42	67	98	136	178
65	49	75	109	148	191
70	56	84	118	159	204
75	63	92	128	171	217
80	69	100	137	181	229
85	76	107	146	192	240
90	82	115	155	202	252
95	88	122	164	211	263
100	94	129	172	221	273
105	100	137	180	230	283
110	106	143	188	239	293
115	112	150	196	248	303
120	118	157	203	256	312
125	124	163	211	264	321
130	129	170	218	272	330
135	134	176	225	280	339
140	140	182	232	288	347

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	60	91	130	176	227
20	68	104	149	201	259
25	70	107	153	207	266
30	70	107	153	207	266
35	70	107	153	207	266
40	70	107	153	207	266
45	67	101	144	196	252
50	62	94	135	183	236
55	57	87	125	169	217
60	52	79	114	154	199
65	47	72	103	140	180
70	43	65	93	126	162
75	38	58	83	113	145
80	34	52	74	101	130
85	31	47	67	90	116
90	28	42	60	81	104

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	84	112
45	26	42	64	90	119
50	29	46	68	95	125
55	31	49	73	101	131
60	34	53	77	105	137
65	37	56	81	110	142
70	39	59	84	114	147
75	42	62	88	118	151
80	44	65	91	122	156
85	46	68	94	126	160
90	48	70	97	129	164
95	50	73	100	133	168
100	52	75	103	136	171
105	54	77	106	139	175
110	56	80	109	142	178
115	58	82	111	145	181
120	60	84	114	148	184

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	32	50	73	100	129
20	37	57	83	114	148
25	37	58	85	117	152
30	37	58	85	117	152
35	37	58	85	117	152
40	37	58	85	117	152
45	35	55	81	111	144
50	33	52	75	103	134
55	31	48	70	95	124
60	28	44	63	87	113
65	25	39	57	79	103
70	23	35	52	71	92
75	20	32	46	64	83
80	18	28	42	57	74
85	16	25	37	51	66
90	15	23	33	46	60

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	29	49	77	111	148
55	36	58	88	124	163
60	42	67	98	136	178
65	49	75	109	148	191
70	56	84	118	159	204
75	63	92	128	171	217
80	69	100	137	181	229
85	76	107	146	192	240
90	82	115	155	202	252
95	88	122	164	211	263
100	94	129	172	221	273
105	100	137	180	230	283
110	106	143	188	239	293
115	112	150	196	248	303
120	118	157	203	256	312
125	124	163	211	264	321
130	129	170	218	272	330
135	134	176	225	280	339
140	140	182	232	288	347

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	60	91	130	176	227
20	68	104	149	201	259
25	70	107	153	207	266
30	70	107	153	207	266
35	70	107	153	207	266
40	70	107	153	207	266
45	67	101	144	196	252
50	62	94	135	183	236
55	57	87	125	169	217
60	52	79	114	154	199
65	47	72	103	140	180
70	43	65	93	126	162
75	38	58	83	113	145
80	34	52	74	101	130
85	31	47	67	90	116
90	28	42	60	81	104

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	84	112
45	26	42	64	90	119
50	29	46	68	95	125
55	31	49	73	101	131
60	34	53	77	105	137
65	37	56	81	110	142
70	39	59	84	114	147
75	42	62	88	118	151
80	44	65	91	122	156
85	46	68	94	126	160
90	48	70	97	129	164
95	50	73	100	133	168
100	52	75	103	136	171
105	54	77	106	139	175
110	56	80	109	142	178
115	58	82	111	145	181
120	60	84	114	148	184

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	32	50	73	100	129
20	37	57	83	114	148
25	37	58	85	117	152
30	37	58	85	117	152
35	37	58	85	117	152
40	37	58	85	117	152
45	35	55	81	111	144
50	33	52	75	103	134
55	31	48	70	95	124
60	28	44	63	87	113
65	25	39	57	79	103
70	23	35	52	71	92
75	20	32	46	64	83
80	18	28	42	57	74
85	16	25	37	51	66
90	15	23	33	46	60

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 (kg)

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?

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?

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What do the strength standards mean?

Data behind the Safety Bar Squat strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	29	49	77	111	148
55	36	58	88	124	163
60	42	67	98	136	178
65	49	75	109	148	191
70	56	84	118	159	204
75	63	92	128	171	217
80	69	100	137	181	229
85	76	107	146	192	240
90	82	115	155	202	252
95	88	122	164	211	263
100	94	129	172	221	273
105	100	137	180	230	283
110	106	143	188	239	293
115	112	150	196	248	303
120	118	157	203	256	312
125	124	163	211	264	321
130	129	170	218	272	330
135	134	176	225	280	339
140	140	182	232	288	347

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	60	91	130	176	227
20	68	104	149	201	259
25	70	107	153	207	266
30	70	107	153	207	266
35	70	107	153	207	266
40	70	107	153	207	266
45	67	101	144	196	252
50	62	94	135	183	236
55	57	87	125	169	217
60	52	79	114	154	199
65	47	72	103	140	180
70	43	65	93	126	162
75	38	58	83	113	145
80	34	52	74	101	130
85	31	47	67	90	116
90	28	42	60	81	104

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	84	112
45	26	42	64	90	119
50	29	46	68	95	125
55	31	49	73	101	131
60	34	53	77	105	137
65	37	56	81	110	142
70	39	59	84	114	147
75	42	62	88	118	151
80	44	65	91	122	156
85	46	68	94	126	160
90	48	70	97	129	164
95	50	73	100	133	168
100	52	75	103	136	171
105	54	77	106	139	175
110	56	80	109	142	178
115	58	82	111	145	181
120	60	84	114	148	184

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	32	50	73	100	129
20	37	57	83	114	148
25	37	58	85	117	152
30	37	58	85	117	152
35	37	58	85	117	152
40	37	58	85	117	152
45	35	55	81	111	144
50	33	52	75	103	134
55	31	48	70	95	124
60	28	44	63	87	113
65	25	39	57	79	103
70	23	35	52	71	92
75	20	32	46	64	83
80	18	28	42	57	74
85	16	25	37	51	66
90	15	23	33	46	60

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