Squat Standards

Measured in kg

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

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Weight Unit

Pounds (lb)

Kilograms (kg)

Our community Squat standards are based on 21,902,240 lifts by Strength Level users

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Female

Male

Male Squat Standards (kg)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	64 kg
Novice	93 kg
Intermediate	130 kg
Advanced	173 kg
Elite	219 kg

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.75x
Novice	1.25x
Intermediate	1.50x
Advanced	2.25x
Elite	2.75x

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

What is the average Squat? The average Squat weight for a male lifter is 130 kg (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Squat? Male beginners should aim to lift 64 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	33	52	76	104	136
55	40	60	86	116	149
60	47	68	95	127	161
65	53	76	104	137	173
70	59	83	113	147	184
75	66	91	122	157	195
80	72	98	130	166	205
85	78	105	138	175	215
90	83	112	146	184	225
95	89	118	153	192	234
100	95	125	160	201	243
105	100	131	168	209	252
110	106	137	174	216	260
115	111	143	181	224	269
120	116	149	188	231	277
125	121	155	194	238	284
130	126	160	201	245	292
135	131	166	207	252	299
140	136	171	213	259	307

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	55	80	111	147	187
20	62	91	127	168	214
25	64	93	130	173	219
30	64	93	130	173	219
35	64	93	130	173	219
40	64	93	130	173	219
45	61	89	123	164	208
50	57	83	116	154	195
55	53	77	107	142	180
60	48	70	98	130	165
65	44	63	88	117	149
70	39	57	79	105	134
75	35	51	71	94	119
80	31	46	63	84	107
85	28	41	57	75	96
90	25	37	51	68	86

How many sets and reps of Squat should I do?

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

5x5 22%

3x5 19%

3x10 5%

3x8 5%

4x5 4%

3x6 3%

4x8 3%

4x10 3%

2x5 3%

6x5 2%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	5	5	22%	26200
2	3	5	19%	22085
3	3	10	5%	6353
4	3	8	5%	5738
5	4	5	4%	5141
6	3	6	3%	3754
7	4	8	3%	3514
8	4	10	3%	3128
9	2	5	3%	3060
10	6	5	2%	2825

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Female

Female Squat Standards (kg)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	30 kg
Novice	48 kg
Intermediate	73 kg
Advanced	103 kg
Elite	136 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 Squat? (kg)

What is the average Squat? The average Squat weight for a female lifter is 73 kg (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Squat? Female beginners should aim to lift 30 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	17	31	51	75	101
45	20	36	56	81	109
50	23	39	61	87	115
55	26	43	65	92	122
60	29	47	70	97	128
65	32	50	74	102	133
70	34	53	78	106	138
75	37	56	81	111	143
80	39	59	85	115	148
85	41	62	88	119	152
90	44	65	91	123	157
95	46	68	95	126	161
100	48	70	98	130	165
105	50	73	101	133	169
110	52	75	103	136	172
115	54	77	106	140	176
120	56	80	109	143	179

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	25	41	62	88	116
20	29	47	71	100	132
25	30	48	73	103	136
30	30	48	73	103	136
35	30	48	73	103	136
40	30	48	73	103	136
45	28	46	69	97	129
50	26	43	65	92	121
55	24	40	60	85	112
60	22	36	55	77	102
65	20	33	50	70	92
70	18	29	44	63	83
75	16	26	40	56	74
80	14	24	36	50	66
85	13	21	32	45	59
90	12	19	29	40	54

How many sets and reps of Squat should I do?

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

5x5 16%

3x5 12%

3x10 7%

3x8 5%

4x10 4%

4x5 4%

4x8 4%

3x6 3%

3x12 2%

6x5 2%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	5	5	16%	3905
2	3	5	12%	3003
3	3	10	7%	1701
4	3	8	5%	1175
5	4	10	4%	1019
6	4	5	4%	961
7	4	8	4%	941
8	3	6	3%	678
9	3	12	2%	600
10	6	5	2%	577

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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.

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	33	52	76	104	136
55	40	60	86	116	149
60	47	68	95	127	161
65	53	76	104	137	173
70	59	83	113	147	184
75	66	91	122	157	195
80	72	98	130	166	205
85	78	105	138	175	215
90	83	112	146	184	225
95	89	118	153	192	234
100	95	125	160	201	243
105	100	131	168	209	252
110	106	137	174	216	260
115	111	143	181	224	269
120	116	149	188	231	277
125	121	155	194	238	284
130	126	160	201	245	292
135	131	166	207	252	299
140	136	171	213	259	307

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	55	80	111	147	187
20	62	91	127	168	214
25	64	93	130	173	219
30	64	93	130	173	219
35	64	93	130	173	219
40	64	93	130	173	219
45	61	89	123	164	208
50	57	83	116	154	195
55	53	77	107	142	180
60	48	70	98	130	165
65	44	63	88	117	149
70	39	57	79	105	134
75	35	51	71	94	119
80	31	46	63	84	107
85	28	41	57	75	96
90	25	37	51	68	86

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	17	31	51	75	101
45	20	36	56	81	109
50	23	39	61	87	115
55	26	43	65	92	122
60	29	47	70	97	128
65	32	50	74	102	133
70	34	53	78	106	138
75	37	56	81	111	143
80	39	59	85	115	148
85	41	62	88	119	152
90	44	65	91	123	157
95	46	68	95	126	161
100	48	70	98	130	165
105	50	73	101	133	169
110	52	75	103	136	172
115	54	77	106	140	176
120	56	80	109	143	179

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	25	41	62	88	116
20	29	47	71	100	132
25	30	48	73	103	136
30	30	48	73	103	136
35	30	48	73	103	136
40	30	48	73	103	136
45	28	46	69	97	129
50	26	43	65	92	121
55	24	40	60	85	112
60	22	36	55	77	102
65	20	33	50	70	92
70	18	29	44	63	83
75	16	26	40	56	74
80	14	24	36	50	66
85	13	21	32	45	59
90	12	19	29	40	54

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	33	52	76	104	136
55	40	60	86	116	149
60	47	68	95	127	161
65	53	76	104	137	173
70	59	83	113	147	184
75	66	91	122	157	195
80	72	98	130	166	205
85	78	105	138	175	215
90	83	112	146	184	225
95	89	118	153	192	234
100	95	125	160	201	243
105	100	131	168	209	252
110	106	137	174	216	260
115	111	143	181	224	269
120	116	149	188	231	277
125	121	155	194	238	284
130	126	160	201	245	292
135	131	166	207	252	299
140	136	171	213	259	307

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	55	80	111	147	187
20	62	91	127	168	214
25	64	93	130	173	219
30	64	93	130	173	219
35	64	93	130	173	219
40	64	93	130	173	219
45	61	89	123	164	208
50	57	83	116	154	195
55	53	77	107	142	180
60	48	70	98	130	165
65	44	63	88	117	149
70	39	57	79	105	134
75	35	51	71	94	119
80	31	46	63	84	107
85	28	41	57	75	96
90	25	37	51	68	86

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	17	31	51	75	101
45	20	36	56	81	109
50	23	39	61	87	115
55	26	43	65	92	122
60	29	47	70	97	128
65	32	50	74	102	133
70	34	53	78	106	138
75	37	56	81	111	143
80	39	59	85	115	148
85	41	62	88	119	152
90	44	65	91	123	157
95	46	68	95	126	161
100	48	70	98	130	165
105	50	73	101	133	169
110	52	75	103	136	172
115	54	77	106	140	176
120	56	80	109	143	179

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	25	41	62	88	116
20	29	47	71	100	132
25	30	48	73	103	136
30	30	48	73	103	136
35	30	48	73	103	136
40	30	48	73	103	136
45	28	46	69	97	129
50	26	43	65	92	121
55	24	40	60	85	112
60	22	36	55	77	102
65	20	33	50	70	92
70	18	29	44	63	83
75	16	26	40	56	74
80	14	24	36	50	66
85	13	21	32	45	59
90	12	19	29	40	54

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
50	33	52	76	104	136
55	40	60	86	116	149
60	47	68	95	127	161
65	53	76	104	137	173
70	59	83	113	147	184
75	66	91	122	157	195
80	72	98	130	166	205
85	78	105	138	175	215
90	83	112	146	184	225
95	89	118	153	192	234
100	95	125	160	201	243
105	100	131	168	209	252
110	106	137	174	216	260
115	111	143	181	224	269
120	116	149	188	231	277
125	121	155	194	238	284
130	126	160	201	245	292
135	131	166	207	252	299
140	136	171	213	259	307

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	55	80	111	147	187
20	62	91	127	168	214
25	64	93	130	173	219
30	64	93	130	173	219
35	64	93	130	173	219
40	64	93	130	173	219
45	61	89	123	164	208
50	57	83	116	154	195
55	53	77	107	142	180
60	48	70	98	130	165
65	44	63	88	117	149
70	39	57	79	105	134
75	35	51	71	94	119
80	31	46	63	84	107
85	28	41	57	75	96
90	25	37	51	68	86

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
40	17	31	51	75	101
45	20	36	56	81	109
50	23	39	61	87	115
55	26	43	65	92	122
60	29	47	70	97	128
65	32	50	74	102	133
70	34	53	78	106	138
75	37	56	81	111	143
80	39	59	85	115	148
85	41	62	88	119	152
90	44	65	91	123	157
95	46	68	95	126	161
100	48	70	98	130	165
105	50	73	101	133	169
110	52	75	103	136	172
115	54	77	106	140	176
120	56	80	109	143	179

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	25	41	62	88	116
20	29	47	71	100	132
25	30	48	73	103	136
30	30	48	73	103	136
35	30	48	73	103	136
40	30	48	73	103	136
45	28	46	69	97	129
50	26	43	65	92	121
55	24	40	60	85	112
60	22	36	55	77	102
65	20	33	50	70	92
70	18	29	44	63	83
75	16	26	40	56	74
80	14	24	36	50	66
85	13	21	32	45	59
90	12	19	29	40	54