Squat

Squat Standards (kg)

The average Squat is 131 kg for men and 76 kg for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

Male Squat Standards (kg)

Entire Community

Strength LevelWeight
Beginner 66 kg
Novice 95 kg
Intermediate 131 kg
Advanced 173 kg
Elite 219 kg

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

What is the average Squat? The average Squat weight for a male lifter is 131 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 66 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
50 36 55 78 106 137
55 43 63 88 118 150
60 49 71 98 129 162
65 56 79 107 139 174
70 62 86 116 149 185
75 69 94 124 159 196
80 75 101 132 168 206
85 81 108 140 177 216
90 87 115 148 186 226
95 93 121 156 194 235
100 98 128 163 203 244
105 104 134 170 211 253
110 109 140 177 218 261
115 115 147 184 226 270
120 120 152 191 233 278
125 125 158 197 240 285
130 130 164 203 247 293
135 135 169 209 254 300
140 140 175 215 261 307

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%

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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 Squat strength standards

Strength Level analysed 7,039,938 qualifying results from 24,988,444 community lifts to produce our Squat strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts 24,988,444
Qualifying results 7,039,938
Male results 6,014,970
Female results 1,024,968
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Qualifying results are retained after checks for implausible data, duplicates, and unusual or automated submission patterns. Learn more about qualifying results.