Squat Standards

Measured in lb

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

Exercise

Weight Unit

Pounds (lb)

Kilograms (kg)

Our community Squat standards are based on 21,922,530 lifts by Strength Level users

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Male
Female

Male

Male Squat Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	141 lb
Novice	206 lb
Intermediate	287 lb
Advanced	381 lb
Elite	483 lb

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? (lb)

What is the average Squat? The average Squat weight for a male lifter is 287 lb (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 141 lb (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
110	74	114	167	229	298
120	87	131	187	252	324
130	100	147	206	274	349
140	113	162	224	295	373
150	125	177	242	316	396
160	138	192	259	336	418
170	150	207	276	355	439
180	162	221	292	373	460
190	174	235	308	391	479
200	186	248	323	408	499
210	197	261	338	425	517
220	209	274	353	442	535
230	220	287	367	457	553
240	230	299	381	473	570
250	241	311	395	488	586
260	251	323	408	503	603
270	262	335	421	517	618
280	272	346	434	531	634
290	282	357	446	545	649
300	291	368	459	559	664
310	301	379	470	572	678

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	120	175	244	324	411
20	138	201	279	371	471
25	141	206	287	381	483
30	141	206	287	381	483
35	141	206	287	381	483
40	141	206	287	381	483
45	134	195	272	361	458
50	126	183	255	339	430
55	116	170	236	314	398
60	106	155	216	286	363
65	96	140	195	259	328
70	86	126	175	232	294
75	77	112	156	208	263
80	69	100	140	186	235
85	62	90	125	166	211
90	56	81	113	150	190

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 (lb)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	65 lb
Novice	107 lb
Intermediate	161 lb
Advanced	227 lb
Elite	300 lb

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? (lb)

What is the average Squat? The average Squat weight for a female lifter is 161 lb (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 65 lb (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
90	39	71	114	167	226
100	46	79	124	179	241
110	51	87	134	191	254
120	57	94	143	201	267
130	63	101	152	212	279
140	68	108	160	222	290
150	73	115	168	231	301
160	78	121	175	240	311
170	83	127	183	248	320
180	88	133	190	256	329
190	93	138	196	264	338
200	97	144	203	272	347
210	101	149	209	279	355
220	106	154	215	286	363
230	110	159	221	293	371
240	114	164	227	299	378
250	118	169	232	306	385
260	122	173	238	312	392

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	55	91	137	193	255
20	63	104	157	221	292
25	65	107	161	227	300
30	65	107	161	227	300
35	65	107	161	227	300
40	65	107	161	227	300
45	62	101	153	215	284
50	58	95	143	202	267
55	54	88	133	187	247
60	49	80	121	170	225
65	44	72	109	154	203
70	40	65	98	138	183
75	35	58	88	123	163
80	32	52	78	110	146
85	28	47	70	99	131
90	26	42	63	89	118

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
110	74	114	167	229	298
120	87	131	187	252	324
130	100	147	206	274	349
140	113	162	224	295	373
150	125	177	242	316	396
160	138	192	259	336	418
170	150	207	276	355	439
180	162	221	292	373	460
190	174	235	308	391	479
200	186	248	323	408	499
210	197	261	338	425	517
220	209	274	353	442	535
230	220	287	367	457	553
240	230	299	381	473	570
250	241	311	395	488	586
260	251	323	408	503	603
270	262	335	421	517	618
280	272	346	434	531	634
290	282	357	446	545	649
300	291	368	459	559	664
310	301	379	470	572	678

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	120	175	244	324	411
20	138	201	279	371	471
25	141	206	287	381	483
30	141	206	287	381	483
35	141	206	287	381	483
40	141	206	287	381	483
45	134	195	272	361	458
50	126	183	255	339	430
55	116	170	236	314	398
60	106	155	216	286	363
65	96	140	195	259	328
70	86	126	175	232	294
75	77	112	156	208	263
80	69	100	140	186	235
85	62	90	125	166	211
90	56	81	113	150	190

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	39	71	114	167	226
100	46	79	124	179	241
110	51	87	134	191	254
120	57	94	143	201	267
130	63	101	152	212	279
140	68	108	160	222	290
150	73	115	168	231	301
160	78	121	175	240	311
170	83	127	183	248	320
180	88	133	190	256	329
190	93	138	196	264	338
200	97	144	203	272	347
210	101	149	209	279	355
220	106	154	215	286	363
230	110	159	221	293	371
240	114	164	227	299	378
250	118	169	232	306	385
260	122	173	238	312	392

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	55	91	137	193	255
20	63	104	157	221	292
25	65	107	161	227	300
30	65	107	161	227	300
35	65	107	161	227	300
40	65	107	161	227	300
45	62	101	153	215	284
50	58	95	143	202	267
55	54	88	133	187	247
60	49	80	121	170	225
65	44	72	109	154	203
70	40	65	98	138	183
75	35	58	88	123	163
80	32	52	78	110	146
85	28	47	70	99	131
90	26	42	63	89	118

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	74	114	167	229	298
120	87	131	187	252	324
130	100	147	206	274	349
140	113	162	224	295	373
150	125	177	242	316	396
160	138	192	259	336	418
170	150	207	276	355	439
180	162	221	292	373	460
190	174	235	308	391	479
200	186	248	323	408	499
210	197	261	338	425	517
220	209	274	353	442	535
230	220	287	367	457	553
240	230	299	381	473	570
250	241	311	395	488	586
260	251	323	408	503	603
270	262	335	421	517	618
280	272	346	434	531	634
290	282	357	446	545	649
300	291	368	459	559	664
310	301	379	470	572	678

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	120	175	244	324	411
20	138	201	279	371	471
25	141	206	287	381	483
30	141	206	287	381	483
35	141	206	287	381	483
40	141	206	287	381	483
45	134	195	272	361	458
50	126	183	255	339	430
55	116	170	236	314	398
60	106	155	216	286	363
65	96	140	195	259	328
70	86	126	175	232	294
75	77	112	156	208	263
80	69	100	140	186	235
85	62	90	125	166	211
90	56	81	113	150	190

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	39	71	114	167	226
100	46	79	124	179	241
110	51	87	134	191	254
120	57	94	143	201	267
130	63	101	152	212	279
140	68	108	160	222	290
150	73	115	168	231	301
160	78	121	175	240	311
170	83	127	183	248	320
180	88	133	190	256	329
190	93	138	196	264	338
200	97	144	203	272	347
210	101	149	209	279	355
220	106	154	215	286	363
230	110	159	221	293	371
240	114	164	227	299	378
250	118	169	232	306	385
260	122	173	238	312	392

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	55	91	137	193	255
20	63	104	157	221	292
25	65	107	161	227	300
30	65	107	161	227	300
35	65	107	161	227	300
40	65	107	161	227	300
45	62	101	153	215	284
50	58	95	143	202	267
55	54	88	133	187	247
60	49	80	121	170	225
65	44	72	109	154	203
70	40	65	98	138	183
75	35	58	88	123	163
80	32	52	78	110	146
85	28	47	70	99	131
90	26	42	63	89	118

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	74	114	167	229	298
120	87	131	187	252	324
130	100	147	206	274	349
140	113	162	224	295	373
150	125	177	242	316	396
160	138	192	259	336	418
170	150	207	276	355	439
180	162	221	292	373	460
190	174	235	308	391	479
200	186	248	323	408	499
210	197	261	338	425	517
220	209	274	353	442	535
230	220	287	367	457	553
240	230	299	381	473	570
250	241	311	395	488	586
260	251	323	408	503	603
270	262	335	421	517	618
280	272	346	434	531	634
290	282	357	446	545	649
300	291	368	459	559	664
310	301	379	470	572	678

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	120	175	244	324	411
20	138	201	279	371	471
25	141	206	287	381	483
30	141	206	287	381	483
35	141	206	287	381	483
40	141	206	287	381	483
45	134	195	272	361	458
50	126	183	255	339	430
55	116	170	236	314	398
60	106	155	216	286	363
65	96	140	195	259	328
70	86	126	175	232	294
75	77	112	156	208	263
80	69	100	140	186	235
85	62	90	125	166	211
90	56	81	113	150	190

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	39	71	114	167	226
100	46	79	124	179	241
110	51	87	134	191	254
120	57	94	143	201	267
130	63	101	152	212	279
140	68	108	160	222	290
150	73	115	168	231	301
160	78	121	175	240	311
170	83	127	183	248	320
180	88	133	190	256	329
190	93	138	196	264	338
200	97	144	203	272	347
210	101	149	209	279	355
220	106	154	215	286	363
230	110	159	221	293	371
240	114	164	227	299	378
250	118	169	232	306	385
260	122	173	238	312	392

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	55	91	137	193	255
20	63	104	157	221	292
25	65	107	161	227	300
30	65	107	161	227	300
35	65	107	161	227	300
40	65	107	161	227	300
45	62	101	153	215	284
50	58	95	143	202	267
55	54	88	133	187	247
60	49	80	121	170	225
65	44	72	109	154	203
70	40	65	98	138	183
75	35	58	88	123	163
80	32	52	78	110	146
85	28	47	70	99	131
90	26	42	63	89	118