Sumo Deadlift

Sumo Deadlift Standards (lb)

The average Sumo Deadlift is 370 lb for men and 209 lb for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Sumo Deadlift strength standards are based on 852,835 lifts by Strength Level users from 2018 to 2026. More...
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Male Sumo Deadlift Standards (lb)

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Strength LevelWeight
Beginner 198 lb
Novice 275 lb
Intermediate 370 lb
Advanced 478 lb
Elite 594 lb

How much should I be able to Sumo Deadlift? (lb)

What is the average Sumo Deadlift? The average Sumo Deadlift weight for a male lifter is 370 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Sumo Deadlift? Male beginners should aim to lift 198 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

BWBeg.Nov.Int.Adv.Elite
110 124 178 247 326 412
120 140 198 270 352 441
130 156 217 292 377 469
140 172 235 313 401 496
150 187 253 333 424 522
160 201 270 353 446 546
170 216 287 372 468 570
180 230 303 390 488 592
190 244 318 408 508 614
200 257 334 425 527 635
210 270 349 442 546 655
220 283 363 458 564 675
230 295 377 474 581 694
240 307 391 489 598 713
250 319 404 504 615 731
260 331 417 518 631 748
270 342 430 533 647 765
280 353 442 547 662 782
290 364 455 560 677 798
300 375 467 573 691 814
310 385 478 586 706 830

How many sets and reps of Sumo Deadlift should I do?

These are the most popular Sumo Deadlift workouts done by male lifters:

3x5 14%
5x5 7%
3x8 6%
3x10 5%
4x5 5%
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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 Sumo Deadlift strength standards

Strength Level analysed 222,304 qualifying results from 852,835 community lifts to produce our Sumo Deadlift strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts 852,835
Qualifying results 222,304
Male results 177,012
Female results 45,292
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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.

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