Sumo Squat Standards (lb)

The average Sumo Squat is 225 lb for men and 99 lb for women (1RM). Compare your one-rep max lift by bodyweight and age below.

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Our Sumo Squat strength standards are based on 112,642 lifts by Strength Level users from 2020 to 2026. More...

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Female

Male

Male Sumo Squat Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	51 lb
Novice	121 lb
Intermediate	225 lb
Advanced	361 lb
Elite	521 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.25x
Novice	0.75x
Intermediate	1.25x
Advanced	2.25x
Elite	3.00x

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

What is the average Sumo Squat? The average Sumo Squat weight for a male lifter is 225 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Sumo Squat? Male beginners should aim to lift 51 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	15	56	125	222	340
120	22	68	143	246	370
130	30	81	161	269	398
140	37	93	178	291	425
150	45	105	195	313	451
160	53	118	212	334	476
170	62	130	228	354	500
180	70	142	244	374	524
190	78	154	260	393	546
200	87	165	275	412	568
210	95	177	289	430	589
220	104	188	304	447	610
230	112	199	318	464	630
240	120	210	332	481	649
250	128	221	345	497	668
260	136	232	359	513	686
270	145	242	372	529	704
280	153	253	384	544	722
290	160	263	397	559	739
300	168	273	409	573	756
310	176	283	421	588	772

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	44	103	192	308	445
20	50	117	219	352	508
25	51	121	225	361	521
30	51	121	225	361	521
35	51	121	225	361	521
40	51	121	225	361	521
45	48	114	213	342	494
50	45	107	199	320	462
55	42	99	184	295	426
60	38	90	168	270	389
65	35	81	152	244	352
70	31	73	137	220	317
75	28	66	123	197	284
80	25	59	110	176	254
85	22	53	98	158	228
90	20	47	88	142	205

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

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

3x10 21%

3x12 13%

4x12 8%

3x8 7%

4x10 4%

3x15 3%

5x10 3%

4x8 3%

3x20 3%

2x12 2%

3x5 2%

2x20 2%

6x10 2%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	21%	71
2	3	12	13%	45
3	4	12	8%	27
4	3	8	7%	23
5	4	10	4%	12
6	3	15	3%	11
6	5	10	3%	11
8	4	8	3%	10
9	3	20	3%	9
10	2	12	2%	8
10	3	5	2%	8
10	2	20	2%	8
10	6	10	2%	8

Female

Female Sumo Squat Standards (lb)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	27 lb
Novice	57 lb
Intermediate	99 lb
Advanced	153 lb
Elite	215 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.25x
Novice	0.50x
Intermediate	0.75x
Advanced	1.00x
Elite	1.50x

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

What is the average Sumo Squat? The average Sumo Squat weight for a female lifter is 99 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Sumo Squat? Female beginners should aim to lift 27 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	20	46	84	134	192
100	22	48	88	138	197
110	23	51	91	142	202
120	25	53	94	146	207
130	26	55	97	150	211
140	28	57	99	153	215
150	29	59	102	156	219
160	30	61	104	159	222
170	32	63	107	162	225
180	33	64	109	165	229
190	34	66	111	167	232
200	35	68	113	169	234
210	36	69	115	172	237
220	37	70	116	174	240
230	38	72	118	176	242
240	39	73	120	178	245
250	40	74	121	180	247
260	41	76	123	182	249

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	23	48	84	130	183
20	26	55	96	149	210
25	27	57	99	153	215
30	27	57	99	153	215
35	27	57	99	153	215
40	27	57	99	153	215
45	26	54	94	145	204
50	24	50	87	135	190
55	22	46	81	125	176
60	20	42	74	114	160
65	18	38	67	103	145
70	17	34	60	93	131
75	15	31	54	83	117
80	13	28	48	75	105
85	12	25	43	67	94
90	11	22	39	60	84

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

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

3x10 18%

4x10 9%

3x8 9%

4x8 8%

4x12 7%

3x12 7%

3x20 3%

3x15 3%

4x15 3%

2x10 2%

3x5 2%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	18%	72
2	4	10	9%	37
3	3	8	9%	36
4	4	8	8%	33
5	4	12	7%	30
5	3	12	7%	30
7	3	20	3%	13
8	3	15	3%	12
9	4	15	3%	11
10	2	10	2%	10
10	3	5	2%	10

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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 Sumo Squat strength standards

Strength Level analysed 9,049 qualifying results from 112,642 community lifts to produce our Sumo Squat strength standards. We will continue to update them as more community data becomes available. See our standards timeline.

Community lifts	112,642
Qualifying results	9,049
Male results	4,587
Female results	4,462
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
110	15	56	125	222	340
120	22	68	143	246	370
130	30	81	161	269	398
140	37	93	178	291	425
150	45	105	195	313	451
160	53	118	212	334	476
170	62	130	228	354	500
180	70	142	244	374	524
190	78	154	260	393	546
200	87	165	275	412	568
210	95	177	289	430	589
220	104	188	304	447	610
230	112	199	318	464	630
240	120	210	332	481	649
250	128	221	345	497	668
260	136	232	359	513	686
270	145	242	372	529	704
280	153	253	384	544	722
290	160	263	397	559	739
300	168	273	409	573	756
310	176	283	421	588	772

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	44	103	192	308	445
20	50	117	219	352	508
25	51	121	225	361	521
30	51	121	225	361	521
35	51	121	225	361	521
40	51	121	225	361	521
45	48	114	213	342	494
50	45	107	199	320	462
55	42	99	184	295	426
60	38	90	168	270	389
65	35	81	152	244	352
70	31	73	137	220	317
75	28	66	123	197	284
80	25	59	110	176	254
85	22	53	98	158	228
90	20	47	88	142	205

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	21%	71
2	3	12	13%	45
3	4	12	8%	27
4	3	8	7%	23
5	4	10	4%	12
6	3	15	3%	11
6	5	10	3%	11
8	4	8	3%	10
9	3	20	3%	9
10	2	12	2%	8
10	3	5	2%	8
10	2	20	2%	8
10	6	10	2%	8

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	20	46	84	134	192
100	22	48	88	138	197
110	23	51	91	142	202
120	25	53	94	146	207
130	26	55	97	150	211
140	28	57	99	153	215
150	29	59	102	156	219
160	30	61	104	159	222
170	32	63	107	162	225
180	33	64	109	165	229
190	34	66	111	167	232
200	35	68	113	169	234
210	36	69	115	172	237
220	37	70	116	174	240
230	38	72	118	176	242
240	39	73	120	178	245
250	40	74	121	180	247
260	41	76	123	182	249

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	23	48	84	130	183
20	26	55	96	149	210
25	27	57	99	153	215
30	27	57	99	153	215
35	27	57	99	153	215
40	27	57	99	153	215
45	26	54	94	145	204
50	24	50	87	135	190
55	22	46	81	125	176
60	20	42	74	114	160
65	18	38	67	103	145
70	17	34	60	93	131
75	15	31	54	83	117
80	13	28	48	75	105
85	12	25	43	67	94
90	11	22	39	60	84

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	18%	72
2	4	10	9%	37
3	3	8	9%	36
4	4	8	8%	33
5	4	12	7%	30
5	3	12	7%	30
7	3	20	3%	13
8	3	15	3%	12
9	4	15	3%	11
10	2	10	2%	10
10	3	5	2%	10

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	15	56	125	222	340
120	22	68	143	246	370
130	30	81	161	269	398
140	37	93	178	291	425
150	45	105	195	313	451
160	53	118	212	334	476
170	62	130	228	354	500
180	70	142	244	374	524
190	78	154	260	393	546
200	87	165	275	412	568
210	95	177	289	430	589
220	104	188	304	447	610
230	112	199	318	464	630
240	120	210	332	481	649
250	128	221	345	497	668
260	136	232	359	513	686
270	145	242	372	529	704
280	153	253	384	544	722
290	160	263	397	559	739
300	168	273	409	573	756
310	176	283	421	588	772

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	44	103	192	308	445
20	50	117	219	352	508
25	51	121	225	361	521
30	51	121	225	361	521
35	51	121	225	361	521
40	51	121	225	361	521
45	48	114	213	342	494
50	45	107	199	320	462
55	42	99	184	295	426
60	38	90	168	270	389
65	35	81	152	244	352
70	31	73	137	220	317
75	28	66	123	197	284
80	25	59	110	176	254
85	22	53	98	158	228
90	20	47	88	142	205

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	21%	71
2	3	12	13%	45
3	4	12	8%	27
4	3	8	7%	23
5	4	10	4%	12
6	3	15	3%	11
6	5	10	3%	11
8	4	8	3%	10
9	3	20	3%	9
10	2	12	2%	8
10	3	5	2%	8
10	2	20	2%	8
10	6	10	2%	8

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	20	46	84	134	192
100	22	48	88	138	197
110	23	51	91	142	202
120	25	53	94	146	207
130	26	55	97	150	211
140	28	57	99	153	215
150	29	59	102	156	219
160	30	61	104	159	222
170	32	63	107	162	225
180	33	64	109	165	229
190	34	66	111	167	232
200	35	68	113	169	234
210	36	69	115	172	237
220	37	70	116	174	240
230	38	72	118	176	242
240	39	73	120	178	245
250	40	74	121	180	247
260	41	76	123	182	249

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	23	48	84	130	183
20	26	55	96	149	210
25	27	57	99	153	215
30	27	57	99	153	215
35	27	57	99	153	215
40	27	57	99	153	215
45	26	54	94	145	204
50	24	50	87	135	190
55	22	46	81	125	176
60	20	42	74	114	160
65	18	38	67	103	145
70	17	34	60	93	131
75	15	31	54	83	117
80	13	28	48	75	105
85	12	25	43	67	94
90	11	22	39	60	84

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	18%	72
2	4	10	9%	37
3	3	8	9%	36
4	4	8	8%	33
5	4	12	7%	30
5	3	12	7%	30
7	3	20	3%	13
8	3	15	3%	12
9	4	15	3%	11
10	2	10	2%	10
10	3	5	2%	10

Sumo Squat Standards (lb)

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Male Sumo Squat Standards (lb)

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

Female

Female Sumo Squat Standards (lb)

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By Bodyweight

By Age

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

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What do the strength standards mean?

Data behind the Sumo Squat strength standards

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BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	15	56	125	222	340
120	22	68	143	246	370
130	30	81	161	269	398
140	37	93	178	291	425
150	45	105	195	313	451
160	53	118	212	334	476
170	62	130	228	354	500
180	70	142	244	374	524
190	78	154	260	393	546
200	87	165	275	412	568
210	95	177	289	430	589
220	104	188	304	447	610
230	112	199	318	464	630
240	120	210	332	481	649
250	128	221	345	497	668
260	136	232	359	513	686
270	145	242	372	529	704
280	153	253	384	544	722
290	160	263	397	559	739
300	168	273	409	573	756
310	176	283	421	588	772

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	44	103	192	308	445
20	50	117	219	352	508
25	51	121	225	361	521
30	51	121	225	361	521
35	51	121	225	361	521
40	51	121	225	361	521
45	48	114	213	342	494
50	45	107	199	320	462
55	42	99	184	295	426
60	38	90	168	270	389
65	35	81	152	244	352
70	31	73	137	220	317
75	28	66	123	197	284
80	25	59	110	176	254
85	22	53	98	158	228
90	20	47	88	142	205

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	21%	71
2	3	12	13%	45
3	4	12	8%	27
4	3	8	7%	23
5	4	10	4%	12
6	3	15	3%	11
6	5	10	3%	11
8	4	8	3%	10
9	3	20	3%	9
10	2	12	2%	8
10	3	5	2%	8
10	2	20	2%	8
10	6	10	2%	8

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	20	46	84	134	192
100	22	48	88	138	197
110	23	51	91	142	202
120	25	53	94	146	207
130	26	55	97	150	211
140	28	57	99	153	215
150	29	59	102	156	219
160	30	61	104	159	222
170	32	63	107	162	225
180	33	64	109	165	229
190	34	66	111	167	232
200	35	68	113	169	234
210	36	69	115	172	237
220	37	70	116	174	240
230	38	72	118	176	242
240	39	73	120	178	245
250	40	74	121	180	247
260	41	76	123	182	249

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	23	48	84	130	183
20	26	55	96	149	210
25	27	57	99	153	215
30	27	57	99	153	215
35	27	57	99	153	215
40	27	57	99	153	215
45	26	54	94	145	204
50	24	50	87	135	190
55	22	46	81	125	176
60	20	42	74	114	160
65	18	38	67	103	145
70	17	34	60	93	131
75	15	31	54	83	117
80	13	28	48	75	105
85	12	25	43	67	94
90	11	22	39	60	84

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	18%	72
2	4	10	9%	37
3	3	8	9%	36
4	4	8	8%	33
5	4	12	7%	30
5	3	12	7%	30
7	3	20	3%	13
8	3	15	3%	12
9	4	15	3%	11
10	2	10	2%	10
10	3	5	2%	10