Average powerlifting total by age
Compare squat + bench + deadlift totals at competition ages 18–70, by bodyweight class and sex. “Average” here means the median recorded raw meet total, not the arithmetic mean or a target for everyone your age.
OpenPowerlifting records a median powerlifting total of 572.5 kg (1260 lb) at age 25 versus 463.5 kg (1020 lb) at age 60 for 83 kg men in raw meet results.
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Median powerlifting total by age — men
Each cell is the median recorded powerlifting total at that exact competition age and bodyweight class, from 6,881 raw meet results across the shown cells. A dash means fewer than 30 meet results at that age and class — the table fails closed rather than publishing noise. n counts entries, not unique people.
| Age | 66 kg 146 lb | 74 kg 163 lb | 83 kg 183 lb | 93 kg 205 lb | 105 kg 231 lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 445980 lb | 4951090 lb | 517.51140 lb | 563.81245 lb | 5701255 lb |
| 20 | 493.81090 lb | 508.81120 lb | 552.51220 lb | 587.51295 lb | 6101345 lb |
| 25 | 4851070 lb | 5451200 lb | 572.51260 lb | 6101345 lb | 6351400 lb |
| 30 | 5001100 lb | 531.31170 lb | 582.51285 lb | 601.31325 lb | 6351400 lb |
| 35 | — | 5201145 lb | 5601235 lb | 572.51260 lb | 622.51370 lb |
| 40 | — | 457.51010 lb | 5301170 lb | 6111345 lb | 602.51330 lb |
| 45 | — | — | 507.51120 lb | 552.51220 lb | 572.51260 lb |
| 50 | — | — | 474.31045 lb | 537.51185 lb | 5501215 lb |
| 55 | — | — | — | 5251155 lb | 562.51240 lb |
| 60 | — | — | 463.51020 lb | 494.71090 lb | 5501215 lb |
Median powerlifting total by age — women
The same exact-age medians for five women's classes from 52 to 76 kg, from 2,651 raw meet results. Women's meet participation skews younger, so the honest table is shorter — dashes mark ages the data cannot support.
| Age | 52 kg 115 lb | 57 kg 126 lb | 63 kg 139 lb | 69 kg 152 lb | 76 kg 168 lb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 280615 lb | 287.5635 lb | 300.3660 lb | 336.6740 lb | 342.5755 lb |
| 20 | 296655 lb | 317.5700 lb | 320705 lb | 340750 lb | 347.5765 lb |
| 25 | 302.5665 lb | 320705 lb | 350770 lb | 340750 lb | 371820 lb |
| 30 | — | 307.5680 lb | 337.5745 lb | 345760 lb | 366.3810 lb |
| 35 | 267.5590 lb | 307.8680 lb | 297.5655 lb | 331.3730 lb | 338.8745 lb |
| 40 | — | 285630 lb | 330730 lb | 337.5745 lb | 330730 lb |
| 45 | — | — | 292.5645 lb | 340750 lb | 318.8705 lb |
| 50 | — | — | — | 311.3685 lb | 302.5665 lb |
Read the row for your age and class
Find your sex, then your competition age and bodyweight class. At age 25, the men's 83 kg median is 572.5 kg (1260 lb) from 356 entries; the women's 63 kg median is 350 kg (770 lb) at age 25 from 128 entries. These are separate comparisons, not interchangeable targets.
A dash is missing evidence, not zero strength. If your exact age is not shown, enter your total and age in rankings; it names any broader cohort used when the exact group is too small. Save the result there to compare future sessions. For an all-ages view, use total standards by bodyweight.
This is a snapshot across competitors, not a forecast of your aging. Each age contains different entrants, with different training histories. An older group's lower median does not measure how much an individual lifter will lose.
When is the total strongest?
In the 83 kg men's class the highest median in these tables sits at age 30 (582.5 kg (1285 lb)). Adjusted for bodyweight across every class, the DOTS median over 441,789 exact-age raw full-power meet results peaks at age 28 for men and 23 for women, and by age 60 sits about 21% and 22% below those peaks. Map your own result onto that curve with the strength age calculator.
The total is squat + bench + deadlift from a sanctioned raw full-power meet. Comparing totals across bodyweights isn't apples-to-apples — a heavier lifter totals more in absolute terms — so federations score across weight classes with coefficients (DOTS, IPF GoodLift). The percentile column here already normalises for bodyweight within each class.
FAQ
- What is an average powerlifting total for a 40-year-old?
- In raw OpenPowerlifting meet results, the median for an 83 kg man at age 40 is 530 kg (1170 lb), and for a 63 kg woman at age 40 it is 330 kg (730 lb). Bodyweight moves these medians more than a few years of age does — read your own class in the tables above.
- At what age is the powerlifting total strongest?
- In these tables the 83 kg men's median peaks at age 30 with 582.5 kg (1285 lb). Bodyweight-adjusted, the DOTS median across all classes peaks at age 28 for men and 23 for women and declines roughly 21% and 22% by age 60.
- Why do some ages show a dash?
- A dash is a cell with fewer than 30 recorded meet results at that exact age and bodyweight class. Publishing a median from a thinner cell would be noise, so the table fails closed instead. n counts meet-result entries, not unique people.
- Do these averages describe everyone who trains the powerlifting total?
- No. Every number is the median of recorded raw OpenPowerlifting meet results at an exact competition age — people who entered a sanctioned meet. This dataset cannot establish gym or general-population averages; treat the numbers as competition medians.
- Do these numbers predict how my total will change as I get older?
- No. The age groups contain different meet entrants. The tables do not follow one person over time or control for training history, participation or selection. Use your own saved results to track your progress.
Figures: OpenPowerlifting (public competition meet data (CC0), dataset date 2026-05-10). Cell n is a meet-result count, not a unique-person count. Full method at /method. Check your own lift on the percentile calculator.