What is a good deadlift?

It depends on bodyweight and sex — that's the whole point of a standards table. As a single anchor: a typical 83 kg (183 lb) man deadlifts 220 kg (485 lb) as a raw competitor, while the median 83 kg gym-goer deadlifts 151 kg (335 lb). Find your exact row above.

What's the difference between the two tables?

The recreational tables (StrengthLevel) answer "is my lift normal for someone who goes to the gym." The competitive tables (OpenPowerlifting) answer "where would I place at a powerlifting meet." The same lift usually ranks higher against gym-goers than against competitors — though the gap narrows, and at the elite tail can flip, because the gym-log data is self-reported and skews strong.

Are these standards in kg or lb?

Both — every cell shows kg with the lb equivalent. The underlying data is metric (the IPF and OpenPowerlifting record in kg); lb is rounded to the nearest 5 the way gym loads are actually plated.

Where does the data come from?

Competitive figures are real OpenPowerlifting meet results (CC0, snapshot 2026-05-16). Recreational figures are StrengthLevel's self-reported gym logs. Nothing is modelled or invented — every number is a percentile from the underlying sample. Method at /method.

Deadlift strength standards

What's an average, good, or elite deadlift? The full standard by bodyweight and sex — from real gym-goer and competition data, in kg and lb. A typical 83 kg man deadlifts around 151 kg (335 lb).

Updated 2026-06-16 · OpenPowerlifting + StrengthLevel data

Deadlift standards by bodyweight — men recreational gym-goers

Beginner to elite by bodyweight, from StrengthLevel's 153 million+ self-reported gym-log lifts. Click a bodyweight for the full breakdown plus the competitive percentile.

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
53 kg	4495 lb	65145 lb	93205 lb	125275 lb	160355 lb
59 kg	51110 lb	74165 lb	103225 lb	137300 lb	174385 lb
66 kg	66145 lb	92205 lb	124275 lb	160355 lb	200440 lb
74 kg	73160 lb	100220 lb	133295 lb	171375 lb	212465 lb
83 kg	86190 lb	116255 lb	151335 lb	192425 lb	235520 lb
93 kg	99220 lb	131290 lb	168370 lb	211465 lb	256565 lb
105 kg	117260 lb	151335 lb	192425 lb	237520 lb	284625 lb
120 kg	134295 lb	171375 lb	213470 lb	261575 lb	311685 lb
140 kg+	155340 lb	194430 lb	240530 lb	290640 lb	342755 lb

Deadlift standards by bodyweight — women recreational gym-goers

Bodyweight	Beginner	Novice	Intermediate	Advanced	Elite
43 kg	2455 lb	4090 lb	62135 lb	89195 lb	118260 lb
47 kg	2760 lb	45100 lb	68150 lb	95210 lb	126280 lb
52 kg	3170 lb	49110 lb	73160 lb	102225 lb	133295 lb
57 kg	3475 lb	53115 lb	78170 lb	107235 lb	140310 lb
63 kg	3780 lb	57125 lb	83185 lb	113250 lb	146320 lb
69 kg	4090 lb	61135 lb	87190 lb	118260 lb	152335 lb
76 kg	45100 lb	67150 lb	95210 lb	127280 lb	163360 lb
84 kg	48105 lb	71155 lb	99220 lb	132290 lb	168370 lb
120 kg+	66145 lb	92205 lb	124275 lb	161355 lb	200440 lb

Competitive deadlift percentiles — men OpenPowerlifting raw

Where a raw competitor lands at a sanctioned meet, by bodyweight class. The middle column is the median competitor; the right columns are the national- and world-level tails.

Bodyweight	Median	Top 25%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
53 kg	105230 lb	137.5305 lb	167.5370 lb	182.5400 lb	201445 lb
59 kg	160355 lb	191420 lb	215475 lb	230505 lb	252.5555 lb
66 kg	185410 lb	212.5470 lb	235520 lb	250550 lb	280615 lb
74 kg	200440 lb	227.5500 lb	250550 lb	265585 lb	292.5645 lb
83 kg	220485 lb	245540 lb	270595 lb	285630 lb	312.7690 lb
93 kg	230505 lb	260575 lb	282.5625 lb	300660 lb	328.6725 lb
105 kg	240530 lb	270595 lb	300660 lb	312.5690 lb	342.5755 lb
120 kg	250550 lb	280615 lb	308680 lb	325715 lb	357.5790 lb
140 kg+	254560 lb	290640 lb	320705 lb	337.9745 lb	370815 lb

Competitive deadlift percentiles — women OpenPowerlifting raw

Bodyweight	Median	Top 25%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
43 kg	75165 lb	93205 lb	112.5250 lb	122.5270 lb	140.1310 lb
47 kg	105230 lb	127.5280 lb	147.5325 lb	157.5345 lb	171375 lb
52 kg	115255 lb	135300 lb	155340 lb	165365 lb	182.5400 lb
57 kg	125275 lb	145320 lb	162.5360 lb	172.5380 lb	192.6425 lb
63 kg	132.5290 lb	152.5335 lb	170375 lb	182.5400 lb	202.5445 lb
69 kg	140310 lb	160355 lb	177.5390 lb	190420 lb	210.3465 lb
76 kg	142.5315 lb	165365 lb	185410 lb	200440 lb	220485 lb
84 kg	145320 lb	167.5370 lb	190420 lb	202.5445 lb	230505 lb
120 kg+	147.5325 lb	170375 lb	192.5425 lb	205450 lb	235520 lb

These are dead-stop pulls; raw competition allows both conventional and sumo stance on the same scoreboard, so the standard pools them. Dead-stop is the meet standard — touch-and-go reps use the stretch reflex off the floor and read higher than a competition pull. Vanderburgh & Batterham 1999 is why the deadlift standard climbs with bodyweight while strength-per-kilo falls (PMID 10613442).

FAQ

What is a good deadlift?: It depends on bodyweight and sex — that's the whole point of a standards table. As a single anchor: a typical 83 kg (183 lb) man deadlifts 220 kg (485 lb) as a raw competitor, while the median 83 kg gym-goer deadlifts 151 kg (335 lb). Find your exact row above.
What's the difference between the two tables?: The recreational tables (StrengthLevel) answer "is my lift normal for someone who goes to the gym." The competitive tables (OpenPowerlifting) answer "where would I place at a powerlifting meet." The same lift usually ranks higher against gym-goers than against competitors — though the gap narrows, and at the elite tail can flip, because the gym-log data is self-reported and skews strong.
Are these standards in kg or lb?: Both — every cell shows kg with the lb equivalent. The underlying data is metric (the IPF and OpenPowerlifting record in kg); lb is rounded to the nearest 5 the way gym loads are actually plated.
Where does the data come from?: Competitive figures are real OpenPowerlifting meet results (CC0, snapshot 2026-05-16). Recreational figures are StrengthLevel's self-reported gym logs. Nothing is modelled or invented — every number is a percentile from the underlying sample. Method at /method.

Competitive figures: OpenPowerlifting (public competition meet data (CC0), snapshot 2026-05-16, CC0). Recreational figures: StrengthLevel (153 million+ self-reported gym-log lifts; self-reported). Full method at /method. Check your own lift on the percentile calculator.