Deadlift standards for a 120 kg+ super-heavyweight woman
The median gym-goer at this bodyweight deadlifts 124 kg (275 lb); an advanced lifter 161 kg (355 lb). Among raw competitors the median lifter deadlifts 147.5 kg (325 lb) and the top 10% reach 192.5 kg (425 lb) — all from real data, in kg and lb.
Average deadlift for a 120 kg woman
This is the everyday yardstick — what gym-goers who log their lifts actually deadlift at this bodyweight (120 kg and up). Source: StrengthLevel (153 million+ self-reported gym-log lifts); self-reported, so it skews a little stronger than a typical gym floor.
| Level | woman, 120 kg | in lb |
|---|---|---|
| Beginneraround a first-month lifter | 66 kg | 145 lb |
| Novicea few months of consistent training | 92 kg | 205 lb |
| Intermediatethe median logged gym-goer | 124 kg | 275 lb |
| Advancedstronger than 80% of gym-goers | 161 kg | 355 lb |
| Elitetop 5% of recreational lifters | 200 kg | 440 lb |
How a 120 kg woman ranks among competitors
If you compete (or want to know where you'd land at a raw meet), this is the field. Based on 10,251 raw lifters in the 120 kg+ class.
| Percentile | woman (raw) | in lb |
|---|---|---|
| Median competitormiddle of the meet field | 147.5 kg | 325 lb |
| Top 25%experienced competitor | 170 kg | 375 lb |
| Top 10%regionally competitive | 192.5 kg | 425 lb |
| Top 5%nationally competitive | 205 kg | 450 lb |
| Top 1%international / record territory | 235 kg | 520 lb |
At 120 kg+ (265 lb+) super-heavyweight the median raw competitor lifts 23.5 kg (50 lb) more than the median logged gym-goer — 147.5 kg (325 lb) versus 124 kg (275 lb) at the 50th percentile. Within the competitive field the top 10% reach 192.5 kg (425 lb), 45 kg (100 lb) above the median 147.5 kg (325 lb); the top 1% reach 235 kg (520 lb), a further 42.5 kg (95 lb) on top.
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 the average deadlift for a 120 kg (265 lb) woman?
- Among logged gym-goers at this bodyweight, the median (50th-percentile) deadlift is 124 kg (275 lb). A beginner is around 66 kg (145 lb) and an advanced lifter around 161 kg (355 lb). Source: StrengthLevel, 153 million+ self-reported gym-log lifts; self-reported, so the population skews stronger than a typical gym floor.
- What counts as a good deadlift at 120 kg?
- "Good" depends on the room you compare against. For a recreational lifter, anything above the 161 kg (355 lb) advanced mark is strong. To rank among people who actually compete, the median raw competitor at this bodyweight lifts 147.5 kg (325 lb) and the top 10% reach 192.5 kg (425 lb).
- What deadlift puts me in the top 1% at 120 kg?
- The 99th-percentile raw competitive deadlift for a 120 kg (265 lb) woman is 235 kg (520 lb) — international and record territory. The top 5% (nationally competitive) starts at 205 kg (450 lb).
- Where does this data come from?
- Competitive figures are real OpenPowerlifting meet results (CC0 public dataset, snapshot 2026-05-16) for raw lifters at this exact sex and bodyweight class; the gym-goer figures are from StrengthLevel's 22,866,078 self-reported deadlift logs. No numbers are estimated — every figure is a percentile from the underlying sample.
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.