Deadlift standards for a 57 kg (126 lb) woman
The median gym-goer at this bodyweight deadlifts 78 kg (170 lb); an advanced lifter 107 kg (235 lb). Among raw competitors the median lifter deadlifts 125 kg (275 lb) and the top 10% reach 162.5 kg (360 lb) — all from real data, in kg and lb.
Average deadlift for a 57 kg woman
This is the everyday yardstick — what gym-goers who log their lifts actually deadlift at this bodyweight (the 52–57 kg / 115–126 lb band). Source: StrengthLevel (153 million+ self-reported gym-log lifts); self-reported, so it skews a little stronger than a typical gym floor.
| Level | woman, 57 kg | in lb |
|---|---|---|
| Beginneraround a first-month lifter | 34 kg | 75 lb |
| Novicea few months of consistent training | 53 kg | 115 lb |
| Intermediatethe median logged gym-goer | 78 kg | 170 lb |
| Advancedstronger than 80% of gym-goers | 107 kg | 235 lb |
| Elitetop 5% of recreational lifters | 140 kg | 310 lb |
How a 57 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 5,776 raw lifters in the 52–57 kg / 115–126 lb class.
| Percentile | woman (raw) | in lb |
|---|---|---|
| Median competitormiddle of the meet field | 125 kg | 275 lb |
| Top 25%experienced competitor | 145 kg | 320 lb |
| Top 10%regionally competitive | 162.5 kg | 360 lb |
| Top 5%nationally competitive | 172.5 kg | 380 lb |
| Top 1%international / record territory | 192.6 kg | 425 lb |
At 57 kg (126 lb) the median raw competitor lifts 47 kg (105 lb) more than the median logged gym-goer — 125 kg (275 lb) versus 78 kg (170 lb) at the 50th percentile. Within the competitive field the top 10% reach 162.5 kg (360 lb), 37.5 kg (85 lb) above the median 125 kg (275 lb); the top 1% reach 192.6 kg (425 lb), a further 30.1 kg (65 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 57 kg (126 lb) woman?
- Among logged gym-goers at this bodyweight, the median (50th-percentile) deadlift is 78 kg (170 lb). A beginner is around 34 kg (75 lb) and an advanced lifter around 107 kg (235 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 57 kg?
- "Good" depends on the room you compare against. For a recreational lifter, anything above the 107 kg (235 lb) advanced mark is strong. To rank among people who actually compete, the median raw competitor at this bodyweight lifts 125 kg (275 lb) and the top 10% reach 162.5 kg (360 lb).
- What deadlift puts me in the top 1% at 57 kg?
- The 99th-percentile raw competitive deadlift for a 57 kg (126 lb) woman is 192.6 kg (425 lb) — international and record territory. The top 5% (nationally competitive) starts at 172.5 kg (380 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.